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This study uses a combination of fluoroscopic imaging and anatomical dissection to characterize the perineal arterial and neural anatomy in two control dogs and three dogs with unilateral or bilateral perineal hernias; however, only one control underwent fluoroscopy, and neural dissection was performed on one control and on the bilateral case. In the control specimen, the vascular pattern followed the classical NAV arrangement. In contrast, the hernia cases exhibited marked variability, including altered origins and lengths of the dorsal and ventral perineal arteries; long- or short-type internal iliac and internal pudendal arteries; and displacement or deterioration of the superficial perineal nerve. These changes were most pronounced in the dog with a bilateral hernia, which was accompanied by severe degeneration of the levator ani and coccygeus muscles and herniation of the colon, urinary bladder, and urethra. Fluoroscopic findings closely corresponded with anatomical observations, demonstrating the value of imaging in the preoperative assessment of vascular variations. 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