Hunter, a 9-year-old cocker spaniel, lives a great life with his owners Brian Boitano and Franc D’Ambrosio. But when D’Ambrosio noticed an abnormality while performing a routine anal sac expression, they took Hunter to their veterinarian who diagnosed apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA). While AGASACA represents 17% of all perianal tumors in dogs, it only makes up 2% of all canine skin tumors.
Scout, a 7-month-old female miniature Dachshund, had a rough start to her life in Anchorage, Alaska, where she lives with her littermate brother Finn, and another miniature Dachshund, 2-year-old Leroy, along with her owners, Karen and Gene Richardson. By the age of 3 months, it was discovered that Scout was born with incorrect blood vessel connections leading to her liver.
Noodle, a 3-year-old male poodle mix, is the second patient ever to have percutaneous stone removal surgery, and the first without initial lithotripsy.
UC Davis veterinary surgeons and cardiologists recently published research on the outcomes of thoracoscopic treatment of idiopathic chylothorax in dogs.
Calvin, a golden retriever puppy, needed surgery to correct a diaphragmatic hernia that allowed his stomach and spleen to migrate into his chest cavity, causing pressure on his heart and lungs.
Miso, a 1-month-old kitten, underwent a successful exploratory surgery at the UC Davis veterinary hospital to help determine the exact cause of his upper respiratory tract infection.