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Biomarker Concentration and Survival Time in Dogs with Protein-Losing Enteropathy

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), a syndrome of excessive loss of protein into the lumen of the GI tract, can be associated with a wide range of serious inflammatory diseases such as neoplasia and IBD as well as less severe disorders like food responsive diarrhea (FRD).  Left untreated, PLE is often fatal. In the January issue of JAVMA, […] Read more »

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Response to treatment using CRP in dogs with IMPA

Immune-mediated polyarthropathy (IMPA) is a common cause of chronic relapsing fever in dogs.  It is associated with significant pain, lameness, or with a stiff/stilted gait.  The diagnosis and monitoring of this disease requires serial synovial fluid analyses. Recently published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine , Foster, et. al, found that CRP is useful as a […] Read more »