Brochures to Download
Brochures courtesy of ACVIM Foundation
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Click on thumbnail to download PDF. Mitral Valve Disease (MVD) is a degeneration of the mitral valve, one of four valves in the heart, which keep blood from moving backwards through the heart. |
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Click on thumbnail to download PDF. A seizure is an abrupt in crease of electrical activity that occurs within the brain causing a change in behavior or awareness. The seizure episode itself usually lasts only a few minutes during which the pet may fall down on their side, either becoming rigid or paddling their legs.
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Click on thumbnail to download PDF. Heaves is a form of chronic airway inflammation resulting from hypersensitivity to environmental irritants or allergens. It is similar, but not identical, to human asthma. |
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Click on thumbnail to download PDF. Cancer is most often a chronic disease in which cells undergo an uncontrolled division, which may invade nearby tissues and can spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood, known as “metastasis.” |
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Click on thumbnail to download PDF. Chronic Renal Disease (CRD) is a progressive condition, in an estimated 7% of dogs and 20% of cats, where the resulting function of the kidneys deteriorate. |
