Hypothermia commonly occurs in critically ill or injured canine and feline patients as a result of excessive heat loss, decreased metabolism and/or loss of the ability to thermoregulate at the level …
As the weather gets warmer and our dogs have yet to acclimatize to the change in temperature, more cases of canine heat stroke are seen. The primary goal in the treatment of heat stroke is to actively facilitate cooling. Methods of cooling in the …
With the rising popularity of home brewing, hops ingestion and toxicity in dogs is becoming more common in the ER. Ingestion of hops in dogs causes malignant hyperthermia, however the mechanism of action is unknown. The toxic component of the plant …
There are new outbreaks of the H3N2 strain of influenza occurring in dogs. This is the mutated strain that was first seen in Asia and not the same as the H3N8 strain that was originally seen in the United States (Florida and Louisiana).
Feline and canine stomatitis are very different diseases with differing etiology, presentation and outcomes.
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 …
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