Behavior
Understanding the Cat and Creating a Cat-Friendly Practice
Want to be a cat-friendly practice?
Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs
Congestive heart failure in dogs is a syndrome that can be addressed through acute of chronic treatment.
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.
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.
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs and Cats
Diagnosis, diagnostics, and treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs and cats, a multifactorial disease characterized by chronic enteropathies that can significantly impact quality of life.
Dermatology
Canine Atopic Dermatitis: Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment
CAD is a common skin disorder defined as a hereditary predisposition to develop pruritic inflammatory skin disease associated with IgE antibodies, which typically target environmental allergens.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Fluid Therapy in Hospitalized Patients, Part 1: Patient Assessment and Fluid Choices
Go With the Flow Fluid therapy is a mainstay of care in the hospitalized small animal patient.