Table of Contents: September/October 2019

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Features

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Diagnosing and Managing Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

Johanna Heseltine, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease but rather a term that describes a constellation of different conditions involving the urinary bladder and urethra of cats. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and requires an individualized, thorough diagnostic approach.

ISSUES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Treatment of Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism

Audrey K. Cook, BVM&S, MSc VetEd, MRCVS, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, DABVP (Feline),
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Canine Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis: Meeting the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

Andrew Specht, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), and
Aria Guarino, DVM
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine

Clinical Insights

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Diagnosis and Treatment of Leptospirosis in Dogs

Jane E. Sykes, BVSc (Hons), PhD, DACVIM, and
Krystle L. Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
College of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

Rehabilitation Modalities for Pain Management and Healing

Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT, AVCHM
Animal Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

FOCUS ON

Grapiprant for Control of Osteoarthritis Pain in Dogs

Dawn Merton Boothe, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

FINDING BALANCE

How to Retain Valued Employees

Kate Boatright, VMD
NVA Butler Veterinary Associates and Emergency Center, Butler, Pa.

Essentials

NUTRITION NOTES

Nutrition and Osteoarthritis: What Do We Know?

Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, and
Donna Raditic, DVM, CVA, DACVN, Nutrition Consultant, Athens, Ga.

New research shows that nutritional management as a tool in preventing and managing osteoarthritis in dogs is more than diet and weight control alone.