Preventive Medicine
Understanding Data on Hormones, Behavior, and Neoplasia
Decreasing the number of animal births through spaying and neutering seems like a straightforward decision; however, it is not that simple.
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma in Cats: Acute and Long-Term Management Guidelines
Management of the acute and the chronic asthmatic feline patient must be addressed using a multi-modal, anti-inflammatory approach. In acute exacerbations, feline asthma can be life-threatening and require emergent management.
Radiology/Imaging
Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasonography: The Pancreas
An overview of basic ultrasonography principles and a discussion about how to perform a systematic scan of the abdomen.
Anesthesiology
Hypothermia in the Operating Room
Keeping any anesthetized animal from hypothermia before, during, and after surgery is challenging.
Nutrition
Dealing With Dysrexia in Dogs and Cats
The mechanisms by which illness suppresses appetite are complex, and we do not yet have a clear picture of them all.
Cardiology
Finding the Balance in Your Patients with Cardiovascular and Renal Disease
This article describes the physiologic interactions between the cardiovascular and renal systems, disease classifications, techniques for detecting one condition in the presence of the other, and strategies for managing patients with these co-existing conditions.
Ophthalmology
Acute Glaucoma: A True Emergency
Clinical signs of canine glaucoma are traditionally divided into acute and chronic, but in most cases, most dogs present with an acute attack of glaucoma, including congestion, edema, fixed dilated pupils, and loss of sight.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Fluid Therapy in Hospitalized Patients, Part 2: Electrolyte Abnormalities and Fluid Balance
Fluid therapy is an essential component of the treatment plan for many hospitalized small animal patients.
Exotic Medicine
Ferret Distemper: What You Need to Know
Distemper is an acute viral infectious disease with reported mortality rates in ferrets of 100%.
Radiology/Imaging
Ultrasonography of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Ileum, Cecum, Colon
Welcome to this series of articles on small animal abdominal ultrasonography.