Chapter 133 Feline Gastrointestinal Lymphoma Keith P. Richter, San Diego, California Epidemiology Lymphoma is the most frequently diagnosed feline cancer and the most common gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasm in cats (Rissetto et al,…
Web Chapter 69 Ventricular Septal Defect Rebecca E. Gompf, Knoxville, Tennessee John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect in the interventricular septum that allows blood to…
Chapter 256 Orbital Disease Ralph E. Hamor, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Orbital disease in dogs and cats can be caused by a variety of pathologic processes. Accurate assessment of the patient is essential…
Chapter 188 Glomerular Disease and Nephrotic Syndrome Shelly L. Vaden, Raleigh, North Carolina Barrak M. Pressler, Columbus, Ohio The prevalence of glomerular disease in dogs with renal disease is unclear but is…
Chapter 109 Topical and Systemic Glucocorticoids for Otitis Tim Nuttall, Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom Glucocorticoids are helpful in almost any animal with otitis, regardless of the underlying cause. This chapter considers…
Web Chapter 45 Topical Immunomodulators Joel D. Griffies, Marietta, Georgia Immunomodulators have been defined as drugs used for their effect on the immune system. This effect may be immunosuppressant as in…
Chapter 247 Canine Nonulcerative Corneal Disease Margi Gilmour, Stillwater, Oklahoma When a corneal lesion is identified the practitioner first should determine if the disease is ulcerative or nonulcerative. Nonulcerative corneal disease…
Chapter 128 Probiotic Therapy Craig B. Webb, Fort Collins, Colorado Jan S. Suchodolski, College Station, Texas The popularity of probiotics as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of diarrhea in humans also…
Chapter 127 Cobalamin Deficiency in Cats Kenneth W. Simpson, Ithaca, New York Paul A. Worhunsky, Ithaca, New York Gastrointestinal disease may decrease the availability of a number of micronutrients, such as vitamins…
Web Chapter 63 Myocarditis Karsten Eckhard Schober, Columbus, Ohio Myocarditis is one of the most challenging diagnoses in small animal cardiology. The disorder rarely is recognized clinically, the prevalence in dogs…
