Respiratory Medicine
Antibiotic Stewardship in Canine and Feline Respiratory Infections
With respiratory disease being one of the most common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions, care should be taken to evaluate need based on clinical presentation.
Infectious Disease
Feline Giardia: Transmission, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This overview on feline Giardia covers transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and zoonotic implications.
Nutrition
Compliance Strategies for the Obese Patient
Showing clients how to assess weight and discussing what “non-negotiables” are important to the human-animal bond are just a few strategies at increasing client compliance in a weight-loss plan.
Preventive Medicine
Canine Parainfluenza Virus Vaccination
Routine vaccination helps reduce the role that CPIV plays in coinfection with a growing number of pathogens, thereby keeping at-risk dogs and populations healthier.
Ophthalmology
Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Causes of Conjunctivitis in Dogs and Cats
The systemic conditions associated with conjunctivitis may present with or without additional ocular abnormalities.
Dermatology
Diagnostic Approach to the Pruritic Dog
A pruritic work-up should include getting a thorough history, eliminating infectious or parasitic causes before leaping into an allergic skin disease assessment, and leaving atopic dermatitis as a last-resort diagnosis.
Internal Medicine
Approaches to Opportunistic Fungal Infections in Small Animals
Although the prognosis of fungal infections is guarded to poor, a multimodal and aggressive approach can yield some positive results.
Nutrition
Dietary Elimination Trial in a Dog with Protein-Losing Nephropathy
This case report covers the dilemma of providing optimal nutrition to a dog with concurrent renal disease and suspected food allergy.
Pharmacology
Phenylpropanolamine for Urinary Incontinence
Phenylpropanolamine is effective at improving continence in dogs with USMI, although routine blood pressure monitoring should be performed and special consideration should be taken for animals with behavioral concerns.
