Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Chapter 63 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Elke Rudloff, Glendale, Wisconsin Rebecca Kirby, Gainesville, Florida Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a syndrome characterized by systemic microthrombosis, which can progress to life-threatening hemorrhage. DIC is…
Systemic Antimicrobials for Otitis
Chapter 111 Systemic Antimicrobials for Otitis Lynette K. Cole, Columbus, Ohio Topical antimicrobial therapy is the most common and important treatment for infectious otitis. The use of systemic antimicrobial therapy for…
Methods for Diagnosing Diseases of the Female Reproductive Tract
Chapter 205 Methods for Diagnosing Diseases of the Female Reproductive Tract HernáN J. Montilla, Corvallis, Oregon Vaginoscopy Clinical Uses In the bitch, vaginoscopy is a valuable tool to evaluate reproductive anomalies…
Top Ten Urinary Consult Questions
Chapter 203 Top Ten Urinary Consult Questions Dianne I. Mawby, Knoxville, Tennessee Amanda Callens, Knoxville, Tennessee Joseph W. Bartges, Knoxville, Tennessee The scope of urologic problems in small animal veterinary practice is wide…
Medical Management of Urinary Incontinence and Retention Disorders
Chapter 201 Medical Management of Urinary Incontinence and Retention Disorders Annick Hamaide, Liège, Belgium Micturition disorders can be divided into urinary incontinence and urinary retention. Urinary incontinence is defined as an…
Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Chapter 152 Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Jyothi V. Robertson, Davis, California Kate Hurley, Davis, California Feline upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is frequently identified in high-density populations, including those in breeding…
Feline Hypersomatotropism and Acromegaly
Chapter 49 Feline Hypersomatotropism and Acromegaly Stijn J.M. Niessen, London, United Kingdom David B. Church, London, United Kingdom The management of diabetes mellitus (DM) can be quite challenging in a significant percentage…
Chapter 55: Tylosin-Responsive Diarrhea
Web Chapter 55 Tylosin-Responsive Diarrhea Elias Westermarck, Helsinki, Finland Antibiotic treatment often leads to resolution of clinical gastrointestinal (GI) signs, and thus the term antibiotic-responsive diarrhea was coined for these cases….
Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Chapter 197 Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis Benjamin G. Nolan, Madison, Wisconsin Mary Anna Labato, North Grafton, Massachusetts Calcium oxalate (CaOx) urolithiasis is a condition affecting dogs and cats that has become more common…
