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Dogs Neurology

Canine Vestibular Syndrome

Vestibular syndrome causes imbalance from peripheral or central vestibular dysfunction and requires neuroanatomic localisation before a cause can be prioritised.

Dogs Cardiology

Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs

Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterised by systolic dysfunction and chamber dilation and occurs most often in large and giant breeds, although phenotype and cause vary.

Dogs Urology

Urolithiasis in Dogs

Canine urolithiasis encompasses mineral concretions in the urinary tract, with management determined by location, composition, obstruction risk and underlying metabolic or infectious factors.

Birds Infectious Disease

Avian Chlamydiosis

Avian chlamydiosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Chlamydia psittaci, with variable respiratory, gastrointestinal and systemic disease.

Dogs Reproduction

Pyometra in Dogs

Pyometra is a potentially life-threatening uterine infection that commonly develops during dioestrus in entire females under progesterone influence.

Ferrets Endocrinology

Ferret Insulinoma

Insulinoma is a common pancreatic endocrine tumour in middle-aged and older ferrets that causes episodic or persistent hypoglycaemia.

Cattle Respiratory Medicine

Bovine Respiratory Disease

Bovine respiratory disease is a multifactorial syndrome driven by viral and bacterial pathogens, transport, mixing, stress, ventilation and host immunity.

Dogs Gastroenterology

Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Dogs

Protein-losing enteropathy is a syndrome in which gastrointestinal loss of plasma proteins causes hypoalbuminaemia and potentially oedema, effusion, malnutrition and thrombosis.

Cattle Infectious Disease

Johne’s Disease in Cattle

Johne's disease is a chronic enteric infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, producing progressive weight loss and major herd-level control challenges.

Horses Infectious Disease

Equine Influenza

Equine influenza is a highly contagious viral respiratory disease that spreads rapidly among susceptible horses and can disrupt yards, events and transport.

Dogs Hepatology

Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs

Portosystemic shunts divert portal blood away from the liver, reducing hepatic exposure to nutrients and toxins and allowing neuroactive substances to enter systemic circulation.