- One Health
- Pain Management
- Oncology
- Geriatric & Palliative Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Anatomic Pathology
- Poultry Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Dermatology
- Theriogenology
- Nutrition
- Animal Welfare
- Radiology
- Internal Medicine
- Small Ruminant
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Feline Medicine
- Soft Tissue Surgery
- Urology/Nephrology
- Avian & Exotic
- Preventive Medicine
- Anesthesiology & Pain Management
- Integrative & Holistic Medicine
- Food Animals
- Behavior
- Zoo Medicine
- Toxicology
- Orthopedics
- Emergency & Critical Care
- Equine Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Shelter Medicine
- Parasitology
- Clinical Pathology
- Virtual Care
- Rehabilitation
- Epidemiology
- Fish Medicine
- Diabetes
- Livestock
- Endocrinology
Today's Daily Dose: Anemia
What are the possible causes of this condition if it is regenerative vs. non-regenerative?
Untitled Document
“Determining the regenerative nature of the anemia guides the work-up in cats. Regenerative anemias suggest blood loss or red-cell lysis. Red-cell lysis can be due to toxins, infectious agents, neoplasia (as a secondary immune-mediated phenomenon) or primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Non-regenerative causes of anemia include iron deficiency, anemia of inflammatory disease, renal disease, bone-marrow disorders, neoplasia, infectious disease and immune-mediated disorders directed at erythrocyte precursors.”
-Johnny D. Hoskins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
From Anemias: Look out for vector-borne diseases
Sweet pee new remedy in feline diabetes
November 9th 2023A novel class of drugs normalizes blood glucose in type 2 diabetic cats by dumping sugar into urine rather than modulating glucose uptake in the tissues but patient selection and close monitoring are crucial to using them safely
Read More
