Chapter 177 Chronic Valvular Heart Disease in Dogs John E. Rush, North Grafton, Massachusetts Suzanne M. Cunningham, North Grafton, Massachusetts Chronic valvular heart disease (CVHD) is the most common acquired heart disease…
Web Chapter 49 Esophagitis Michael D. Willard, College Station, Texas Elizabeth A. Carsten, Oro Valley, Arizona Pathophysiology Esophagitis (inflammation of the esophageal mucosa) is caused most often by caustic substances (e.g., gastric…
Chapter 243 Evaluation of Blindness Anne J. Gemensky Metzler, Columbus, Ohio Evaluation of a patient brought to the veterinarian because of vision deficits or blindness can be a diagnostic challenge. Both…
Web Chapter 73 Priapism in Dogs James A. Lavely, Rohnert Park, California Priapism is a persistent penile erection lasting longer than 4 hours without sexual stimulation. Priapism easily can be confused…
Chapter 257 Canine Ocular Neoplasia Sandra M. Nguyen, Sydney, Australia Amber Labelle, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Ocular neoplasia is relatively uncommon compared with neoplasia affecting other body systems; however, it is the second most…
Chapter 207 Pregnancy Diagnosis in Companion Animals Dana R. Bleifer, Pasadena, California Leana V. Galdjian, Pasadena, California Cindy Bahr, Woodland Hills, California Early pregnancy diagnosis in the bitch and queen is a valuable…
Web Chapter 58 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Cats Philip R. Fox, New York, New York In cats most forms of heart disease principally affect the myocardium (Fox, 2003, 2004, 2009,…
Web Chapter 3 Gastric Dilation-Volvulus Karol A. Mathews, Ontario, Canada A complex medical and surgical emergency, gastric dilation-volvulus (GDV) most commonly occurs in large and giant breeds of dog. However, it…
Web Chapter 54 Oropharyngeal Dysphagia G. Diane Shelton, La Jolla, California Dysphagia, defined as an abnormality in swallowing, can be one of the most difficult diagnostic challenges encountered in clinical veterinary…
