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Fever in Dogs & Cats – Figuring Out Why Your Pet is Burning Up!

09-04-18 by CriticalCareDVM

Just like you and me, animals develop fevers, and they do so for a wide variety of reasons. A prevailing belief among pet parents is dogs and cats with fevers need antibiotics. Yet, this is not true. So, this week I wanted to get back to some basics and explains what a fever is and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: armpit, auricular, axillary, bacterial, blood, cytokine, digital, drug, ear, feces, fever, fungal, hyperthermia, hypothalamus, immune-mediated, infection, KY jelly, lethargy, lubricant, mercury, parasitic, pyrexia, radiograph, shivering, tympanic, urine, Vaseline, viral, x-ray

Lymph Node Enlargement in Dogs & Cats – A Swelling Not to Be Ignored!

17-04-17 by CriticalCareDVM

A common clinical scenario I encounter is a pet referred to me for evaluation of enlarged lymph nodes. Parents may incidentally discover the swellings while petting or playing with their pet. At other times family veterinarians find the enlargements during an annual preventative healthcare examination. Given the commonality of this medical problem, I wanted to … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: axillary, biopsy, CT, cytology, fine needle aspiration, inguinal, lymph, lymph nodes, MRI, popliteal, prescapular, radiography, skin, sonography, submandibular, superficial cervical, ultrasonography, vessel, X-rays

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