Apr 1, 2009
By:
Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DACVIM
Filarial nematode infection of dogs and cats – Dirofilaria immitis – adults (female worms up to 30 cm in length) live in pulmonary arteries causing respiratory, cardiac, and in some cases, renal disease.
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Apr 1, 2009
By:
Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DACVIM
These tick-borne diseases of dogs and cats cause vasculitis leading to multisystemic dysfunction often characterized by thrombocytopenia and hyperglobulinemia.
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Apr 1, 2009
By:
Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DACVIM
This systemic bacterial infection of dogs (and very rarely, cats) causes mainly acute nephritis and hepatitis, vasculitis, and chronic carrier states.
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