Clinical rationale for the choice of the method of palatine resection in dogs

The goal of plastic and reconstructive veterinary surgery is to develop operative methods of treatment sick animals with tissue defects, deformities and dysfunctions of various body parts. Its aim is to restore damaged areas of the body as a result of trauma, as well as at correcting congenital defects. Brachycephalic syndrome is often reported in dogs with a shortened facial part of the skull (French and English bulldogs, pugs, Pekinese, etc.). It manifests as narrowing of the nostrils, hyperplasia of the soft palate, and eversion of the laryngeal sacs, followed by hyperplasia of the larynx and its collapse. The aim of the study was to find the most optimal surgical method of resection of the palatine curtain in brachycephalic dogs taking into account the clinical situation. Having analyzed the obtained data, we can conclude that excision of the palatine curtain in brachycephalic dogs with an electroscalpel is shown in animals of early age (up to 1 year), when tissues are still thin enough and this method can provide reliable hemostasis with the healing of the operating wound. When choosing a surgical intervention technique in older dogs, priority should be given to resection of the palatine membrane with continuous surgical sutures, which will reduce the risk of bleeding and ensure healing of the surgical wound.