Urology & Renal Medicine
When Urine Trouble: A Clinical Approach to Proteinuria
With increasing evidence of proteinuria being a negative prognostic indicator for dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease, it is important to take note of persistent proteinuria, regardless of severity.
Ophthalmology
Diagnosis and Treatment of Eyelid Tumors
Eyelid tumors can dramatically differ in behavior and treatment strategies between dogs and cats. For all eyelid tumors, early intervention and histopathologic examination are advisable.
Internal Medicine
Canine Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis is an uncommon disease in dogs that can evade diagnosis and can mimic other conditions.
Oncology
Conventional Versus Stereotactic Radiotherapy
This continuing education article describes how conventional and stereotactic radiotherapy are used for definitive or palliative treatment in veterinary oncology and the importance of patient selection for these treatment options.
Orthopedics
Evaluation After Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy: A Guide for the General Practitioner
TPLO is one of the most commonly recommended and most successful surgical procedures for CCLR.
Orthopedics
Multimodal Pain Management for Canine Osteoarthritis
OA is common in dogs, and management involves multiple modalities that must be tailored to each patient and its owner.
Dermatology
Dermatophytoses in Dogs and Cats
Dermatophytosis is a zoonotic but curable disease. Establishing whether a patient is completely cured should be supported by a combination of resolution of clinical signs and negative culture.
Cardiology
Degenerative Valve Disease: Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation
DVD is the most common heart disease in dogs. Prognosis is unpredictable as most early stages never progress, although advanced stages yield poor outcomes.
Dermatology
Treating Otitis Externa in Dogs
Half the battle of treating otitis externa is figuring out the underlying cause and type.