Finally, some much-needed evidence on which to base congestive heart failure treatment in cats. Presented at ECVIM 2015 by Rachel James: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 20 cats with CHF due to cardiomyopathy. Concurrently treated with furosemide, an ACE inhibitor +/- clopidogrel. The bare bones of the outcome are that survival at 15 … Continue reading
A little challenge for you all. What is this condition? He is a young DSH cat and both ears are affected. I’ll give it a few days. No prizes, just the glory!… Continue reading
Continuing with demodicosis: most host species seem to carry two or three forms of this mite. In dogs, the long-bodied form D.injae inhabits the sebaceous glands and is associated with dorsal seborrhoea in terriers which is often pruritic. The ‘normal’ form D. canis spends most time lying in the hair follicles and the short-bodied (as … Continue reading
I guess we all see these from time to time -much more commonly in cats than in dogs. Slightly bizarre horny projections from the digital footpads -a bit like a second claw. These are known as cutaneous horns and, in affected animals, they are often present on all digits. Usually they are an incidental finding. … Continue reading
A dermatological snippet. The two shorter species of Demodex found in dogs often co-exist in typical demodicosis cases. The third species -the long-bodied D. injai is different. Officially described in the literature for the first time as recently as 2001, long-bodied mites are often associated with a form of dorsal greasy seborrhoea in westies and … Continue reading
This is Lola’s back end. She’s been itchy for months. Had Advocate spot-on -no better. No lesions anywhere else; she just spends her evenings chewing the left side of her rump. So, it should be flea allergic dermatitis, maybe anal gland impaction, possibly a pug tail issue…..no? No! Just on auto-pilot, I scraped her scabby … Continue reading
