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The article discusses a case report of a 4-year-old, castrated 4.2-kg Scottish fold cat with recurrent epistaxis. It mentions that after first presentation computed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed and Caudal rhinoscopy revealed excessive and tortuous vessels in the nasopharynx. It further mentions that diathermocoagulation was attempted with a diode laser, at 93 day after first presentation.

Two captive female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand were euthanatized after prolonged recumbency, weakness, and unresponsive treatment. Necropsy revealed multinodular masses of 5-10 cm in diameter which were irregular, large, white and firm in consistency scattered throughout the uterine horns and uteri of both the elephants. Histologically, the tumors displayed mildly pleomorphic, spindle-shaped cells arranged in interlacing pattern interpreted as muscle bundles. The bundles of the muscle cells were interspersed by small amounts of collagen fibers and blood vessels. For immunohistochemistry, the tumor cells showed diffuse positivity for vimentin, desmin, and smooth muscle actin. Based on the pathological results, uterine leiomyomas were diagnosed. This study describes the morphology and immunohistochemical characteristics of the uterine smooth muscle tumor in Asian elephants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a seven-year old intact female dachshund with a weight of 4 kilograms (kg) brought at the Azabu University Veterinary Hospital in October 2006. The dog was diagnosed with intractable immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) and hyperplastic suppurative gingivitis and was treated with cyclosporine A (CsA). Moreover, canine IMHA is discussed.