In most patients with pneumonia, antibiotic therapy should be considered part of an overall management scheme, rather than the only treatment.

Dogs and cats with partial or complete upper airway obstruction can present with varying degrees of dyspnea.

Coughing is a common presentation in small animal practice, which can be caused by either heart or respiratory tract disease.

Feline asthma arises from a heterogeneous and poorly characterized group of conditions of the bronchi.

Puppies are often physiologically stressed by changes in ownership and new environments.

Initial triage evaluation of the post-trauma patient should include a careful evaluation of respiratory function.

Oxygen delivery to the tissues must be prioritized in any critical patient.

Antibiotic therapy is obviously one of the most important modes by which bacterial infections are treated, and the lungs are no exception.

Respiratory dysfunction commonly occurs as a sequela of critical illness in dogs and cats.