Neurological and Orthopedic Diseases in Dogs and Cats Submitted to Physiotherapy

Effective Medical Management and Physiotherapy Program of Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy (FHO) in 24 Dogs and Cats; Clinical Report

Case Description- Twenty four cases of dogs and cats were presented for inability to move and/or getting up one of the legs while walking and leaning on the other.Clinical Findings-Physical and radiographic examinations revealed that the patients had coxofemoral luxation, hip dysplasia, comminuted acetabular fracture, avascular necrosis of femoral head and/or femur head fracture.Tre...

Exocrine Pancreatic Diseases in Cats and Dogs

Clinically, these are without relevance and are mostly incidental findings during laparotomy. Nodular hyperplasia is generally found as multiple small nodules dispersed within the pancreatic parenchyma. Histologically, the nodules consist of non­ encapsulated foci of partly hyperplastic, partly normal acini. Feline pancreatic islet amyloidosis must be con­ sidered as differential diagnosis in c...

Inherited Kidney Diseases in Dogs and Cats

Inherited kidney diseases have been recognized in several breeds or kindreds of dogs and cats, and more examples of such conditions are likely to be identified as renal diseases that occur in a familial pattern are investigated thoroughly. In affected breeds/kindreds, accurate diagnosis of familial nephropathies is especially important because of the potential health and selective breeding impl...

Nutritional Diseases of Dogs and Cats

THE ANCESTORS of the dog and cat hiiiited food for themselves and their young from the plains and the woods. Since they ate the vitamin-rich organs and viscera of their prey and the jmineral-rich bones as well as the muscles, they probably suffered from no nutritional deficiencies as long as game was plentiful and they were skillful and lucky as hunters. Their meat diet was probably supplemente...

Neoplastic Diseases of Dogs and Cats