Feline Retinopathies
Chapter 255 Feline Retinopathies Kathern E. Myrna, Athens, Georgia Examination of the feline retina is an important part of a thorough systemic evaluation. Any cat with a pupillary abnormality, a presenting…
Chapter 24: Alternatives to Insulin Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
Web Chapter 24 Alternatives to Insulin Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus in Cats Deborah S. Greco, New York, New York Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common endocrine diseases of…
Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Disease
Chapter 147 Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Disease Keith P. Richter, San Diego, California Fred S. Pike, San Diego, California The extrahepatic biliary tract (EHBT) consists of hepatic ducts, the common bile duct (CBD),…
Canine Hypothyroidism
Chapter 42 Canine Hypothyroidism J. Catharine R. Scott-Moncrieff, West Lafayette, Indiana Clinical signs of hypothyroidism result from decreased production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) by the thyroid gland. Acquired primary…
Tear Film Disorders in Dogs
Chapter 245 Tear Film Disorders in Dogs Elizabeth A. Giuliano, Columbia, Missouri Canine patients frequently are brought to the veterinary practitioner with chronic keratitis or conjunctivitis as a result of a…
Chapter 67: Syncope
Web Chapter 67 Syncope Marc S. Kraus, Ithaca, New York Justin D. Thomason, Athens, Georgia Clay A. Calvert, Athens, Georgia Syncope is a sudden but brief loss of consciousness from which recovery is…
Topical Antimicrobials for Otitis
Chapter 110 Topical Antimicrobials for Otitis Colleen L. Mendelsohn, Tustin, California Canine ear disease is a prevalent and persistent problem and accounts for up to 15% of all canine veterinary case…
Canine Urate Urolithiasis
Chapter 198 Canine Urate Urolithiasis Jody P. Lulich, St. Paul, Minnesota Carl A. Osborne, St. Paul, Minnesota Hasan Albasan, St. Paul, Minnesota Between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, the Minnesota Urolith…
Imaging in Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 40 Imaging in Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders Jimmy H. Saunders, Merelbeke, Belgium Imaging Modalities in Endocrinology Radiography has little value for imaging endocrine organs and is mainly used to detect…
Chapter 61: Infective Endocarditis
Web Chapter 61 Infective Endocarditis* Kristin A. MaCdonald, Rohnert Park, California Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon, often deadly, and sometimes difficult to diagnose disease in veterinary medicine. IE is caused…
