Respiratory Illness Outbreak In Dogs

VetTriage Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shadi Ireifej DVM DACVS discusses the recent outbreak of respiratory illness in dogs spreading throughout the United States. He covers possible causes, clinical signs, and potential treatments and outcomes. View the video here: For media inquiries contact 702-483-0558 or info@vettriage.com

Snake Bites on Dogs in Australia

At VetTriage we assist pets and their owners worldwide. For our clinic partners and patients in Australia, snakes bites can be an all too common occurance. The issue is, diagnosing a snake bites is quite tricky. In order to confirm the attack actually occurred, the pet owner would have to visualize the snake interaction with […]

Brachycephalic airway syndrome

Primary conditions include elongated soft palate, hypoplastic trachea, and stenotic nares. Brachycephalic airway syndrome   Primary conditions include elongated soft palate (62 to 100% incidence), hypoplastic trachea (11 to 46%), and stenotic nares (17 to 85%). Secondary conditions include everted laryngeal saccules (48 to 87%), everted tonsils (5 to 21.3%), and laryngeal collapse […]

Pyometra

Pyometra is a pus-filled uterus and ovaries due to cystic endometrial hyperplasia, inflammation, and bacterial infection. Pyometra Pyometra is a pus-filled uterus and ovaries due to cystic endometrial hyperplasia, inflammation, and bacterial infection. Hormonal imbalances or an abnormal response to hormones facilitates bacterial adherence. Peritonitis may occur. This is the most common uterine […]

Chinese Shar Pei Fever

Familial immunoreactive disorder seen in the Chinese Shar Pei dog breed. Chinese SharPei Fever This is a familial (suspected autosomal recessive) immunoreactive disorder seen in the Chinese Shar Pei dog breed characterized by episodic fever and progressive systemic reactive amyloidosis with secondary organ disease. This is especially seen in the kidneys and liver.  One-quarter of this breedis affected […]