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Vaginoscopic urinary catheter placement in female dogs

Lab Animal volume 37, pages 201–202 (2008)Cite this article

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Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female urinary catheter and possible complications of catheter placement.

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Figure 1: The urethral papilla (thick arrow), urethral orifice (long thin arrow) and vagina of a female dog as seen vaginoscopically.
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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

    Daniel DeLillo &  Bernie Hansen

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DeLillo, D., Hansen, B. Vaginoscopic urinary catheter placement in female dogs. Lab Anim 37, 201–202 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0508-201

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