Aug 1, 2010
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Lower urinary tract disease in cats was described as early as 1925. Over the years, the terms "feline urologic syndrome" (FUS) and "feline lower urinary tract disease" (FLUTD) have been used to describe the group of clinical signs related to problems voiding. However, these descriptive terms do not identify the underlying etiology.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Two basic types of joint disease afflict people and animals: degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) and inflammatory joint disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis).
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
The human genome is composed of about 3 billion base pairs, of which only about 2% forms coding DNA (genes); the rest is non-coding and serves various functions, such as gene regulation.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Lower respiratory tract disease produces typical clinical signs in cats, including chronic cough and wheeze as well as dyspnea that may have a sudden onset.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
In a recent survey of the health status of over 31,000 dogs and over 15,000 cats examined at veterinary practices in the United States, the most commonly reported disorders were dental calculus (20.5% prevalence in dogs; 24.2% in cats) and gingivitis (19.5% prevalence in dogs; 13.1% in cats).
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Kittens make up a significant proportion of the patient population in both general small animal and feline specialty practices.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses that represent two of the most important infectious diseases of cats worldwide.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Acute and chronic upper respiratory tract disease caused by feline herpesvirus (FHV) and feline calicivirus (FCV) is well known to practitioners.
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