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D B Morton. 1995-07-22. Docking and other practices.. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.137.4.103-c
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A 4-year-old male Golden Retriever was evaluated because of chronic non-weight-bearing lameness of the right hind limb associated with penetrating tarsal wounds. Arthritis of the tarsal joint and osteomyelitis of the talus were initially evident. Tarsal arthrodesis was performed 7 months after initial injury, but the lameness persisted. Ten months later, blastomycosis was diagnosed on the basis of results of histologic examination of bone biopsy specimens and serologic tests. No other site of involvement was detected. The limb was amputated, and Blastomyces dermatitidis was isolated from the affected bone. Adjuvant antifungal treatment was not given. Ten months after amputation, the dog was in good health, and the antibody titer for B dermatitidis was low, indicating resolution of the infection. Localized bone infection with B dermatitidis is rare in dogs. In this dog, it was believed that blastomycosis was contracted through direct inoculation of the organism, because the lesion was associated with puncture wounds and other sites of involvement were not found.
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A 14-month-old 40-kg Anglo-Nubian buck was referred for erection failure after recurrent bouts of obstructive urolithiasis. Previous episodes of obstructive urolithiasis were treated successfully with amputation of the urethral process, followed by an exploratory celiotomy and insertion of an indwelling Foley catheter into the bladder. The buck had been capable of intromission prior to the most recent episode of urethral obstruction. The results of physical examination and electroejaculation did not reveal any abnormalities, except failure to achieve erection. Contrast radiography of the corpus cavernosum penis (CCP), however, revealed failure of contrast media to migrate proximal to the sigmoid flexure. A diagnosis of obstruction of the CCP caused by cavernositis and fibrosis secondary to urolithiasis was made. A poor prognosis was given for breeding soundness. Although breeding soundness following obstructive urolithiasis may be enhanced by surgical intervention, impotence may result from obstruction of blood flow through the CCP secondary to urethral rupture or urethritis.