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Feline and canine stomatitis are very different diseases with differing etiology, presentation and outcomes.

What’s Your Diagnosis? Cat with Pelvic Limb Swelling

A 13-year-old cat developed swelling of the left hind leg that did not improve with antibiotic therapy. On presentation, the left hind limb was thickened with marked firm swelling and there was …

Traditionally, central nervous system masses have been debulked manually which can lead to iatrogenic trauma, prolonged anesthesia, a larger residual mass burden, and many other unwanted effects. Ultrasonic aspiration helps to solve for these issues …

At times, it is essential to confirm the location of the large intestine on radiographs when determining if an intestinal lesion warrants surgical intervention. Negative contrast colonography, aka pneumocolon, is indicated to determine whether a …

Intestinal intussusception occurs when the bowel telescopes within an adjacent bowel segment due to discrepancies in localized bowel motility and is categorized by the location of origin. A portion of the mesentery and its vascular supply is …

Almost daily, I encounter a radiographic study of a cat in respiratory distress and commonly, the etiology is either congestive heart failure (CHF) or chronic small airway disease such as asthma. Congestive heart failure has a predictable set of …

A 9-year-old male golden retriever presented for evaluation of persistent and slowly progressive submandibular and prescapular lymphadenopathy. Peripheral blood was submitted to IDEXX for a CBC. Fine needle aspirate samples for cytology were …

What is DKA in Dogs and Cats?

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious and life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus that can occur in dogs and cats. DKA is characterized by hyperglycemia, ketonemia, +/- ketonuria, and metabolic acidosis. …

Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS) is an uncommon form of a diabetic crisis that can occur in dogs and cats that has the following characteristics:

Lack of adequate food intake is a substantial problem in any veterinary intensive care unit (ICU). This is because the diseases our patients have are often associated with significant anorexia or even an inability to eat. Additionally, we schedule …