Respiratory distress in dogs and cats is stressful for all involved – pet, owner, and even veterinarians. In previous posts I’ve shared information about various breathing problems, including kennel cough and aspiration pneumonia. This week I wanted to spend some time discussing a truly life-threatening respiratory problem – spontaneous pneumothorax.…
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CATastrophes – When Your Cat Needs an Emergency Room
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…
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Coughing in Dogs & Cats – What’s Going on with Your Pet?
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…
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Chylothorax in Cats – Our Feline Friends Don’t Like This Milk!
In a previous post, I reviewed pleural space disease. If you recall, these ailments cause fluid and/or air to abnormally accumulate between the lungs and the chest wall. There are many potential reasons for fluid to collect in the pleural space. There are even different types of fluid. This week,…
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Pleural Space Disease – A Common Cause of Respiratory Distress
Respiratory distress in dogs and cats is always scary and often frustrating. A common cause is pleural space disease, the accumulation of fluid and/or air between the body wall and the lungs. This week I review this medical condition so pet parents have some familiarity with it. Please consider sharing…