Web Chapter 72 Aspermia/Oligospermia Caused by Retrograde Ejaculation in Dogs Stefano Romagnoli, Legnaro, Italy Giovanni Majolino, Collecchio, Italy A retrograde flow of small quantities of spermatozoa into the bladder is a normal…
Web Chapter 64 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Matthew W. Miller, College Station, Texas Sonya G. Gordon, College Station, Texas Ashley B. Saunders, College Station, Texas Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is the persistence of a…
Web Chapter 65 Pulmonic Stenosis Amara H. Estrada, Gainesville, Florida Herbert W. Maisenbacher, III, Gainesville, Florida Pulmonic stenosis (PS) is one of the most common congenital heart defects encountered in dogs. Obstruction…
Web Chapter 70 Laser Lithotripsy for Uroliths Jody P. Lulich, St. Paul, Minnesota Larry G. Adams, West Lafayette, Indiana Hasan Albasan, St. Paul, Minnesota The term lithotripsy is derived from the Greek words…
Chapter 88 Canine Hemangiosarcoma Craig A. Clifford, Malvern, Pennsylvania Louis-Philippe De Lorimier, Brossard, Québec, Canada A highly malignant tumor of endothelial cells, hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is diagnosed more frequently in dogs than in…
Chapter 2 Colloid Fluid Therapy Elke Rudloff, Glendale, Wisconsin Rebecca Kirby, Glendale, Wisconsin Severe intravascular volume depletion associated with conditions such as hemorrhage, trauma, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) diseases, and various…
Chapter 154 Rhinitis in Dogs Ned F. Kuehn, Southfield, Michigan Sneezing and nasal discharge usually are associated with diseases of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx. Sneezing frequently precedes the onset…
Web Chapter 83 Canine Brucellosis Autumn P. Davidson, Davis, California Brucellosis is the primary infectious venereal disease of concern in canine reproduction. Brucella canis causes reproductive failure in both the male…
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…
