Veterian Key

H Halitosis Causes Adapted from Veterinary clinical guide to odor and disease: the oral cavity and dermatology, Yardley, Penna., 1997, Veterinary Learning Systems. Oral Diseases Periodontal disease (gingivitis, periodontitis, abscessation)…

G Gastric Outflow Obstruction History, Physical Findings, and Laboratory Findings in Animals With Gastric Retention or Outflow Obstruction* Gastrointestinal Endocrine Diseases Disease Main Clinical Abnormality Glucagonoma Persistent hyperglycemia; hepatocutaneous syndrome…

F Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: Associated Disorders Associated Diseases From Ettinger S, Feldman E: Textbook of veterinary internal medicine, ed 5, St Louis, 2000, Saunders. Immunosuppression with…

E Edema Cause Contributing Factor Specific Clinical Syndromes Increased hydrostatic pressure Impaired venous return Congestive heart failure (CHF) Pericardial disease (pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, pericardial cyst or neoplasm) Portal hypertension…

D Dermatoses, Scaling and Crusting Scaling and Crusting Dermatoses of Dogs and Cats Dermatosis, Periocular Dogs Parasitic: Demodicosis Sarcoptic acariasis Trombiculiasis Fungal: Dermatophytosis Malassezia dermatitis Bacterial: Staphylococcal folliculitis Mucocutaneous pyoderma…

C Central Nervous System Disorders, Multifocal/Diffuse Diseases That Typically Result in Multifocal or Diffuse CNS Signs Degenerative Storage disease Multineuronal degeneration Anomalous Hydrocephalus/syringomyelia/hydromyelia complex Metabolic Hepatic Renal Hypoglycemia Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism…

A Abortion, Canine Causes and Methods for Diagnosis of Canine Abortions Acidosis, Lactic Causes* From DiBartola S: Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders in small animal practice, ed 3, St Louis,…