Results suggested that surgical stabilization and repair of femoral capital physeal fractures facilitate a short recovery period and a good prognosis for return to normal function in cats.

Renal transplantation is a successful treatment for terminal renal failure in cats. However, in the initial clinical study, there was a frequent occurrence of obstruction of the implanted ureter at the bladder wall or stoma. This resulted in the use of a modified "drop-in" technique that had proved effective in the prevention of obstruction in five normal cats. When applied to renal transplant recipients, ureteral obstruction was reduced, but continued to occur. The modified "drop-in" technique was abandoned and replaced with a technique that apposed the cut edge of the ureteral mucosa to the torn edge of the bladder mucosa. This technique is recommended as it has prevented ureteral obstruction in six successive cases. Prevention of ureteral obstruction, and the required corrective surgery, markedly reduces patient morbidity and mortality, length of hospitalization, and expense to the client.

Results suggest that single-session bilateral triple pelvic osteotomy with 8-hole iliac bone plates is effective for treatment of dogs with bilateral hip dysplasia.

The objective of this study was to determine if low-dose cisplatin could be added safely to radiation therapy for the treatment of naso-sinus carcinomas in dogs. Thirty-one dogs were evaluated; 18 of these dogs received cobalt radiation in combination with low-dose cisplatin while 13 dogs received radiation alone. No difference was observed for acute or late radiation effects. Cisplatin was administered at a dosage of 7.5 mg/m2 20 min prior to every other radiation treatment. An initial dose of 10 mg/m2 was intended but toxicity (primarily azotemia) was unacceptable. Cisplatin was administered as prescribed in 12 of 18 dogs. Cisplatin was discontinued in 2 dogs because of azotemia. In the other 4 dogs cisplatin was not administered as prescribed because the dogs were withdrawn from treatment due to disease progression or radiation effects. There was no long-term renal disease in patients who developed azotemia. The overall median survival was 433 days with 4 (12.9%) dogs still alive at the completion of the study.