April 24th, 2007
What the results of a CBC, Chemistry Profile (CMP), and a Urinalysis mean…
A wide variety of tests are used to certify good health or indicate the presence of infection or disease. The major tests and some of the common vocabulary in lab reports are explained below. Continue reading Normal lab values
April 24th, 2007
Normal lab values for CBC and CMP (complete metabolic panel) for
dogs and cats. Presented in table form. Continue reading Normal lab values
April 24th, 2007
Normal Canine Vital Signs
Temperature*
Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
99.5 . . . → Read More: Normal vital signs
April 24th, 2007
CANINE AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE: COMMON PROBLEM OF PUREBRED DOGS
“Most of the confusion about the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease in purebred or mixed breed dogs today stems from the expectation that affected animals must show clinical signs of inadequate thyroid hormonal production (i.e. hypothyroidism) in order to have the disease….The most common cause of canine thyroid disease is autoimmune thyroiditis (estimated 90% of cases).
Continue reading Auto-immune thyroid disease