Small Animal Topic

Oral Tumors

...salivation and/or sanguinous (i.e., bloody) oral discharge Facial swelling/ asymmetry Enlarged cervical lymph nodes Difficulty in chewing food or opening mouth Dropping food from mouth Visible mass Loose teeth (especially...
Small Animal Topic

Portosystemic Shunts

...extrahepatic shunts, and the left gastric is the most common. Acquired PSS (figure 1) are almost always multiple vessels, which develop in response to hepatic hypertension. They can occur in...
Small Animal Topic

Splenic Torsion

...gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV). but can also occur in isolation. Large and giant breed dogs with a deep-chested conformation (e.g., Great Danes and German Shepherds) are most commonly affected. Splenic torsion...