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Pooch Plights – When to Bring Your Dog to the ER

2018-08-06 by CriticalCareDVM

Last week I reviewed some common emergency situations for which you should bring your cat to the emergency room. Of course, we can’t forget about our canine companions! So, this week I focus on specific scenarios that necessitate emergency care for your pooch. Happy reading! Pooch Plight #1 – Non-Productive Vomiting Dogs vomit for myriad … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: allium, anticoagulant, brachycephalic, bromethalin, CHF, chocolate, chronic bronchitis, collapse, congestive heart failure, gastric dilatation-volvulus, GDV, grapes, laryngeal paralysis, NSAID, pneumonia, pyometra, raisins, sago palm, seizures, toxin, vulva, xylitol

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

Aspiration Pneumonia in Pets – Going Down the Wrong Pipe!

2017-03-06 by CriticalCareDVM

Oxygen is unquestionably required for life. Without our lungs, oxygen can’t get into the bloodstream to be transported to cells throughout the body. Sometimes inappropriate bodily fluids end up in the lungs because they were inhaled (aspirated) into the airway. The resulting lung inflammation and infection is called aspiration pneumonia. This week I share some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: alveoli, aspiration, barium, blood-air barrier, bronchoalveolar lavage, distress, esophagus, forced feeding, laryngeal paralysis, lungs, megaesophagus, oxygen, pneumonia, radiographs, regurgitation, trachea, tracheobronchoscopy, vomiting, wash

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