Axial pattern skin flaps in cats: 8 cases (2000-2015)

Patent ductus arteriosus in cats (Felis catus): 50 cases (2000-2015).

OBJECTIVES To describe signalment, clinical characteristics, diagnostic, treatment, and outcome data in a large case series of cats with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). ANIMALS Fifty cats with confirmed PDA. METHODS Retrospective review of medical records from five referral veterinary hospitals for cats with PDA between 2000 and 2015. Cats were included if a PDA was visualized echocardiogra...

Reconstruction techniques using tension relieving and axial pattern flaps

Separation anxiety syndrome in cats: 136 cases (1991-2000).

OBJECTIVE To determine whether cats develop clinical signs typical of separation anxiety syndrome (SAS) and the type and frequency of applicable clinical signs in affected cats. DESIGN Retrospective study. ANIMALS 136 cats with clinical signs typical of SAS in dogs. Subjects were evaluated during home visits. PROCEDURE Medical records of pet cats evaluated for behavior problems during a 1...

Skin Grafts and Flaps (compromised)

Rationale Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy is neither necessary nor recommended for the support of normal, uncompromised skin grafts or flaps. However, in tissue compromised by irradiation or in other cases where there is decreased perfusion or hypoxia, HBO2 has been shown to be extremely useful in flap salvage. Hyperbaric oxygen can help maximize the viability of the compromised tissue thereby...

The Effects of Polydeoxyribonucleotide on the Survival of Random Pattern Skin Flaps in Rats

BACKGROUND Partial or complete necrosis of a skin flap is a common problem. Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) can be extracted from trout sperm and used as a tissue repair agent. The aim of this study was to investigate whether PDRN could improve the survival of random pattern skin flaps in rats. METHODS Twenty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups: the PDRN treatmen...