Palatal dysgenesis in a feline causing complete obstruction of the nasopharynx: A case report.

The nasopharyngeal disease is common in felines. Nasopharyngeal stenosis is uncommonly a congenital problem, with most cases being secondary to other diseases. An 8-month-old male neutered domestic shorthair presented with a chief complaint of chronic nasal congestion, open-mouth breathing, and discharge.

D-penicillamine-associated neutropenia in a Doberman pinscher.

Copper-associated hepatitis in dogs results from elevated copper levels secondary to increased intake or decreased clearance. Treatment is through establishing a negative copper balance and can include chelation therapy. Traditionally, chelation therapy in dogs is uses D-penicillamine, which has been shown to have severe side effects in humans.

Diagnosis and Conservative Management of Primary Lymphedema Resulting From Multiple Aplastic Lymphocenters in a Dog.

A 6-week-old 7.4-kg (16.3-lb) sexually intact male Great Dane with a history of severe peripheral edema within the head, neck, limbs, and tail since birth was referred for further evaluation.

Microbial culture of blood samples and serologic testing for bartonellosis in cats with chronic rhinosinusitis.

Objective: To assess the role of Bartonella spp in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) by determining detection rates for the organism by serologic testing and microbial culture of blood samples for Bartonella spp in cats with CRS and control cats (cats with other nasal diseases, cats with systemic illnesses, and healthy cats).

Design: Prospective case-control study.

Animals: 19 cats with CRS, 10 cats with other nasal diseases, 15 cats with systemic illness, and 15 healthy cats.

Gastrointestinal pythiosis in 10 dogs from California.

Background: Pythium insidiosum is an aquatic oomycete that causes severe segmental thickening of the canine gastrointestinal (GI) tract, resulting in weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, and death. Infection in dogs previously has been observed primarily in the southeastern United States.

Objective: To describe the clinicopathologic and epidemiologic findings associated with GI pythiosis in 10 dogs from California.