This study compared the collateral tissue damage and incisional bridging with granulation tissue via histopathological examination following feline onychectomy performed by radiofrequency (RF) and carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. Two cats were euthanized, and their digits were harvested for histopathological evaluation on days 1, 3, and 7 post-onychectomy. Each digit was evaluated for total lesion width, total necrosis width, and degree of edema, hemorrhage, and inflammation. This study found few significant differences in collateral tissue damage between RF and CO2 laser, but more incisional bridging by granulation tissue was noted with RF for feline onychectomies. These results indicate that RF for feline onychectomy is a reasonable alternative to CO2 laser in regard to collateral tissue damage and bridging of the incision by granulation tissue. In addition, RF is not accompanied by the strict safety considerations and initial expense of acquisition of a CO2 laser.
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Soft Tissue Surgery|
November 01 2010
Comparison of the Carbon Dioxide Laser and the Radiofrequency Unit for Feline Onychectomies
Sara M. Burns, DVM;
Sara M. Burns, DVM
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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Elizabeth W. Howerth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP;
Elizabeth W. Howerth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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Clarence A. Rawlings, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS;
Clarence A. Rawlings, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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Karen K. Cornell, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS;
Karen K. Cornell, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS;
MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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Jeffrey W. Mauck, DVM
Jeffrey W. Mauck, DVM
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Burns, Rawlings, Cornell, Radlinsky) and the Department of Pathology (Howerth), College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 501 South DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602-7309
East Pines Animal Clinic (Mauck), 466 West Highway 62 East, Boonville, Indiana 47601
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2010) 46 (6): 375–384.
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Sara M. Burns, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Clarence A. Rawlings, Karen K. Cornell, MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, Jeffrey W. Mauck; Comparison of the Carbon Dioxide Laser and the Radiofrequency Unit for Feline Onychectomies. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 November 2010; 46 (6): 375–384. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/0460375
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