In a dog in severe respiratory distress, focused cardiac ultrasound (FCU) findings of a severely enlarged left atrium and diffuse B-lines on lung ultrasound are corroborative evidence of left-sided...
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is one of the most common infectious agents affecting cats worldwide .FIV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) share many properties: both are lifelong...
Mammary carcinomas and adenocarcinomas (MACs) are relatively common tumors in cats. The postexcisional survival period of affected cats is inversely proportional to tumor size, but the reported...
The purpose of this retrospective study is to provide data regarding external prosthetic use in small animal patients, evaluate the common complications associated with external prosthetics, and...
Computed tomography (ct) was performed in 10 dogs with hyperadrenocorticism not suppressible by dexamethasone. In 6 of these dogs, a unilateral adrenal mass was found on ct images.
Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2), the aetiological agent of haemorrhagic enteritis in dogs, includes three antigenic variants, types 2a, 2b and 2c. CPV-2c has been detected initially in Italy and...
Local anaesthesia for procedures involving the distal limb are a useful component of balanced protocols to achieve effective procedural analgesia for patients.
The autonomic nervous system is an involuntary motor system composed of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions, innervating secretory glands, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle of blood vessels...