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Globulins & Your Pets – Unique Immune Proteins

2020-11-06 by CriticalCareDVM

Several of you have requested more information about various bloodwork abnormalities to help you better understand your pet’s blood test results. You ask and you shall receive! This week’s post is dedicated to globulins, a unique category of proteins found in blood. I hope you enjoy the post and will share it with other pet … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: ehrlichiosis, FIP, globulins, infection, Inflammation, lymphoma, monoclonal, multiple myeloma, polyclonal, protein, serum protein electrophoresis, SPE

FeLV: Feline Leukemia Virus Infection

2020-02-05 by CriticalCareDVM

A common infectious disease in cats is feline leukemia virus or FeLV. This week I’m sharing information about this important condition because I believe it’s important for all cat owners to be familiar with it. I hope you find the post helpful and will consider sharing with other cats lovers. Happy reading! What is feline … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anemia, feline leukemia virus, FeLV, infection, leukemia, thrombocytopenia

Limb Amputation – When a Leg is Removed

2019-11-06 by CriticalCareDVM
limb amputation

I think most of you will agree it’s fun to watch dogs play at the park. I smile from ear to ear watching them frolic with each other. Every once and a while, you come across a dog with three limbs, a tripod as they are often affectionately called. These 3-legged companions are happy. They … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: amputation, forelimb, infection, limb, osteoarthritis, osteosarcoma, pelvic limb, trauma

Pericardial Effusion in Dogs – Fluid in the Sac Around the Heart

2019-06-14 by CriticalCareDVM

The heart is a vital organ. It pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen-rich blood to organs and returning oxygen-poor blood back to the lungs to be loaded with oxygen. There are a variety of ailments that cause the heart to function abnormally, impairing its ability to circulate blood. This week I’ve dedicated a post … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: albumin, bacteria, balloon, chemodectoma, ECG, effusion, EKG, electrocardiography, fungal, hemangiosarcoma, infection, lidocaine, mesothelioma, pericardial, pericardiectomy, pericardiocentesis, pericardium, sac, sternotomy, thoracotomy

Hematuria in Dogs & Cats – When Your Pet Pees Blood

2018-10-01 by CriticalCareDVM

If you’re like me, you don’t monitor every elimination your dog or cat makes. You don’t observe every urination. Yet at some point in a pet’s life, they will inevitably develop blood in their urine. This is a condition called hematuria. It’s actually pretty common, so I wanted to dedicate some time explaining this important … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: biopsy, blood, cancer, cystitis, hematuria, infection, sonography, ultrasound, urinary tract, urine, UTI

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

2018-04-09 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

Hookworms in Dogs & Cats – Blood-Sucking Parasites in our Pets

2018-02-26 by CriticalCareDVM

Recently I came across a news story of a couple who visited the Dominican Republic. While in the tropical paradise, they became infected with a parasite from the genus Ancylostoma. more commonly known as hookworms. They likely contracted this painful parasitic infestation while walking barefoot on the local beaches of Punta Cana. I wanted to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: ancylostoma, ancylostomiasis, fecal, hookworm, infection, infestation, intestinal, intestine, larvae, larval, parasite, prey, soil, uncinaria

White Blood Cells – Elevation Does Not Always Mean Infection!  

2015-03-09 by CriticalCareDVM

In recent posts I wrote about two of the major cells types in blood – red blood cells and platelets. Specifically I reviewed causes of low red blood cells and low platelets. This week I introduce the last major cell type in blood – white blood cells – and discuss reasons why their population can increase. … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: basophil, cancer, CBC, complete blood count, eosinophil, granulocyte, infection, leukocytosis, lymphocyte, monocyte, neutrophil, white blood cells

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