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Subaortic stenosis is a congenital left ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by fibrous or fibromuscular tissue below the aortic valve, increasing pressure load on the left ventricle and risk of arrhythmia, syncope, heart failure, or sudden death.
Comments closedOsteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor of mesenchymal origin that destroys bone locally, causes severe pain and lameness, and commonly metastasizes, especially to the lungs.
Comments closedInflammatory bowel disease is a chronic enteropathy characterized by persistent gastrointestinal signs and inflammatory cell infiltration of the intestinal mucosa after other causes of chronic GI disease have been evaluated or excluded.
Comments closedHistiocytic sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of histiocytic cells that may occur as localized disease or disseminated systemic disease, often involving organs such as spleen, liver, lung, lymph nodes, bone marrow, skin, or periarticular tissues.
Comments closedGastric dilatation-volvulus is acute distension and rotation of the stomach that causes gastric outflow obstruction, impaired venous return, shock, tissue ischemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and rapid death without emergency treatment.
Comments closedEntropion is inward rolling of an eyelid margin that causes eyelashes, hair, or eyelid skin to rub against the cornea and conjunctiva, leading to irritation, pain, ulceration, scarring, and possible vision damage.
Comments closedCranial cruciate ligament disease is progressive degeneration, partial tearing, or complete rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament of the stifle, causing joint instability, synovitis, meniscal injury, and secondary osteoarthritis.
Comments closedWhat It Is Canine elbow dysplasia is a group of developmental abnormalities of the elbow joint, including joint incongruity, fragmented…
Comments closedCanine hip dysplasia is abnormal development of the coxofemoral joint, causing joint laxity, subluxation, poor ball-and-socket fit, and progressive osteoarthritis.
Comments closedAcute moist dermatitis is a rapidly developing, superficial, self-traumatic dermatitis characterized by focal erythema, exudation, alopecia, and bacterial overgrowth secondary to licking, chewing, scratching, or rubbing.
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