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Welcome to our CASE OF THE MONTH page. This page has links to our cases of the month, with a brief description of the case and the type of problem it involved. Due to time constraints we were forced to stop adding new cases in 2002, but we hope that what's here can still be informative! |
| Jan. 2000: Uh-Oh Breaks a Leg |
broken ankle in a young cat; fracture healing times and stages |
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| Feb. 2000: Mis-Step Takes a Tumble |
broken tibia in an old cat; pre-surgical blood testing; demonstration of callus in fracture healing |
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| Mar. 2000: Mis-Step Gives Some Blood |
pre-surgical blood testing; discussion of blood chemistry results |
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| Apr. 2000: I Can't Believe I Ate... |
blood testing; intestinal obstruction |
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| May 2000: Home Is Where The Heart Is | heartworm disease | |
| June 2000: No Guts, No...What? | diaphragmatic hernia | |
| July 2000: No case of the month | Have a great summer! | |
| August 2000: Hip-Hop Is Bad | hip dysplasia | |
| September 2000: Hip-Hop Is Still Bad | more on hip dysplasia | |
| October 2000: One Lump Or Two? | cancer - mast cell tumor | |
| November 2000: Like I Need... | cancer - unknown type | |
| December 2000: Give Me The Works... | cancer - leiomyosarcoma | |
| January 2001: Do You Ear What I Ear? | ear infections | |
| February 2001: Ferrets Are People, Too | heart failure | |
| March 2001: The Nose Knows | tumor in a nostril | |
| April 2001: A Little Too Sweet |
diabetes; urinalysis |
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| May 2001: No case of the month | See you next month! | |
| June 2001: My Aching Back! | spinal arthritis | |
| July 2001: What Glamor? |
diarrhea; roundworms |
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| August 2001: My Aching Foot! | broken toes | |
| September/October 2001: Be Still My Beating Heart! | cardiac arrhythmia | |
| November 2001: The Nose Still Knows | nasal irritant/allergy | |
| December 2001: There's A Fungus Among Us | fungus in the environment | |
| January/February 2002: Another Fungus Among Us | fungal skin infection | |
| March/April 2002: What's In That Chest? | pyothorax | |
| May/June 2002: I Can't Believe I Ate...Part II | gastric foreign bodies | |
| July/August 2002: Does A Dog Really Need... |
splenic mass; blood work |
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| September/October 2002: If At First You Don't Succeed... |
barium series; intestinal foreign body |
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