The Intervertebral Disk Disease (DDIV) thoracolumbar is a relatively common neurological frequently it is described in breeds of chondrodystrophic dogs, whose main clinical alterations the paraparesis, paraplegia, hyperesthesia, vesical repletion, urinary incontinence and loss of the perceptive capacity of deep pain prevail. The treatment of the disease is a subject of great debate among the literatures, once countless clinical and surgical approaches are described. The prognostic of the illness is usually related to the degree of neurological lesion presented by the patient, associate to the therapeutic conduct adopted for each picture. The present report has as objective describes a case of the DDIV thoracolumbar of the type Hansen I in a dog of the breed Lhasa Apso 11 years old. The disease came in a sharp way, being approached initially by the conservative treatment, however, after worsening of the patient's neurological picture, the same was submitted to complementally exams and directed for surgery descompressiva of the spinal channel by the hemilaminectomy technique. The chosen surgical conduct demonstrated success before the presented clinical picture, providing like this the patient's fast recovery and guaranteeing a better life quality later to the same.

Um achado hematológico comumente importante em pacientes veterinários com doença renal crônica (DRC) em estágios mais avançados é a anemia normocítica, normocrômica e não regenerativa, que acarreta inúmeros sinais clínicos, dentre eles: fraqueza muscular, letargia, anorexia e perda de peso. Sabe-se que vários fatores da DRC levam a anemia nos animais, dentre eles estão a baixa síntese do hormônio eritropoietina pelos rins, redução da meia vida das hemácias em consequência de um quadro urêmico e aumento do estresse oxidativo, deficiências nutricionais de substâncias envolvidas na eritropoiese (devido anorexia) e ulcerações de mucosas que levam a perda de sangue. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar o caso de uma paciente canina, diagnosticada com doença renal crônica a qual apresentava um quadro de anemia normocítica, normocrômica e não regenerativa, onde optou-se pela instituição do tratamento com eritropoietina recombinante humana obtendo-se efeitos hematológicos benéficos, bem como melhora na qualidade de vida

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Medial patella luxation is a condition resulting from congenital bone deformities that in the long term may result in rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament. These orthopedic ailments are responsible for much of the pelvic limb claudication in dogs and degenerative joint disease. Claudication and joint pain are the main clinical manifestations, and the diagnosis is confirmed by orthopedic examination for both conditions. The simultaneous treatment of these diseases is a challenge for the surgeon. This study reports on the association of trochlear sulcus replacement with prosthesis with modified plateau leveling osteotomy for simultaneous treatment of grade III medial patellar dislocation and cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs.

Patellar dislocation is one of the main osteoarticular diseases described in the surgical routine of pet animals, the treatment of which differs according to the degree of dislocation based on the clinical changes presented by each patient. The present report aims to describe the association of the femoral corrective osteotomy technique, total trochlear replacement of the knee by prosthetics, and tibial tuberosity transposition with a tool for correction of grade IV patellar dislocation in a 1.5-year-old German Spitz dog with femoral varus deviation and external tibial torsion. The treatment allowed the correction of femoral bone deformation, realignment of the quadriceps extensor mechanism, and permanent maintenance of the patella on the prosthetic trochlear sulcus with early functional return of the limb, absence of pain, and lameness.