{"title":"Tracheal squamous cell carcinoma treated with tracheal resection and anastomosis in a dog.","authors":"Wayne Tsang, Kevin Choy, Kent Vince","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 9-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever was presented with intermittent expiratory cough and dyspnea unresponsive to prednisone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Radiographic and computed tomographic examinations identified a localized dorsal intraluminal tracheal wall mass without detectable locoregional metastasis, leading to surgical resection and anastomosis of the affected tracheal segment. Histopathological analysis confirmed the mass as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with clear lateral and deep skeletal muscle margins. Monitoring after surgery, rather than adjuvant therapy, was elected by the dog's owner. The dog recovered with no complications noted and was in a state of clinical remission at the final in-hospital evaluation (3 mo after surgery). This case represents the second documented instance of canine tracheal SCC treated successfully with surgery. It underscores the potential for surgical intervention as a viable treatment option, potentially improving prognosis and survival outcomes in dogs affected by tracheal SCC. Regular evaluations and serial imaging examinations are recommended to monitor for recurrence and ensure long-term clinical remission. Key clinical message: This case marks the first documented tracheal resection and anastomosis as treatment for canine tracheal SCC and only the second reported tracheal SCC in a dog. Despite the typical negative outcomes associated with this SCC, the dog in this report achieved clinical remission without the need for chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Surgical intervention may be a viable treatment option for tracheal SCC, potentially improving prognosis and survival outcomes in affected dogs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"622-627"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An update on <i>The Canadian Veterinary Journal (The CVJ)</i>.","authors":"John Kastelic, Tim Ogilvie, Kelly Gray-Sabourin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"589-591"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152692/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Suspected clinical methemoglobinemia associated with administration of hydrogen peroxide 3% in a dog treated for acute ibuprofen ingestion.","authors":"Dominique Dominguez, Rebecca Walton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An 8-month-old intact male golden retriever dog was presented to the emergency department of a large private-practice specialty hospital. The dog had become cyanotic and collapsed following administration (orogastric tube) of 1.4 mL/kg of hydrogen peroxide 3% to induce emesis for ibuprofen ingestion. The dog had severe methemoglobinemia (33%; reference range: 0.3 to 1.5%) and developed anemia. The methemoglobinemia resolved after 24 h of hospitalization with supportive care. Results from assessment with high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry were consistent with ibuprofen ingestion, with no acetaminophen detected. Key clinical message: This case demonstrated methemoglobinemia in a dog following both ibuprofen ingestion and hydrogen peroxide 3% administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"617-621"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152687/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiation therapy in a Yorkshire terrier with seminoma and persistent Müllerian duct syndrome.","authors":"Yuki Nemoto, Munekazu Nakaichi, Masashi Sakurai, Harumichi Itoh, Kazuhito Itamoto, Hiroshi Sunahara, Kenji Tani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 13-year-old cryptorchid Yorkshire terrier dog was referred because of a recurrent abdomen-filling mass. One year before referral, an abdominal mass was surgically removed and revealed to contain 2 testes with seminoma and rudimentary uterine tissue attached to it. At the time of referral, an abdominal mass had recurred; computed tomographic and histopathologic assessments of Tru-Cut (Merit Medical) biopsies revealed that the mass was lymph node metastasis of seminoma. Palliative-intent, intensity-modulated radiation therapy was delivered at the start as 15.2 Gy in 4 fractions over 2 consecutive days, and 4 wk later with 7.6 Gy in 2 fractions on the same day. Gross tumor volume reduced from 343.3 to 42.4 cm<sup>3</sup> in 4 wk. The 15.2 Gy protocol was repeated after 6 mo, with further tumor size reduction to 29.3 cm<sup>3</sup>. Mild, small-intestinal diarrhea and decreased appetite were only noticed after the first radiation therapy and were self-limiting within 2 wk. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported use of successful radiation therapy with a short-period protocol in a Yorkshire terrier with abdominal seminoma and persistent Müllerian duct syndrome. Key clinical message: A short-period radiation protocol was effective for the treatment of abdominal metastasized seminoma in a dog.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"604-608"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unilateral lens capsule rupture with anterior nuclear extrusion in a North American river otter <i>(Lontra canadensis)</i>.","authors":"Cassidy L Sproul","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 10-year-old intact male North American river otter <i>(Lontra canadensis)</i> was evaluated under general anesthesia by a zoo veterinarian and 2 Board-certified ophthalmologists concerning a white opacity in the anterior chamber of the right eye (OD). Ophthalmic examination of OD revealed ventral keratitis, a hypermature cataract, equatorial lens capsule rupture, and anterior luxation of the lens nucleus. The right eye lacked a dazzle, direct, and indirect pupillary reflexes. No ocular anomalies were noted in the left eye. Enucleation of OD was conducted due to vision loss, the anticipation of constant need for medication to control uveitis, and the increased risk for secondary glaucoma. Histologic examination of OD confirmed a cataract, phacolytic uveitis, and lens epithelium migration and proliferation, consistent with lens capsule rupture. The extrusion of the cataractous nucleus could have been due to the powerful ciliary body muscles in otters. The contraction of these muscles may have increased the curvature of the anterior portion of the lens, causing the weakened lens capsule to rupture and extrude the nucleus into the anterior chamber.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"677-681"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aortic cross-clamping, resection, and end-to-end anastomosis in a dog presenting with rib osteosarcoma.","authors":"Géraldine Lefeuvre, Eloise Lhuillery, Stéphane Libermann, Emilie Mongellas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 3-year-old castrated male French bulldog was presented with a mass on the left thorax that had appeared 3 wk before the consultation. Blood analyses were unremarkable. Computed tomography revealed a large heterogeneous mass arising from the 10th rib, invading the left chest, contiguous to but not infiltrating the aorta. Based on biopsies, the diagnosis was an osteoblastic osteosarcoma. Surgical treatment occurred 10 d after the computed tomographic scan and biopsies. Due to a rapid increase in the tumor's extent, the aorta was partially surrounded by the mass. Poor visibility led to an accidental aortic section with a vessel-sealing device (LigaSure; Covidien). Aortic cross-clamping allowed a 25-millimeter-long resection of the descending aorta from T7 to T11, followed by an end-to-end anastomosis. Postoperatively, the dog had temporary hind-limb ataxia for < 2 wk. At 4 mo postoperatively, the dog was euthanized due to the reappearance and degradation of new neurological symptoms associated with a left paravertebral recurrence of the tumor with slight penetration of the vertebral canal. Necropsy revealed no long-term ischemic lesions in any abdominal organ or the spine, but there was spinal cord axonal degeneration (attributed to chronic mild compression). However, the site of recurrence of the tumor-induced neurological symptoms was unrelated to the aortic resection and cross-clamping. Key clinical message: Aortic cross-clamping, resection of the descending aorta, and their neurological sequelae induced by ischemia are rarely described in nonexperimental studies in veterinary medicine. This is the first report of an 18-minute cross-clamping and a 25-millimeter-long resection of the descending aorta in which aortic cross-clamping and resection were done as an unplanned salvage procedure, and of its outcome 4 mo later, with no long-term ischemic lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"609-616"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152696/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Communication skills of veterinary practitioners in Türkiye.","authors":"Emine Merve Danış, Aşkın Yaşar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective was to assess communication skills of veterinary practitioners in Türkiye and to examine influences of sociodemographic characteristics on these skills.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A total of 615 actively employed veterinary practitioners were recruited.</p><p><strong>Procedure: </strong>The study population comprised veterinarians actively engaged in clinics, polyclinics, or animal hospitals in Türkiye. The Communication Skills Inventory, consisting of 45 items and 3 sub-factors, was used as the data collection tool. Visits were conducted across 14 selected provinces representing 7 geographical regions of Türkiye. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 615 veterinary practitioners and data were collected during sessions averaging 25 min in duration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, 68.1% of the participants were male, 56.1% were between 23 and 33 y old, 23.6% were employed in the Marmara region, 29.8% had been active in clinical practice for < 5 y, and 75.3% were working primarily with pets. In addition, 81.8% had not received communication training, 92.8% lacked ethics training, and 93.3% were not affiliated with professional organizations. The average total score of veterinarians from the Communication Skills Inventory consisting of 45 items and 3 factors was (mean ± SD) 148.6 ± 11.2 points; therefore, communication skills of these veterinarians were generally at a good level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and clinical relevance: </strong>Parameters other than gender influenced the communication skills of veterinary practitioners. Communication-skills scores were higher among those serving the pet group, those with < 5 y of active clinical experience, individuals aged 23 to 33 y, and those who had received communication and ethics training and were actively involved in professional organizations. To identify specific factors influencing communication skills of veterinary practitioners and to implement practices based on the findings, qualitative research is recommended. Such studies should include not only veterinary practitioners but also animal owners and veterinary team members with whom they interact.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"645-652"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152686/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barbara Wilhelm, Jayce Fossen, Colleen Pollock, Cheryl Waldner
{"title":"Survey of antimicrobial prescribing practices across western Canadian beef cow-calf veterinarians.","authors":"Barbara Wilhelm, Jayce Fossen, Colleen Pollock, Cheryl Waldner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study was to determine if the prescribing practices of western Canadian beef cow-calf veterinarians changed after Canada revised federal regulations in 2018 to require veterinary prescriptions for all medically important veterinary antimicrobials.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Beef cattle, cow-calf.</p><p><strong>Procedure: </strong>An electronic survey was used to capture onboarding of new clients and to record herd health information, dispensing of antimicrobials after hours, reported client concerns with the regulation changes, and basic veterinary practitioner demographics such as province of licensure and number of years in practice. Seventy-two western Canadian veterinarians completed the survey in the winter of 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After 2018, the frequency of onboarding of new clients increased, as did herd health data capture. Most participants (80%) reported spending more time supporting client needs for antimicrobial prescriptions after 2018, with 63% reporting more beef cow-calf clients needing this service and 39% reporting the acquisition of new beef cow-calf clients. Billing for onboarding as professional time increased after 2018 but the relative frequencies of methods for dispensing antimicrobials after hours did not change. Changes in prescribing veterinary antimicrobials after 2018 included a decrease in sulfonamides and increases in tetracyclines and phenicols. Reported changes in client antimicrobial use included decreases in penicillin and sulfonamides and increases in phenicols and macrolides.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and clinical relevance: </strong>Although veterinarians reported challenges in meeting client needs and complying with the regulatory change, their comments were largely neutral to positive regarding the effect of the changes. Suggestions from veterinarians included the development of tools to support prescribing and to track client antimicrobial inventory, client antimicrobial use, and disease incidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":9429,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne","volume":"66 6","pages":"635-644"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144282422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}