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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Chapter 214 Early Age Neutering in Dogs and Cats Michelle Anne Kutzler, Corvallis, Oregon Pet overpopulation in the United States is an ongoing problem. Surgical removal of the gonads (gonadectomy) in…
Chapter 165 Pneumothorax Elizabeth A. Rozanski, North Grafton, Massachusetts Erin Mooney, Melbourne, Australia Pneumothorax is defined as free air in the pleural space. Normal intrapleural pressure is approximately −5 cm H2O, which means…
Web Chapter 77 Epiphora Charlotte B. Keller, New Westminster, Canada Epiphora is defined as an overflow of tears from the conjunctival sac, as may occur with dysfunction of the lacrimal drainage…
