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COVID-19 & Your Pet – What You Need to Know!

2020-03-06 by CriticalCareDVM

If you’ve remotely paid attention to the news recently, you’ve undoubtedly heard or read about COVID-19, a novel coronavirus infection. This is a serious and potentially lethal disease. CriticalCareDVM.com is dedicated to providing pet owners with comprehensive, up-to-date, and unfiltered details about various pet health conditions. To that goal, this week I’m sharing information about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases, General Information Tagged: cats, CDC, coronavirus, cough, COVID, COVID-19, dogs, fever, Hong Kong, nasal discharge, OIE, respiratory, WHO

Herpesvirus Infection – An Upper Respiratory Tract Disease in Cats

2018-06-18 by CriticalCareDVM

It’s vaccine season. In a previous post, I reviewed the most recent recommendations for feline immunizations. Cat parents are getting emails and postcards from their primary care veterinarians reminding to schedule preventative healthcare visits. One of the most common vaccines is abbreviated FVRCP, an acronym for feline viral rhinotracheitis, calici virus, and panleukopenia (aka distemper). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anterior chamber, corneal ulcers, coughing, famciclovir, FHV-1, herpesvirus, idoxuridine, L-lysine, lethargy, nasal discharge, ocular discharge, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sneezing, symblepharon, uveitis

Rhinoscopy in Dogs & Cats – Looking Inside the Nasal Cavity

2017-06-26 by CriticalCareDVM

Just like you and me, dogs and cats frequently develop nasal problems. They get infections. They sniff up foreign particles. They develop nasal tumors. To make definitive diagnoses for many of these patients, a minimally invasive procedure called rhinoscopy is needed. This week I share some tidbits about this interventional procedure and hope you find … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: aspergillosis, aspergillus fumigatus, computed tomography, cryptococcosis, cryptococcus, CT scan, flexible, nasal discharge, nasopharynx, reverse sneezing, rhinoscope, rhinoscopy, rigid, sinuses, sinusoscopy, sneezing, soft palate, stertor, tumor

Cryptococcosis in Cats – A Feline Fungal Infection

2017-04-24 by CriticalCareDVM

I’ve been diagnosing and managing some interesting infectious diseases in my patients recently. These intriguing cases have kept bacteria, fungi, and infective organisms at the forefront of my mind. So much so that this week I’m sharing some tidbits about the most common systemic fungal infection in cats – cryptococcosis. I hope you find the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: antigen, ataxia, bronchoscopy, computed tomography, cryptococcosis, cryptococcus, CT, gatii, lameness, lethargy, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, nasal discharge, neoformans, radiographs, rhinoscopy, vision

GERD Golly Miss Molly!

2016-05-02 by CriticalCareDVM

Heartburn is an uncomfortable feeling caused by stomach acid splashing into the esophagus. Also called acid reflux, people often take various over-the-counter medications to alleviate discomfort associated with heartburn. Severe and/or chronic acid reflux is called gastroesophageal reflux disease, and may be associated with more serious conditions. Like humans, dogs and cats are affected by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: antacid, coughing, dysphagia, endoscopy, gastroesophageal, GERD, heartburn, lower esophageal sphincter, mucosa, nasal discharge, reflux, regurgitation, sneezing

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