Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma in Cats
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…
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Feline Corneal Disease
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…
Chapter 26: Blood Typing and Crossmatching to Ensure Blood Compatibility
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…
Feline Myocardial Disease
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…
Congenital Heart Disease
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…
Feline Glaucoma
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…
Treatment of Intracranial Tumors
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…
Gastric Helicobacter spp. and Chronic Vomiting in Dogs
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,…
Canine Uveitis
Chapter 249 Canine Uveitis Alexandra Van Der Woerdt, New York, New York Uveitis is defined as inflammation of the vascular uveal tract within the eye. Anterior uveitis is inflammation of the…
Corneal Ulcers
Chapter 246 Corneal Ulcers Amber Labelle, Urbana, Illinois Corneal Anatomy The cornea and sclera make up the tough and protective fibrous tunic of the eye. The cornea is composed of five…
