Critically ill patients are at an increased risk of gastrointestinal compromise, including those where gastrointestinal compromise is not their primary condition. Gastrointestinal compromise can be...
Non-erosive IMPA is typically induced by a type III hypersensitivity reaction where immune complexes collect in the joint space. Immune complexes are derived from bound antigen–antibody formations and...
Pancreatitis is described as the most common exocrine disease affecting both canines and felines (Steiner, 2020). Premature activation of digestive enzymes results in pancreatic autodigestion, leading...
Approximately 60% of encephalitis cases do not have a definable infectious cause (Olby and Platt, 2013). Infectious encephalitis includes: bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic. The incidence of...
The owners of a FCGS cat may bring their cat to a veterinary nurse (VN) dental clinic initially for some advice as they may have a few concerns, but they may not be fully aware of the extent of the...
Infection — A pathologic process caused by the invasion of normally sterile tissue or fluid by pathogenic or potentially pathogenic microorganisms.
Antibiotics do not remove the burden of protein rich material and the potential contributing factors that may have encouraged infection in the first place. Bacteria present in a wound at high levels...