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Dog - Orchidectomy

Orchidectomy is the removal of one or both testes. Castration is bilateral orchidectomy. Bilateral orchidectomy or castration, neuters or desexes the dog. It is often carried out for social…
Dog - Pharyngostomy Tube Feeding

A pharyngostomy tube is a small flexible tube that passes via an incision in the skin at the side of the neck, just behind the jaw bone, to enter the pharynx. This is the muscular compartment…
Dog - Rupture of the Diaphragm

The diaphragm is the muscular partition which separates the abdomen from the chest. Tearing or disruption of this partition is a diaphragmatic rupture. The term can be used interchangeably with diaphragmatic hernia
Dog - Tracheal Collapse

The trachea (windpipe) is a flexible tube leading from the mouth to the lungs. It is supported by a collection of cartilage rings which keep the tubes open, allowing air to enter the lungs on…