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CLINICAL CONNECTIONS




                                                                             RVC Clinical Services Newsletter  Spring 2023












































        DACHSHUND BOUNCES BACK AFTER BEING

        HIT BY A BIKE



              miniature  dachshund  severely  Frida was  an  inpatient  for  just  over  a   stricture postoperatively. A cystostomy tube
              injured when run over by a bicycle   week, at the end of June last year. During   and urinary catheter were placed in the
        A made an incredible recovery after   that time she received treatment and care   bladder.  Frida  recovered  well  in  the  ICU
        being treated and cared for at the Queen   initially from the emergency critical care   following this surgery.
        Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).   team, followed by both the Soft  Tissue   The following day, as Frida had recovered
          Injuries  sustained  by  two-year-old Frida   Surgery Service and Orthopaedic Service.   well, she had a right ilial body fracture
        during last  year’s accident included pelvic   On the day of her admission, further   repaired with our Orthopaedic Service. She
        fractures, significant intraabdominal bruising   investigations (a positive contrast retrograde   recovered again in the ICU before moving to
        and a urethral rupture.             urethrocystogram) revealed a rupture of   the dog ward.
          Such was the extent of Frida’s injuries   her proximal urethra. Following this, an   Two  days  later  her  indwelling  urinary
        that euthanasia was discussed as an option   exploratory  laparotomy  was  performed,   catheter was removed and the day after
        when her owners took her to their local vets.   and two longitudinal proximal urethral tears   that she began to urinate well on her own. A
        However, the family decided they wanted to   (2cm) were identified and repaired. This was   retrograde urethrocystogram was repeated
        give her a fighting chance and so she was   a  challenging  surgery,  and  the  team  was   a week after admission, which showed no
        referred to the RVC.                concerned for the development of a urethral   leakage from her urethra or bladder.











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        HAEMODIALYSIS FOR          URACHAL REMNANT           PAIN CLINIC HELPS          CHALLENGING FIP
        KIDNEY INJURY              IN A GUINEA PIG           20-YEAR-OLD CAT            CASE
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