title: Congenital unilateral cleft of the soft palate in six dogs.
abstract: Unilateral cleft of the soft palate occurs sporadically in dogs, and there are few reports in the veterinary literature regarding its aetiology and management. This report describes six dogs with the condition. The dogs' primary presenting problem was rhinitis. The defects were successfully repaired using a two-layer closure technique with absorbable suture in five of the cases. Surgical correction was not performed in the remaining case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1314, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Warzee
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bellah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary