Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is in the same family, Retroviridae, as Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). Therefore, they share certain characteristics, such as the ability to suppress a cat’s immune system and to initiate and allow the growth and spread of cancer. The virus was discovered in 1986. FIV is known as the virus of unfriendly [...]
Pets need to eat meals. Many pet owners mistakenly put a bowl of food out for pets and simply leave it there, or keep refilling it throughout the day as it become empty. Then we wonder why our pets are obese. Picture this: suppose your workplace had a unique benefit, a free smorgasbord. It is [...]
One thing that hasn’t changed in these tough economic times: some people have the money for needed pets’ medical care and some people don’t. What makes the difference? To some extent planning makes the difference. One form of planning is having a family budget. Everyday computer software like Quicken and Microsoft Money have utilities that will [...]
In an ongoing series on how different kinds of cases are worked up, today we will look at veterinary oncology (cancer) patients. Cancer. Very likely the scariest word in the English language after Hell. Or, maybe they even have a relationship to each other. Of course, cancers range from curable to deadly-overnight, whether in dogs, [...]
Writing today’s Article about how oncology (cancer) patients’ cases are worked up I was reminded of a really funny story that happened when I was a second-year student at Auburn University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. On our first day of Pathology class our professor, Dr. Aaron Groth came into the Monday afternoon classroom, dimmed the [...]
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