Chapter 143 Copper Chelator Therapy Allison Bradley, Fort Collins, Colorado David C. Twedt, Fort Collins, Colorado Pathophysiology of Copper-Associated Liver Disease Copper is an essential component of metalloenzymes used in many metabolic…
Chapter 81 Oral Tumors Michael S. Kent, Davis, California Bernard Séguin, Corvallis, Oregon Tumors of the oral cavity are relatively common in both dogs and cats, representing approximately 6% of tumors in…
Chapter 105 Treatment of Dermatophytosis Karen A. Moriello, Madison, Wisconsin Douglas J. Deboer, Madison, Wisconsin Dermatophytosis is caused by a superficial fungal disease that infects keratinized tissues (hairs, claws, or stratum corneum)….
Chapter 102 Topical Therapy for Infectious Diseases Kenneth W. Kwochka, St. Joseph, Missouri In recent years, there has been a disturbing trend toward less use of topical therapy in patients with…
Chapter 135 Laboratory Testing for the Exocrine Pancreas Romy M. Heilmann, College Station, Texas Jörg M. Steiner, College Station, Texas Diseases of the exocrine pancreas are important and occur frequently in dogs…
Chapter 136 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs Maria Wiberg, Helsinki, Finland Chronic diseases of the exocrine pancreas may affect pancreatic function and lead to inadequate production of digestive enzymes with associated…
Chapter 137 Treatment of Canine Pancreatitis Craig G. Ruaux, Corvallis, Oregon Pancreatic inflammation is a common, potentially challenging, and frustrating problem in canine internal medicine. In recent years interest in diseases…
Chapter 74 Advances in Radiation Therapy for Nasal Tumors James T. Custis, III, Fort Collins, Colorado Susan M. Larue, Fort Collins, Colorado Nasosinal tumors always have presented a therapeutic challenge. Surgery alone…
Chapter 131 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Karin Allenspach, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Great Britain Aarti Kathrani, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Great Britain Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a group of idiopathic disorders characterized by chronic persistent or…
Chapter 130 Canine Parvoviral Enteritis Julia K. Veir, Fort Collins, Colorado Cause and Pathogenesis Parvoviruses are single-strand, nonenveloped DNA viruses. Because of their lack of an envelope, they are extremely environmentally…
