Canine Distemper
Chapter 13 Canine Distemper Robert G. Sherding Canine distemper is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of dogs and other carnivores with profound effects on the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract,…
SMALL ANIMAL
Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough)
Chapter 12 Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) Robert G. Sherding Canine infectious tracheobronchitis (ITB), also known as kennel cough, is a collection of highly contagious infectious diseases of the canine…
Feline Infectious Respiratory Disease
Chapter 11 Feline Infectious Respiratory Disease Robert G. Sherding ETIOLOGY Feline infectious respiratory disease is caused by a variety of viruses and bacteria, especially feline herpesvirus and calicivirus. The clinical…
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Feline Coronavirus)
Chapter 10 Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Feline Coronavirus) Robert G. Sherding Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a progressive and highly fatal systemic disease of cats caused by feline coronavirus. Feline coronavirus…
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Chapter 9 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Robert G. Sherding ETIOLOGY • Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a member of the lentivirus subfamily of retroviruses. It is an RNA virus with outer…
Feline Leukemia Virus
Chapter 8 Feline Leukemia Virus Robert G. Sherding ETIOLOGY Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is an RNA retrovirus that is a transmitted both vertically (mother to fetus) and horizontally (cat to…
Practical Methods of Anesthesia
Chapter 2 Practical Methods of Anesthesia John A.E. Hubbell Anesthesia is an integral part of the practice of companion animal medicine. In addition to surgical applications, some form of anesthesia…
Experimental Model of Cerebral Aneurysms in Ovariectomized Rats
Fig. 13.1 Aneurysm elicitation in female Sprague Dawley rats by (1) Ligation of the bilateral posterior renal arteries for the induction of hypertension (according to the Hashimoto model) and (2)…
Murine Heart Transplantation and Graft Arterial Disease
Fig. 6.1 Representative clips for donor (left) and recipient (right) preparation during the murine heart transplant surgery 6. Make an incision on the posterior lateral thoracic cavity on the…
Photochemically Induced Endothelial Injury
Fig. 4.1 The principle of photochemical reactions. Rose bengal, which belongs to the dye class of photosensitizers, is an efficient photosensitizer of the photodynamic type (type II), producing singlet molecular…
