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1 lip 2010 · Dermatophyte cultures can be challenging to perform and interpret correctly. However, knowing how to best collect samples for culture, select and incubate culture media, and identify media culture changes and fungal colony morphology will help you avoid a misdiagnosis.
Clinical signs of Cushing disease, such as polyuria/polydipsia, are similar in cats and dogs, except that cats are more likely to have polyuria/polydipsia resulting from concurrent diabetes mellitus rather than from ADH receptor antagonism and skin fragility.
Increased incidence of urinary tract infection due to decreased urea production and increased ammonia excretion (which may also cause the development of urinary calculi). Polyuria and polydipsia (PUPD) may also be evident. Gastrointestinal signs, including vomiting. Hypersalivation, particularly in cats (Figure2).
1 sie 2022 · Immunological assays specifically measure the concentration of pancreatic lipase in a biological sample (pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity [PLI] in dogs [cPLI] and cats [fPLI]), using species-specific and anti-pancreatic lipase–specific antibodies.
Canine immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) is a common but under-recognised condition in clinical practice. IMPA is characterised by synovitis of two or more joints, which is responsive to immunosuppressive therapy.1 It is often associated with systemic signs of illness such as pyrexia, lethargy and hyporexia.2,3 Most affected dogs are between ...
The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis can be difficult because clinical signs and results of diagnostic testing are often nonspecific. This article addresses the diagnostic approach to patients with signs suggestive of pancreatitis; treatment of pancreatitis is addressed here. Pathophysiology of Pancreatitis in Dogs
1 sty 2001 · The classical screening test findings seen in dogs are not typically seen in cats. Most cats with Cushing's disease do not have a stress leukogram as described above. They do not have elevations in cholesterol or liver enzymes and their thyroid levels tend to run in the normal range.
