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CATastrophes – When Your Cat Needs an Emergency Room

2018-07-27 by CriticalCareDVM

Here’s a sobering fact. At some point in your cat’s life, they will experience a life-threatening emergency – what I like to call CATastrophes. You don’t know when it will happen, but it will happen. And it will probably happen in the middle of the night. When your family veterinarian isn’t available. So, you’ll need … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: acetaminophen, arterial thromboembolism, asthma, ethylene glycol, FATE, intoxication, lilies, NSAID, orthopnea, pleural space, respiratory rate, seizures, thromboembolus, trauma, urethral obstruction

Coughing in Dogs & Cats – What’s Going on with Your Pet?

2018-05-14 by CriticalCareDVM

By far one of the most common reasons families bring their pets to veterinarians is because of coughing. Nobody wants to see their cat chronically cough. Nobody wants to be kept up all night because their coughing dog is keeping them awake. Given the complexity of this problem, I wanted to dedicate time to explaining … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: aspergillosis, asthma, blastomycosis, bordatellosis, bronchitis, chest wall, CHF, CIRDC, coccidioidomycosis, collapsing trachea, congestive heart failure, coughing, cryptococcosis, diaphragm, epiglottis, glottis, heartworm, histoplasmosis, influenza, larynx, lower airway, lung, megaesophagus, pleural space, pneumonia, upper airway

Asthma in Cats – A Complex Breathing Problem

2016-04-25 by CriticalCareDVM

We all know people can develop asthma. We also all know an asthma attack can be life-threatening without appropriate medical intervention. What you may not know is our capricious cat friends can also develop this airway disease. This week I share some insight into this important feline malady with a sincere hope of increasing awareness … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: Aerokat, Albuterol, asthma, bronchi, bronchioles, bronchoconstriction, bronchodilator, corticosteroid, cough, expiratory grunt, Flovent, fluticasone propionate, inhaler, mucus, Siamese, wheeze

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