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The article in the Journal of Small Animal Practice discusses a case of intravesical urinary bladder duplication in a 2-year-old male Staffordshire bull terrier presenting with chronic dysuria. The dog underwent a CT scan which revealed a tubular structure inside the urinary bladder, connected to the bladder wall and the prostatic urethra. Surgical removal of the abnormal structure led to complete resolution of clinical signs, with histological examination confirming urinary bladder duplication. This rare congenital anomaly was unique in that the duplicated bladder was located inside the main bladder and connected to the prostatic urethra through an accessory urethra. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a study which focuses on the development of a three dimensional (3D) accelerometric device which can be used for acquisition and selection of appealing spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters to assess gait in dogs. The study was conducted to 16 healthy adult dogs which undergo clinical and orthopaedic examinations that reveals no abnormalities. The study shows that symmetry index (SI) and regularity index (RI) can be used by clinicians to detect even a slight limping.

The article presents a study on the reliability and sensibility of three dimensional (3D) accelerometric analysis for determining the locomotion of healthy dogs through smartphones. It mentions that the accelerometer in the mobile device is considered a convenient and accessible equipment for analyzing gait. It also notes the consistency of classic spatio-temporal parameters such as stride frequency, length and speed.

The article presents a study which aims to quantify and determine the lameness of a clinical cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR). The study involves three adult male Beagles which underwent a walking test before a CCLR surgery. The study uses a three-dimensional (3D) accelerometric device from ACL Biometrics Ltd.®. The study concludes that regulatory index (RI) and symmetry index (SI) are reliable parameters used by clinicians in detecting very faintly limbs in dog.

The article presents a study which aims to equate the ability of two three-dimensional (3D) accelerometers to provide reliable values of a vertical displacement. An AX3 accelerometer and an accelerometer/magnetometer-3 mini USB X8M have been fixed on the ergoselect 100P cycle ergometer pedal. It was discovered that the average stride frequency rate is around close to 1.3 hertz (Hz) in a sporting horse.

An abstract of the article "Computed tomography morphometric analysis of porcine spinal growth for scoliosis model development," by P. Pillard and colleagues is presented.