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Acral lick dermatitis
Just Ask the Expert: How do you combat acral lick dermatitis? October, p 465.
Aggression
Video: A tip for clients whose dogs exhibit social status aggression; February, p 43.
Just Ask the Expert: Is tooth extraction an acceptable treatment for aggression? April, pp 164-165.
Just Ask the Expert: Further advice on tooth extraction to treat aggression; June, pp 260-263.
Video: Do clients inadvertently encourage aggression? September, p 383.
CVC Highlight: Rethinking the causes of canine aggression; December, pp 568-569.
Allergies
Just Ask the Expert: What frequency of immunotherapy works for your patients? December, p 565.
Just Ask the Expert: How should I treat a dog that is allergic to only house dust mites? December, p 566.
Analgesia
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: Dr. James Gaynor; June, p 243.
Hot Literature: What’s the scoop on gabapentin? September, p 406.
Hot Literature: Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Hot Literature: Long-term NSAID use in cats; November, pp 494-497.
CVC Highlight: Busting two common opioid myths; December, p 570.
CVC Highlight: How I assess postsurgical pain in cats; December, pp 574-575.
CVC Highlight: My approach to an NSAID washout period in dogs; December, p 576.
Anesthesia
Hot Literature: Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Arterial blood gas analysis and interpretation in anesthetized patients; November, pp 517-526.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 1: A border collie with a possible foreign body; November, p 523.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 2: A diabetic husky with a fibrosarcoma; November, p 524.
Animal welfare
Leading Off: Nonsurgical animal sterilization: The potential to control pet overpopulation—and save human lives; January, p 8.
Nonsurgical methods of contraception in dogs and cats: Where are we now? January, pp 12-17.
Antihistamines
Just Ask the Expert: Are antihistamines effective in canine atopy? October, p 464.
Antimicrobials
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials: From the Golden Age to the Bronze Age of antibiotic use; March, online only.
Aortic thromboembolism
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism; November, pp 504-516.
Aquatic medicine
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A rockfish with a bulging eye; June, p 243.
Arterial blood gas analysis
Arterial blood gas analysis and interpretation in anesthetized patients; November, pp 517-526.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 1: A border collie with a possible foreign body; November, p 523.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 2: A diabetic husky with a fibrosarcoma; November, p 524.
Ascites
Research Updates: Ascites validated as a powerful prognostic indicator in canine chronic hepatitis; February, pp 52-54.
Aspergillosis
When to consider aspergillosis in dogs; August, pp 355-362.
Aspiration pneumonia
Clinical Exposures: Why it’s important to examine the entire radiographic image; April, pp 154-158.
Research Updates: Common disorders associated with aspiration pneumonia in dogs, and the influence of underlying disease or thoracic radiograph findings on patient survival; May, pp 210-211.
Aspirin
Hot Literature: Prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin: Good for the gut? January, p 10.
Atopic dermatitis
Just Ask the Expert: Are antihistamines effective in canine atopy? October, p 464.
Have You Heard? Atopy affects more than just the skin; November, p 486; December, p 552.
Attention seeking
Video: Is it attention-seeking behavior? March, p 87.
Azathioprine
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Azotemia
Have You Heard? No crystal ball needed for azotemia in cats; March, p 87; December, p 556.
Bacterial culture
Just Ask the Expert: How can I obtain optimal results from skin bacterial cultures? December, p 562.
Bacterial resistance
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials: From the Golden Age to the Bronze Age of antibiotic use; March, online only.
Bartonellosis
Bartonellosis: An emerging and potentially hidden epidemic? March, pp 126-130.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Breitschwerdt; March, p 127.
Leading Off: Bartonellosis: Clinical and diagnostic challenges; April, p 152.
Hot Literature: Bartonellosis: What do we know? What can we do? April, pp 159-162.
Have You Heard? More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Behavior
Video: Researching behavior in Asian elephants; January, p 5.
Video: A tip for clients whose dogs exhibit social status aggression; February, p 43.
Hot Literature: Can “clipnosis” calm cats in the clinic? February, p 50.
Video: Is it attention-seeking behavior? March, p 87.
Video: The positive influence of companion animals; March, p 87.
Just Ask the Expert: Is tooth extraction an acceptable treatment for aggression? April, pp 164-165.
Just Ask the Expert: Further advice on tooth extraction to treat aggression; June, pp 260-263.
Behavior resources; June, p 260.
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: How do you handle elective euthanasia? July, p 293.
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: Why behavior questions help diagnose medical problems; July, p 293.
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: Training technique controversies; July, p 293.
Video: Do clients inadvertently encourage aggression? September, p 383.
Just Ask the Expert: What role does genetics play in a pet’s temperament? October, pp 470-471.
Have You Heard? Can pheromones ease surgical stress? December, p 538.
CVC Highlight: Rethinking the causes of canine aggression; December, pp 568-569.
Biopsy
Research Updates: Should biopsy samples be routinely collected from the duodenum and ileum in dogs with clinical signs suggestive of concurrent small and large bowel diarrhea? November, pp 499-500.
Blood pressure
Just Ask the Expert: What blood pressure values should I be concerned about? December, pp 560-561.
Blood typing
An update on blood typing, crossmatching, and doing no harm in transfusing dogs and cats; October, pp 447-453.
Borreliosis
Hot Literature: Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Bronchopneumopathy
Diagnosing and managing canine eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, pp 272-282. Correction, August, p 342.
The pathophysiology of eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, p 276.
Buphthalmia
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A rockfish with a bulging eye; June, p 243.
CAPC
Leading Off: CAPC road show: East bound and down! June, p 246.
Cardiology
Leading Off: Guidelines make managing canine heart disease more clear-cut; March, p 90.
Hot Literature: New guidelines for diagnosing and treating chronic valvular heart disease in dogs; March, pp 94-96.
Hot Literature: Troponin 1 indicates cardiac disease severity in dogs; May, p 202.
Recognizing and treating pericardial disease; May, pp 218-226.
How to perform a pericardiocentesis; May, pp 228-230.
Hot Literature: Spironolactone: A promising adjunctive therapy for myxomatous mitral valve disease; September, p 409.
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism; November, pp 504-516.
Normal hemostasis; November, pp 508-509.
Centrifugal fecal flotation
Just Ask the Expert: What fecal analysis method do you use? October, pp 468-469.
Procedure for centrifugal fecal flotation; October, p 468.
Recipe for Sheather’s sucrose solution; October, p 469.
Chronic valvular heart disease
Leading Off: Guidelines make managing canine heart disease more clear-cut; March, p 90.
Hot Literature: New guidelines for diagnosing and treating chronic valvular heart disease in dogs; March, pp 94-96.
Circumanal gland adenoma
Clinical Exposures: Canine circumanal gland adenoma: The cytologic clues; August, pp 346-349.
Client form
Exercise intolerance supplemental history (PDF); February, online only.
Client handout
Answers to your questions about pemphigus foliaceus in dogs and cats (PDF); January, online only.
Clinical Exposures
Palpebral reconstruction after entropion surgery in a dog; March, pp 98-105.
Why it’s important to examine the entire radiographic image; April, pp 154-158.
Incidental finding of renal agenesis in a cat; June, pp 255-258.
Canine circumanal gland adenoma: The cytologic clues; August, pp 346-349.
Circumanal gland adenoma
Clinical Exposures: Canine circumanal gland adenoma: The cytologic clues; August, pp 346-349.
Clinical pathology
Research Updates: A simple blood smear as a diagnostic test to predict death secondary to heatstroke in dogs? May, pp 211-212.
Clinical trials
Leading Off: Veterinary clinical trials offer cancer patients more options; August, p 343.
ClinQuiz
Tick particulars; March, pp 119-120.
Clipnosis
Hot Literature: Can “clipnosis” calm cats in the clinic? February, p 50.
Cloning
Have You Heard? Are the clones coming? July, p 293.
Conjunctival infection
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat conjunctival infections? October, p 456.
Contraception
Leading Off: Nonsurgical animal sterilization: The potential to control pet overpopulation—and save human lives; January, p 8.
Nonsurgical methods of contraception in dogs and cats: Where are we now? January, pp 12-17.
Correction
Canine and feline pemphigus foliaceus: Improving your chances of a successful outcome (January); March, p 96.
Diagnosing and managing canine eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy (June); August, p 342.
Critical care
Video: Critical care tools; August, p 338.
A fresh look at identifying sepsis in cats; September, pp 416-422.
Just Ask the Expert: Is human IgG a viable treatment for IMHA? October, p 462.
Video: When and how to feed sick cats; November, p 486.
Crossmatching
An update on blood typing, crossmatching, and doing no harm in transfusing dogs and cats; October, pp 447-453.
CVC Highlights
Rethinking the causes of canine aggression; December, pp 568-569.
Busting two common opioid myths; December, p 570.
Why you should worry about your patients with proteinuria; December, pp 572-573.
How I assess postsurgical pain in cats; December, pp 574-575.
My approach to an NSAID washout period in dogs; December, p 576.
A quick Q&A on feline vaccine site-associated sarcomas; December, p 578.
Cyclosporine
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Cytology
Clinical Exposures: Canine circumanal gland adenoma: The cytologic clues; August, pp 346-349.
Have You Heard? What does that cytology report really tell you? October, p 435.
Dentistry
Just Ask the Expert: Are there alternatives to surgery for a fractured tooth? February, p 55.
Just Ask the Expert: Is tooth extraction an acceptable treatment for aggression? April, pp 164-165.
Just Ask the Expert: Further advice on tooth extraction to treat aggression; June, pp 260-263.
Mind Over Miller: Helping all creatures preserve their pearly whites; July, p 330.
Have You Heard? Clarifying canine tooth resorption; September, p 383.
Just Ask the Expert: How should I approach a discolored tooth? October, p 455.
Dermatology
Canine and feline pemphigus foliaceus: Improving your chances of a successful outcome; January, pp 18-30. Correction, March, p 96.
Client handout: Answers to your questions about pemphigus foliaceus in dogs and cats (PDF); January, online only.
Glucocorticoid use in cats; February, pp 56-62.
How to perform and interpret dermatophyte cultures; July, pp 304-307.
Image Quiz—Dermatology: A bulldog with erythematous plaques; August, p 338.
Just Ask the Expert: Are antihistamines effective in canine atopy? October, p 464.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you combat acral lick dermatitis? October, p 465.
Have You Heard? Atopy affects more than just the skin; November, p 486; December, p 552.
Image Quiz—Dermatology: A pit bull with bullous lesions; November, p 486.
Image Quiz—Dermatology: Patchy alopecia in a Chihuahua; December, pp 546-548.
Image Quiz—Dermatology: A growing eyelid mass; December, pp 547-548.
Just Ask the Expert: How can I obtain optimal results from skin bacterial cultures? December, p 562.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you manage ceruminous otitis in cats? December, p 564.
Just Ask the Expert: What frequency of immunotherapy works for your patients? December, p 565.
Just Ask the Expert: How should I treat a dog that is allergic to only house dust mites? December, p 566.
Dermatophyte culture
How to perform and interpret dermatophyte cultures; July, pp 304-307.
Diabetes
Discovering the reasons underlying difficult-to-control diabetes in cats; March, pp 106-114.
Identifying the reasons behind difficult-to-control diabetes in dogs; April, pp 175-186.
Reader Questions: What you want to know about diabetic regulation; June, pp 248-249.
Reader Questions: More diabetic regulation advice; August, pp 344-345.
Research Updates: Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Leading Off: The AAHA diabetes management guidelines: An inside look; October, p 438.
Research Updates: Do glucosamine-based chondroprotective agents affect fructosamine monitoring in diabetic dogs? December, pp 542-544.
Diagnostic procedures
How to perform a pericardiocentesis; May, pp 228-230.
How to perform and interpret dermatophyte cultures; July, pp 304-307.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part I: Diagnosis; July, pp 308-314.
Just Ask the Expert: A few tips on diagnosing IMHA; September, p 404.
Just Ask the Expert: What fecal analysis method do you use? October, pp 468-469.
Procedure for centrifugal fecal flotation; October, p 468.
Recipe for Sheather’s sucrose solution; October, p 469.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you detect Physaloptera species eggs? October, pp 472-473.
Research Updates: Should biopsy samples be routinely collected from the duodenum and ileum in dogs with clinical signs suggestive of concurrent small and large bowel diarrhea? November, pp 499-500.
Arterial blood gas analysis and interpretation in anesthetized patients; November, pp 517-526.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 1: A border collie with a possible foreign body; November, p 523.
Arterial blood gas analysis case example 2: A diabetic husky with a fibrosarcoma; November, p 524.
Just Ask the Expert: What blood pressure values should I be concerned about? December, pp 560-561.
Just Ask the Expert: How can I obtain optimal results from skin bacterial cultures? December, p 562.
Diarrhea
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part I: Diagnosis; July, pp 308-314.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part II: Treatment; July, pp 316-326.
Research Updates: Should biopsy samples be routinely collected from the duodenum and ileum in dogs with clinical signs suggestive of concurrent small and large bowel diarrhea? November, pp 499-500.
Discolored tooth
Just Ask the Expert: How should I approach a discolored tooth? October, p 455.
Dog training
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: Training technique controversies; July, p 293.
Drug administration
Hot Literature: The search for alternative oral administration methods in cats; September, p 408.
Dust mites
Just Ask the Expert: How should I treat a dog that is allergic to only house dust mites? December, p 566.
Ear disease
Just Ask the Expert: How do you manage ceruminous otitis in cats? December, p 564.
Elephants
Video: Researching behavior in Asian elephants; January, p 5.
Emergency medicine
Video: Critical care tools; August, p 338.
A fresh look at identifying sepsis in cats; September, pp 416-422.
Just Ask the Expert: Is human IgG a viable treatment for IMHA? October, p 462.
Endocrinology
Discovering the reasons underlying difficult-to-control diabetes in cats; March, pp 106-114.
Identifying the reasons behind difficult-to-control diabetes in dogs; April, pp 175-186.
Reader Questions: What you want to know about diabetic regulation; June, pp 248-249.
Research Updates: Dogs with gallbladder mucoceles may be prone to common endocrine diseases; July, pp 299-301.
Reader Questions: More diabetic regulation advice; August, pp 344-345.
Research Updates: Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Leading Off: The AAHA diabetes management guidelines: An inside look; October, p 438.
Just Ask the Expert: Is this patient cushingoid? October, p 458.
Just Ask the Expert: What is the lifespan of cats with hyperthyroidism? October, p 459.
Research Updates: Do glucosamine-based chondroprotective agents affect fructosamine monitoring in diabetic dogs? December, pp 542-544.
Entropion
Clinical Exposures: Palpebral reconstruction after entropion surgery in a dog; March, pp 98-105.
Enucleation
Hot Literature: Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy
Diagnosing and managing canine eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, pp 272-282. Correction, August, p 342.
The pathophysiology of eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, p 276.
Equine medicine
Have You Heard? Are the clones coming? July, p 293.
Euthanasia
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: How do you handle elective euthanasia? July, p 293.
Exercise intolerance
Exercise intolerance in retrievers; February, pp 64-75.
Client form: Exercise intolerance supplemental history (PDF); February, online only.
Exotic animals
Have You Heard? Stop! Don’t kiss that frog! April, p 147; December, p 558.
Eyelid surgery
Clinical Exposures: Palpebral reconstruction after entropion surgery in a dog; March, pp 98-105.
Fecal analysis
Just Ask the Expert: What fecal analysis method do you use? October, pp 468-469.
Procedure for centrifugal fecal flotation; October, p 468.
Recipe for Sheather’s sucrose solution; October, p 469.
Feline immunodeficiency virus
Research Updates: Does FIV play a role in the development of chronic kidney disease in cats? October, pp 444-446.
Feline medicine
Have You Heard? Will dietary lysine control feline herpesvirus infections? February, p 43.
Leading Off: New healthcare guidelines for cats at every stage of life; February, p 46.
Glucocorticoid use in cats; February, pp 56-62.
Have You Heard? No crystal ball needed for azotemia in cats; March, p 87; December, p 556.
Discovering the reasons underlying difficult-to-control diabetes in cats; March, pp 106-114.
Just Ask the Expert: Feline heartworm disease; March, p 116.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part I: Diagnosis; July, pp 308-314.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part II: Treatment; July, pp 316-326.
Have You Heard? More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Research Updates: How often do uroliths really recur in cats? August, pp 350-352.
Research Updates: Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Hot Literature: The search for alternative oral administration methods in cats; September, p 408.
A fresh look at identifying sepsis in cats; September, pp 416-422.
Research Updates: Does FIV play a role in the development of chronic kidney disease in cats? October, pp 444-446.
Just Ask the Expert: What is the lifespan of cats with hyperthyroidism? October, p 459.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat cats with intestinal lymphoma? October, p 463.
Video: When and how to feed sick cats; November, p 486.
Hot Literature: Long-term NSAID use in cats; November, pp 494-497.
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism; November, pp 504-516.
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: How to manage feline pancreatitis; December, p 538.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you manage ceruminous otitis in cats? December, p 564.
CVC Highlight: How I assess postsurgical pain in cats; December, pp 574-575.
CVC Highlight: A quick Q&A on feline vaccine site-associated sarcomas; December, p 578.
Fighting dogs
Video: A tip for clients whose dogs exhibit social status aggression; February, p 43.
Fleas
Hot Literature: Flea and tick control is changing—Are you? March, pp 122-124.
Have You Heard? More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Fractured tooth
Just Ask the Expert: Are there alternatives to surgery for a fractured tooth? February, p 55.
Frogs
Have You Heard? Stop! Don’t kiss that frog! April, p 147; December, p 558.
Fructosamine
Research Updates: Do glucosamine-based chondroprotective agents affect fructosamine monitoring in diabetic dogs? December, pp 542-544.
Fungal disease
When to consider aspergillosis in dogs; August, pp 355-362.
Gabapentin
Hot Literature: What’s the scoop on gabapentin? September, p 406.
Gallbladder mucoceles
Research Updates: Dogs with gallbladder mucoceles may be prone to common endocrine diseases; July, pp 299-301.
Gastric dilatation-volvulus
Have You Heard? A less invasive GDV prevention alternative; May, p 199.
Gastrointestinal disease
Hot Literature: Prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin: Good for the gut? January, p 10.
Have You Heard? A less invasive GDV prevention alternative; May, p 199.
Research Updates: Should veterinarians emphasize the risk of intestinal nematodiasis based on patient signalment and geographic location? May, pp 208-210.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part I: Diagnosis; July, pp 308-314.
How to manage feline chronic diarrhea, Part II: Treatment; July, pp 316-326.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat cats with intestinal lymphoma? October, p 463.
Gene therapy
Have You Heard? Gene therapy for CRF? January, p 5.
Genetics
Just Ask the Expert: What role does genetics play in a pet’s temperament? October, pp 470-471.
Glargine
Research Updates: Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Glucocorticoids
Glucocorticoid use in cats; February, pp 56-62.
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Glucosamine
Research Updates: Do glucosamine-based chondroprotective agents affect fructosamine monitoring in diabetic dogs? December, pp 542-544.
Guidelines
Leading Off: New healthcare guidelines for cats at every stage of life; February, p 46.
Leading Off: Guidelines make managing canine heart disease more clear-cut; March, p 90.
Hot Literature: New guidelines for diagnosing and treating chronic valvular heart disease in dogs; March, pp 94-96.
Leading Off: The AAHA diabetes management guidelines: An inside look; October, p 438.
Have You Heard?
Gene therapy for CRF? January, p 5.
Will dietary lysine control feline herpesvirus infections? February, p 43.
No crystal ball needed for azotemia in cats; March, p 87; December, p 556.
Stop! Don’t kiss that frog! April, p 147; December, p 558.
A less invasive GDV prevention alternative; May, p 199.
Getting a leash on visceral leishmaniasis; June, p 243; December, pp 554-556.
Are the clones coming? July, p 293.
More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Clarifying canine tooth resorption; September, p 383.
What does that cytology report really tell you? October, p 435.
Atopy affects more than just the skin; November, p 486; December, p 552.
Can pheromones ease surgical stress? December, p 538.
Heartworm disease
Just Ask the Expert: Feline heartworm disease; March, p 116.
Heatstroke
Research Updates: A simple blood smear as a diagnostic test to predict death secondary to heatstroke in dogs? May, pp 211-212.
Hemangioma
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A golden retriever with a red eye; April, p 147.
Hemostasis
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism; November, pp 504-516.
Normal hemostasis; November, pp 508-509.
Hepatic disease
Research Updates: Ascites validated as a powerful prognostic indicator in canine chronic hepatitis; February, pp 52-54.
Hepatitis
Research Updates: Ascites validated as a powerful prognostic indicator in canine chronic hepatitis; February, pp 52-54.
Herpesvirus
Have You Heard? Will dietary lysine control feline herpesvirus infections? February, p 43.
Hot Literature
Flu is for the birds—and the cats and dogs; January, p 10.
Prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin: Good for the gut? January, p 10.
Can “clipnosis” calm cats in the clinic? February, p 50.
New guidelines for diagnosing and treating chronic valvular heart disease in dogs; March, pp 94-96.
Flea and tick control is changing—Are you? March, pp 122-124.
Bartonellosis: What do we know? What can we do? April, pp 159-162.
Troponin 1 indicates cardiac disease severity in dogs; May, p 202.
What’s the scoop on gabapentin? September, p 406.
The search for alternative oral administration methods in cats; September, p 408.
Spironolactone: A promising adjunctive therapy for myxomatous mitral valve disease; September, p 409.
Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Who’s got leptospirosis? November, p 492.
Long-term NSAID use in cats; November, pp 494-497.
Hyperadrenocorticism
Just Ask the Expert: Is this patient cushingoid? October, p 458.
Hyperthyroidism
Just Ask the Expert: What is the lifespan of cats with hyperthyroidism? October, p 459.
Image Quiz
Ophthalmology: A Vizsla with eyelid masses; February, p 43.
Ophthalmology: A golden retriever with a red eye; April, p 147.
Ophthalmology: A rockfish with a bulging eye; June, p 243.
Ophthalmology: A squinting cattle dog; July, p 293.
Dermatology: A bulldog with erythematous plaques; August, p 338.
Ophthalmology: A Lab with a pupil abnormality; September, p 383.
Ultrasonography: A cat with a distended abdomen; October, p 435.
Dermatology: A pit bull with bullous lesions; November, p 486.
Dermatology: Patchy alopecia in a Chihuahua; December, pp 546-548.
Dermatology: A growing eyelid mass; December, pp 547-548.
Imaging
Clinical Exposures: Why it’s important to examine the entire radiographic image; April, pp 154-158.
Research Updates: Common disorders associated with aspiration pneumonia in dogs, and the influence of underlying disease or thoracic radiograph findings on patient survival; May, pp 210-211.
Clinical Exposures: Incidental finding of renal agenesis in a cat; June, pp 255-258.
Image Quiz—Ultrasonography: A cat with a distended abdomen; October, p 435.
Video: Interventional oncology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Video: Interventional radiology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
Just Ask the Expert: A few tips on diagnosing IMHA; September, p 404.
Just Ask the Expert: Is human IgG a viable treatment for IMHA? October, p 462.
Immunoglobulin G
Just Ask the Expert: Is human IgG a viable treatment for IMHA? October, p 462.
Immunology
Understanding viral zoonoses: H1N1 influenza; March, pp 131-135.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Opal; March, p 132.
Immunosuppression
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Immunotherapy
Just Ask the Expert: What frequency of immunotherapy works for your patients? December, p 565.
Just Ask the Expert: How should I treat a dog that is allergic to only house dust mites? December, p 566.
Infectious disease
Hot Literature: Flu is for the birds—and the cats and dogs; January, p 10.
Have You Heard? Will dietary lysine control feline herpesvirus infections? February, p 43.
Understanding viral zoonoses: H1N1 influenza; March, pp 131-135.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Opal; March, p 132.
Research Updates: Does FIV play a role in the development of chronic kidney disease in cats? October, pp 444-446.
Influenza
Hot Literature: Flu is for the birds—and the cats and dogs; January, p 10.
Understanding viral zoonoses: H1N1 influenza; March, pp 131-135.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Opal; March, p 132.
Insulin
Discovering the reasons underlying difficult-to-control diabetes in cats; March, pp 106-114.
Identifying the reasons behind difficult-to-control diabetes in dogs; April, pp 175-186.
Reader Questions: What you want to know about diabetic regulation; June, pp 248-249.
Reader Questions: More diabetic regulation advice; August, pp 344-345.
Research Updates: Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Leading Off: The AAHA diabetes management guidelines: An inside look; October, p 438.
Interventional oncology
Video: Interventional oncology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Interventional radiology
Video: Interventional radiology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Just Ask the Expert
Are there alternatives to surgery for a fractured tooth? February, p 55.
Feline heartworm disease; March, p 116.
Is tooth extraction an acceptable treatment for aggression? April, pp 164-165.
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and piroxicam; May, p 204.
Further advice on tooth extraction to treat aggression; June, pp 260-263.
The zoonotic threat of rabbits and other wild animals; July, p 296.
A few tips on diagnosing IMHA; September, p 404.
How should I approach a discolored tooth? October, p 455.
How do you treat conjunctival infections? October, p 456.
What is a normal Schirmer tear test result? October, p 456.
Is this patient cushingoid? October, p 458.
What is the lifespan of cats with hyperthyroidism? October, p 459.
Am I using skin staples for wound closure correctly? October, p 460.
Is human IgG a viable treatment for IMHA? October, p 462.
How do you treat cats with intestinal lymphoma? October, p 463.
Are antihistamines effective in canine atopy? October, p 464.
How do you combat acral lick dermatitis? October, p 465.
How do you handle proteinuria? October, p 466.
What fecal analysis method do you use? October, pp 468-469.
What role does genetics play in a pet’s temperament? October, pp 470-471.
How do you detect Physaloptera species eggs? October, pp 472-473.
What blood pressure values should I be concerned about? December, pp 560-561.
How can I obtain optimal results from skin bacterial cultures? December, p 562.
How do you manage ceruminous otitis in cats? December, p 564.
What frequency of immunotherapy works for your patients? December, p 565.
How should I treat a dog that is allergic to only house dust mites? December, p 566.
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Just Ask the Expert: What is a normal Schirmer tear test result? October, p 456.
Leading Off
Nonsurgical animal sterilization: The potential to control pet overpopulation—and save human lives; January, p 8.
New healthcare guidelines for cats at every stage of life; February, p 46.
Guidelines make managing canine heart disease more clear-cut; March, p 90.
Pets, people, and pathogens; March, p 115.
Bartonellosis: Clinical and diagnostic challenges; April, p 152.
CAPC road show: East bound and down! June, p 246.
Veterinary clinical trials offer cancer patients more options; August, p 343.
The AAHA diabetes management guidelines: An inside look; October, p 438.
Leflunomide
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Leishmaniasis
Have You Heard? Getting a leash on visceral leishmaniasis; June, p 243; December, pp 554-556.
Leptospirosis
Hot Literature: Who’s got leptospirosis? November, p 492.
Letters
A few clarifications on dystocia management (Davidson, A.); Response (Shaw, S.); April, p 150.
A practitioner’s observation about renal agenesis (Scott, S.); August, p 342.
Use of figures in bronchopneumopathy article (Patterson, C.C.; Venema, C.); August, p 342.
Additional zoonotic threats from wildlife (Rhody, J.L.); September, p 386.
Lyme borreliosis
Hot Literature: Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Lymphoma
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat cats with intestinal lymphoma? October, p 463.
Lysine
Have You Heard? Will dietary lysine control feline herpesvirus infections? February, p 43.
Megaesophagus
Clinical Exposures: Why it’s important to examine the entire radiographic image; April, pp 154-158.
Mind Over Miller
Veterinary medicine needs nurses; January, p 34.
Why do we keep killing endangered species? February, p 78.
A tribute to an old dog; March, p 138.
Reminiscing: The Ventura County VMA; April, p 190.
A German intern’s adventures in America; May, p 234.
An important choice; June, p 286.
Helping all creatures preserve their pearly whites; July, p 330.
You’ll wanna read this book; August, p 374.
Denver déjà vu; September, p 426.
Peanut memories; October, p 478.
Killing with kindness; November, p 530.
The Late Show, with Dr. Miller; December, p 582.
Mycophenolate mofetil
Immunosuppressive drugs: Beyond glucocorticoids; August, pp 364-371.
Myxomatous mitral valve disease
Hot Literature: Troponin 1 indicates cardiac disease severity in dogs; May, p 202.
Hot Literature: Spironolactone: A promising adjunctive therapy for myxomatous mitral valve disease; September, p 409.
Nematodes
Research Updates: Should veterinarians emphasize the risk of intestinal nematodiasis based on patient signalment and geographic location? May, pp 208-210.
NSAIDs
Hot Literature: Long-term NSAID use in cats; November, pp 494-497.
CVC Highlight: My approach to an NSAID washout period in dogs; December, p 576.
Nutrition
Video: When and how to feed sick cats; November, p 486.
Oncology
Just Ask the Expert: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and piroxicam; May, p 204.
Leading Off: Veterinary clinical trials offer cancer patients more options; August, p 343.
Video: Interventional oncology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Have You Heard? What does that cytology report really tell you? October, p 435.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat cats with intestinal lymphoma? October, p 463.
CVC Highlight: A quick Q&A on feline vaccine site-associated sarcomas; December, p 578.
Ophthalmology
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A Vizsla with eyelid masses; February, p 43.
Clinical Exposures: Palpebral reconstruction after entropion surgery in a dog; March, pp 98-105.
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A golden retriever with a red eye; April, p 147.
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A rockfish with a bulging eye; June, p 243.
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A squinting cattle dog; July, p 293.
Image Quiz—Ophthalmology: A Lab with a pupil abnormality; September, p 383.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you treat conjunctival infections? October, p 456.
Just Ask the Expert: What is a normal Schirmer tear test result? October, p 456.
Hot Literature: Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Opioids
CVC Highlight: Busting two common opioid myths; December, p 570.
Otitis externa
Just Ask the Expert: How do you manage ceruminous otitis in cats? December, p 564.
Pain management
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: Dr. James Gaynor; June, p 243.
Hot Literature: What’s the scoop on gabapentin? September, p 406.
Hot Literature: Overlooked ocular pain: The benefits of using local anesthesia for enucleation; November, p 491.
Hot Literature: Long-term NSAID use in cats; November, pp 494-497.
CVC Highlight: Busting two common opioid myths; December, p 570.
CVC Highlight: How I assess postsurgical pain in cats; December, pp 574-575.
CVC Highlight: My approach to an NSAID washout period in dogs; December, p 576.
Pancreatitis
Video: Specialist in the Spotlight: How to manage feline pancreatitis; December, p 538.
Parasitology
Leading Off: Pets, people, and pathogens; March, p 115.
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials: From the Golden Age to the Bronze Age of antibiotic use; March, online only.
Just Ask the Expert: Feline heartworm disease; March, p 116.
ClinQuiz: Tick particulars; March, pp 119-120.
Hot Literature: Flea and tick control is changing—Are you? March, pp 122-124.
Bartonellosis: An emerging and potentially hidden epidemic? March, pp 126-130.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Breitschwerdt; March, p 127.
Leading Off: Bartonellosis: Clinical and diagnostic challenges; April, p 152.
Hot Literature: Bartonellosis: What do we know? What can we do? April, pp 159-162.
Research Updates: Should veterinarians emphasize the risk of intestinal nematodiasis based on patient signalment and geographic location? May, pp 208-210.
Have You Heard? Getting a leash on visceral leishmaniasis; June, p 243; December, pp 554-556.
Leading Off: CAPC road show: East bound and down! June, p 246.
Just Ask the Expert: The zoonotic threat of rabbits and other wild animals; July, p 296.
Have You Heard? More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you detect Physaloptera species eggs? October, pp 472-473.
Hot Literature: Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Hot Literature: Who’s got leptospirosis? November, p 492.
Pemphigus foliaceus
Canine and feline pemphigus foliaceus: Improving your chances of a successful outcome; January, pp 18-30. Correction, March, p 96.
Client handout: Answers to your questions about pemphigus foliaceus in dogs and cats (PDF); January, online only.
Pericardial disease
Recognizing and treating pericardial disease; May, pp 218-226.
How to perform a pericardiocentesis; May, pp 228-230.
Pericardiocentesis
How to perform a pericardiocentesis; May, pp 228-230.
Pet overpopulation
Leading Off: Nonsurgical animal sterilization: The potential to control pet overpopulation—and save human lives; January, p 8.
Nonsurgical methods of contraception in dogs and cats: Where are we now? January, pp 12-17.
Pheromones
Have You Heard? Can pheromones ease surgical stress? December, p 538.
Physaloptera species
Just Ask the Expert: How do you detect Physaloptera species eggs? October, pp 472-473.
Piroxicam
Just Ask the Expert: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and piroxicam; May, p 204.
Prednisone
Hot Literature: Prednisone and ultralow-dose aspirin: Good for the gut? January, p 10.
Proteinuria
Just Ask the Expert: How do you handle proteinuria? October, p 466.
CVC Highlight: Why you should worry about your patients with proteinuria; December, pp 572-573.
Pulmonary disease
Diagnosing and managing canine eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, pp 272-282. Correction, August, p 342.
The pathophysiology of eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy; June, p 276.
Rabbits
Just Ask the Expert: The zoonotic threat of rabbits and other wild animals; July, p 296.
Radiography
Clinical Exposures: Why it’s important to examine the entire radiographic image; April, pp 154-158.
Research Updates: Common disorders associated with aspiration pneumonia in dogs, and the influence of underlying disease or thoracic radiograph findings on patient survival; May, pp 210-211.
Video: Interventional oncology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Video: Interventional radiology: Overview and indications; October, p 435.
Reader Questions
What you want to know about diabetic regulation; June, pp 248-249.
More diabetic regulation advice; August, pp 344-345.
Reconstructive surgery
Video: How to place walking sutures; April, p 147.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 5: Walking sutures; April, pp 170-173.
Video: How to make a rotation skin flap; May, p 199.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 6: Rotation skin flaps; May, pp 215-217.
Renal agenesis
Clinical Exposures: Incidental finding of renal agenesis in a cat; June, pp 255-258.
Renal disease
Have You Heard? Gene therapy for CRF? January, p 5.
Clinical Exposures: Incidental finding of renal agenesis in a cat; June, pp 255-258.
Research Updates: Does FIV play a role in the development of chronic kidney disease in cats? October, pp 444-446.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you handle proteinuria? October, p 466.
CVC Highlight: Why you should worry about your patients with proteinuria; December, pp 572-573.
Reproduction
Leading Off: Nonsurgical animal sterilization: The potential to control pet overpopulation—and save human lives; January, p 8.
Nonsurgical methods of contraception in dogs and cats: Where are we now? January, pp 12-17.
Video: Common canine reproductive questions answered; May, p 199.
Research Updates
Ascites validated as a powerful prognostic indicator in canine chronic hepatitis; February, pp 52-54.
Should veterinarians emphasize the risk of intestinal nematodiasis based on patient signalment and geographic location? May, pp 208-210.
Common disorders associated with aspiration pneumonia in dogs, and the influence of underlying disease or thoracic radiograph findings on patient survival; May, pp 210-211.
A simple blood smear as a diagnostic test to predict death secondary to heatstroke in dogs? May, pp 211-212.
Dogs with gallbladder mucoceles may be prone to common endocrine diseases; July, pp 299-301.
How often do uroliths really recur in cats? August, pp 350-352.
Giving glargine insulin to newly diagnosed diabetic cats may increase the likelihood of remission; September, pp 400-402.
Does FIV play a role in the development of chronic kidney disease in cats? October, pp 444-446.
Should biopsy samples be routinely collected from the duodenum and ileum in dogs with clinical signs suggestive of concurrent small and large bowel diarrhea? November, pp 499-500.
Do glucosamine-based chondroprotective agents affect fructosamine monitoring in diabetic dogs? December, pp 542-544.
Retrievers
Exercise intolerance in retrievers; February, pp 64-75.
Client form: Exercise intolerance supplemental history (PDF); February, online only.
Rodenticide toxicosis
Toxicology Brief: A case of zinc phosphide toxicosis; September, pp 388-392.
Rotation skin flap
Video: How to make a rotation skin flap; May, p 199.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 6: Rotation skin flaps; May, pp 215-217.
Salmonellosis
Have You Heard? Stop! Don’t kiss that frog! April, p 147; December, p 558.
Schirmer tear test
Just Ask the Expert: What is a normal Schirmer tear test result? October, p 456.
Sepsis
A fresh look at identifying sepsis in cats; September, pp 416-422.
Sheather’s solution
Recipe for Sheather’s sucrose solution; October, p 469.
Skills Laboratory
Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 5: Walking sutures; April, pp 170-173.
Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 6: Rotation skin flaps; May, pp 215-217.
Skin staples
Just Ask the Expert: Am I using skin staples for wound closure correctly? October, p 460.
Spironolactone
Hot Literature: Spironolactone: A promising adjunctive therapy for myxomatous mitral valve disease; September, p 409.
Strychnine poisoning
Toxicology Brief: Epidemiology and management of strychnine poisoning; June, pp 250-254.
Surgery
Video: How to place walking sutures; April, p 147.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 5: Walking sutures; April, pp 170-173.
Have You Heard? A less invasive GDV prevention alternative; May, p 199.
Video: How to make a rotation skin flap; May, p 199.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 6: Rotation skin flaps; May, pp 215-217.
Just Ask the Expert: Am I using skin staples for wound closure correctly? October, p 460.
Have You Heard? Can pheromones ease surgical stress? December, p 538.
Ticks
ClinQuiz: Tick particulars; March, pp 119-120.
Hot Literature: Flea and tick control is changing—Are you? March, pp 122-124.
Hot Literature: Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Tooth extraction
Just Ask the Expert: Is tooth extraction an acceptable treatment for aggression? April, pp 164-165.
Just Ask the Expert: Further advice on tooth extraction to treat aggression; June, pp 260-263.
Tooth resorption
Have You Heard? Clarifying canine tooth resorption; September, p 383.
Toxicology
Toxicology Brief: Epidemiology and management of strychnine poisoning; June, pp 250-254.
Toxicology Brief: A case of zinc phosphide toxicosis; September, pp 388-392.
Transfusion
An update on blood typing, crossmatching, and doing no harm in transfusing dogs and cats; October, pp 447-453.
Transitional cell carcinoma
Just Ask the Expert: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and piroxicam; May, p 204.
Troponin 1
Hot Literature: Troponin 1 indicates cardiac disease severity in dogs; May, p 202.
Ultrasonography
Image Quiz—Ultrasonography: A cat with a distended abdomen; October, p 435.
Urolithiasis
Research Updates: How often do uroliths really recur in cats? August, pp 350-352.
Urology
Research Updates: How often do uroliths really recur in cats? August, pp 350-352.
Just Ask the Expert: How do you handle proteinuria? October, p 466.
CVC Highlight: Why you should worry about your patients with proteinuria; December, pp 572-573.
Vaccine-site associated sarcoma
CVC Highlight: A quick Q&A on feline vaccine site-associated sarcomas; December, p 578.
Walking sutures
Video: How to place walking sutures; April, p 147.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 5: Walking sutures; April, pp 170-173.
Wild animals
Video: Researching behavior in Asian elephants; January, p 5.
Mind Over Miller: Why do we keep killing endangered species? February, p 78.
Just Ask the Expert: The zoonotic threat of rabbits and other wild animals; July, p 296.
Mind Over Miller: Helping all creatures preserve their pearly whites; July, p 330.
Wound closure
Video: How to place walking sutures; April, p 147.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 5: Walking sutures; April, pp 170-173.
Video: How to make a rotation skin flap; May, p 199.
Skills Laboratory: Reconstructive surgery techniques, Part 6: Rotation skin flaps; May, pp 215-217.
Just Ask the Expert: Am I using skin staples for wound closure correctly? October, p 460.
Zinc phosphide
Toxicology Brief: A case of zinc phosphide toxicosis; September, pp 388-392.
Zoonosis
Leading Off: Pets, people, and pathogens; March, p 115.
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials: From the Golden Age to the Bronze Age of antibiotic use; March, online only.
Bartonellosis: An emerging and potentially hidden epidemic? March, pp 126-130.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Breitschwerdt; March, p 127.
Understanding viral zoonoses: H1N1 influenza; March, pp 131-135.
An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. Opal; March, p 132.
Have You Heard? Stop! Don’t kiss that frog! April, p 147; December, p 558.
Leading Off: Bartonellosis: Clinical and diagnostic challenges; April, p 152.
Hot Literature: Bartonellosis: What do we know? What can we do? April, pp 159-162.
Have You Heard? Getting a leash on visceral leishmaniasis; June, p 243; December, pp 554-556.
Just Ask the Expert: The zoonotic threat of rabbits and other wild animals; July, p 296.
Have You Heard? More than just flea control in cats; August, p 338.
Hot Literature: Lyme borreliosis in man and his best friend; November, pp 490-491.
Hot Literature: Who’s got leptospirosis? November, p 492.
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