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.
PARASITOLOGY
Roundworms in Dogs
Andrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology),
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
FROM THE FIELD
Facing Veterinarians’ Financial Burdens Together as an Industry
Kirk Breuninger, VMD, MPH, DACVPM, Director of Strategic Planning
Banfield Pet Hospital, Vancouver, Wash.
Columns
EDITOR’S NOTE
Enough Is Enough
Simon R. Platt, BVM&S, FRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN
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