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Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ

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Multiple Myeloma in Dogs & Cats – A Cancer of the Immune System

2017-08-21 by CriticalCareDVM

As a board-certified veterinary internal medicine and emergency/critical care specialist, I’m used to seeing unwell patients. The sickest of the sick. But this week I saw cancer patient after cancer patient. Beautiful pets with committed families. I’m not a cancer specialist, and unfortunately the closest one in three hours away. So, I do my best … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: B cells, Bence Jones, chemotherapy, cytopenias, effector B cells, heavy chain, hemorrhagic diathesis, hypercalcemia, hyperviscosity, kidney, light chain, melphalan, monoclonal gammopathy, multiple myeloma, osteolysis, plasma cells, plasmacytes, prednisone

Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs – A Common Canine Skin Cancer

2017-03-20 by CriticalCareDVM

Mast cells are unique cells of the immune system that are involved in the body’s response to inflammation and allergies. Unfortunately, these cells can become cancerous to affect different areas of the body, particularly the skin. Given their commonality in our canine companions, I wanted to dedicate some time to sharing information about them. Please … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: antihistamine, biopsy, bone marrow, c-Kit, CCNU, connective tissue, corticosteroid, cytology, fine needle aspiration, grade, heparin, high, histamine, Kinavet, kit, lomustine, low, margins, masitinib, mass, mast cell, mucocutaneous, nail bed, Palladia, peri-anal, prednisone, prepuce, radiation therapy, serotonin, skin, sonography, spleen, stage, toceranib, tumor, tyrosine kinase, ultrasonography, vinblastine

Myasthenia Gravis – When the Muscles & Nerves Don’t Talk

2017-01-23 by CriticalCareDVM

Nerves send vital signals to muscles throughout the body. When these chemical signals don’t interact with muscles normally, one possible result is profound muscle weakness. A unique disease caused by this very scenario is called myasthenia gravis, and has been documents in dogs, cats, and humans. This week I share some helpful information about this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: acquired, anticholinesterase, congenital, edrophonium, electromyogram, exercise intolerance, immunomodulation, megasesophagus, muscle, myasthenia gravis, neostigmine, prednisone, pyridostigmine, Tensilon

Immune Mediated Polyarthropathy – A Joint Attack

2015-12-14 by CriticalCareDVM

My favorite aspect of practicing medicine is treating diseases caused by dysfunction of the immune system. In previous blogs, I reviewed two common immune-mediated diseases – immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. A less commonly appreciated condition of immune system dysfunction is immune-mediated polyarthropathy or IMPA, a disease where the immune system attacks a pet’s joints. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: arthrocentesis, biochemical profile, carpus, CBC, idiopathic, immune-mediated, immunomodulation, immunosuppression, IMPA, joint tap, joints, prednisone, radiographs, tarsus

Empirical Therapy – Can’t You Just Treat It Doc?

2015-08-10 by CriticalCareDVM

I have the privilege of evaluating patients and conversing with their families every day I’m in the hospital. Although I rarely meet healthy patients, I find tremendous satisfaction sitting on the floor with them in my consultation room, examining (and cuddling) them and chatting with their parents. As my patients are invariably ill, I have to devise … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: budesonide, dexamethasone, empirical, prednisone, recommendations, steroid

Steroid Trials in Dogs and Cats – The Good, The Bad & The Frustrating

2014-05-26 by CriticalCareDVM

A clinical scenario I face almost on a daily basis is a pet that is presented to me for failure to positively respond to a steroid trial initiated by a family veterinarian. A primary care doctor initially evaluated the fur baby, and subsequently made a presumptive clinical diagnosis of a disease that is treated with a … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: empirical, prednisone, steroid

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