Chapter 273 Hepatozoon americanum Infections Kelly E. Allen, Stillwater, Oklahoma Eileen McGoey Johnson, Stillwater, Oklahoma Susan E. Little, Stillwater, Oklahoma Hepatozoon americanum is a tick-borne parasite infecting domestic dogs and coyotes in the…
Chapter 189 Chronic Kidney Disease International Renal Interest Society Staging and Management Jonathan Elliott, London, United Kingdom A.D.J. Watson, Sydney, Australia The International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) has developed a staging system…
Chapter 161 Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma in Cats Philip Padrid, Corrales, New Mexico For purposes of this chapter, the term chronic bronchial disease refers to a noninfectious airway inflammatory disorder in…
Chapter 248 Feline Corneal Disease Cheryl L. Cullen, New Brunswick, Canada The cornea is the transparent anterior aspect of the outer fibrous layer of the globe. The cornea is composed of…
Web Chapter 26 Blood Typing and Crossmatching to Ensure Blood Compatibility* Urs Giger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Since the early 1980s the use of blood products in treating critically ill animals and supporting…
Chapter 180 Feline Myocardial Disease Virginia Luis Fuentes, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Karsten Eckhard Schober, Columbus, Ohio Definition of Myocardial Disease Myocardial disease in cats is a heterogeneous group of conditions, paralleling…
Chapter 174 Congenital Heart Disease Brian A. Scansen, Columbus, Ohio Richard E. Cober, Annapolis, Maryland John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio Congenital heart disease (CHD) is found in a small subset of dogs and…
Chapter 252 Feline Glaucoma Amy J. Rankin, Manhattan, Kansas Glaucoma is one of the most frustrating conditions to treat in veterinary ophthalmology. In most cases, despite intensive therapy, the disease process…
Chapter 227 Treatment of Intracranial Tumors Erin N. Warren, Knoxville, Tennessee Jill Narak, Knoxville, Tennessee Todd W. Axlund, Akron, Ohio Annette N. Smith, Auburn, Alabama Intracranial tumors cause a devastating clinical picture, with signs…
Chapter 124 Gastric Helicobacter spp. and Chronic Vomiting in Dogs Michael S. Leib, Blacksburg, Virginia Spiral bacteria were identified in the stomachs of humans and animals in the late 1800s. However,…
