Veterinary Clinical Reference
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Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD): Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis
DVM reference on PBFD (beak and feather disease virus, a circovirus): the peracute-to-chronic clinical spectrum, PCR on blood and feather pulp with repeat testing to separate transient from persistent infection, supportive care with no specific antiviral, biosecurity, and prognosis.
Read →Guinea Pig Hypovitaminosis C (Scurvy): DVM Management
Point-of-care guide to guinea pig scurvy: GULO-deficiency pathophysiology, clinical signs, differentials, diagnosis, and vitamin C dosing (50 mg/kg PO/SC therapeutic; 10-30 mg/kg/day maintenance) with supportive care and prognosis.
Read →Guinea Pig Cheek-Tooth Malocclusion: DVM Diagnosis and Treatment
Cheek-tooth (premolar/molar) elongation is the guinea pig's most common disease. DVM guide to aetiology, tongue-bridging pathophysiology, diagnosis, coronal reduction under GA (not nail clippers), husbandry correction and guarded prognosis.
Read →Ferret Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
A clinical reference on ferret lymphoma for DVMs: high-grade (lymphoblastic) vs low-grade (lymphocytic) forms, anatomic presentations, the diagnostic workup, representative prednisolone and COP/CHOP chemotherapy dosing, and prognosis by subtype.
Read →Ferret Insulinoma: DVM Diagnosis and Management
A point-of-care reference for ferret insulinoma: fasted blood glucose thresholds, insulin interpretation, acute hypoglycemic crisis stabilization, prednisolone and diazoxide dosing, surgical options and survival data, diet, concurrent adrenal disease, and prognosis.
Read →Ferret adrenal gland disease (hyperadrenocorticism): diagnosis and treatment
A DVM's guide to ferret adrenocortical disease: GnRH/LH-driven pathophysiology, sex-steroid panel and ultrasound diagnosis, deslorelin implant vs leuprolide dosing, adrenalectomy, distinguishing concurrent insulinoma, monitoring, and prognosis.
Read →Shell Rot (Ulcerative Shell Disease) in Turtles and Tortoises: Staging and Treatment
DVM guide to shell rot in chelonians: superficial ulcerative shell disease vs deep osteomyelitis vs septicemic SCUD, plus debridement, culture-directed antimicrobials, dry-docking, and the husbandry correction that decides the outcome.
Read →Avian Chlamydiosis (Chlamydia psittaci / Psittacosis) in Psittacine Birds: Diagnosis, Doxycycline Treatment, and Zoonotic Control
DVM guide to avian chlamydiosis (Chlamydia psittaci/psittacosis) in psittacines: doxycycline dosing and the 45-day course, PCR/serology testing, environmental decontamination, and NASPHV reporting duties.
Read →Tramadol in Dogs and Cats: An Atypical Analgesic With a Critical Species Divide
Tramadol's opioid activity depends on the M1 metabolite dogs barely produce, so oral monotherapy fails for canine osteoarthritis while cats fare better. A clinical review of the evidence, dosing, and interactions.
Read →Ondansetron in Dogs and Cats: A Clinical Reference for Vomiting and Nausea
A practicing-clinician reference on ondansetron for dogs and cats: mechanism, indications, oral and IV dosing, the low-oral-bioavailability problem, how it compares with maropitant and metoclopramide, adverse effects, and the efficacy evidence.
Read →Ilunocitinib (Zenrelia): A Clinical Guide to the Once-Daily JAK Inhibitor for Canine Atopic Dermatitis
Ilunocitinib (Zenrelia, Elanco) is a once-daily oral JAK inhibitor for canine allergic and atopic dermatitis. This hub covers mechanism, dosing, the head-to-head data versus oclacitinib, the boxed vaccination warning, and where it fits alongside Apoquel, Cytopoint, and ciclosporin.
Read →Azathioprine in Dogs — and Why It Is Contraindicated in Cats
A clinical reference on azathioprine as a steroid-sparing immunosuppressant in dogs, the feline TPMT contraindication that makes it dangerous in cats, myelotoxicity and hepatotoxicity monitoring, drug interactions, and chlorambucil as the thiopurine-sparing alternative.
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