The Veterinary record
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The Veterinary record · Jun 1994
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Pasteurella haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida isolated from pneumonic ovine lungs.
The in vitro susceptibilities of Pasteurella haemolytica biotypes A and T and P multocida from pneumonic ovine lungs to penicillin, ampicillin, oxytetracycline, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, kanamycin, neomycin, gentamicin, streptomycin and lincomycin were determined by the disk diffusion method. All the isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol and resistant to lincomycin. The isolates of P haemolytica biotype A were consistently more sensitive to penicillin, ampicillin, oxytetracycline, erythromycin and streptomycin than those of biotype T.
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The Veterinary record · Jun 1994
Case ReportsStabilisation of fractures of the proximal radius and ulna in a dog by application of a single plate to the ulna.
If a plating technique is used, fractures of the radius and ulna are usually stabilised by the application of a plate to the radius, or by the placement of plates on both the radius and ulna. This report describes the treatment of comminuted fractures of the proximal radius and ulna in a young dog by the application of a single plate to the caudal surface of the ulna. Satisfactory healing of both fractures occurred by five weeks after surgery. This approach avoided the difficult surgical approach to the proximal radius, and simplified the management of a dog with multiple fractures in one limb.
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The Veterinary record · Aug 1991
Comparative StudyEffects of thiopentone, propofol, alphaxalone-alphadolone, ketamine and xylazine-ketamine on lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and barrier pressure in cats.
The anaesthetic induction agents thiopentone, propofol and alphaxalone-alphadolone were administered to cats intravenously and ketamine and xylazine-ketamine-atropine were administered intramuscularly in order to determine their effects on gastric pressure, lower oesophageal sphincter pressure, and barrier pressure. Manometric measurements were made with a non-perfused catheter tip pressure transducer. ⋯ Despite a higher gastric pressure in the cats anaesthetised with ketamine rather than with the other drugs except propofol, the barrier pressure was also significantly higher in cats anaesthetised with ketamine than in cats anaesthetised with any of the other drugs except xylazine-ketamine-atropine. The risk of gastrooesophageal reflux seemed to be higher with alphaxalone-alphadolone than with thiopentone if the lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and gastric pressure are used as indicators of likely reflux.