Scientific Articles

Not sure about how to use C-reactive protein assays? This paper offers seven key pointers to successfully incorporating it into everyday clinical practice.

How do you make a definitive diagnosis when presented with a cat that may have feline infectious peritonitis? This paper takes you through the diagnostic options.

Blood samples for hematological analysis are taken many times daily in every small animal clinic, but the clinician should be aware of the various factors that can influence the results obtained.

Needle biopsy of lymph nodes is commonly done in first opinion practice, but how good are you at interpreting the results? This article shows how to use this simple diagnostic procedure to best advantage.

The diagnosis of adverse food reactions in dogs is not without its problems; this paper reviews the options and makes recommendations for the front-line clinician.

Adverse food reactions in dogs are still incompletely understood; this article reviews what we know about the condition and how it may interlink with atopic dermatitis.

Kittens can be prone to various dermatological conditions, as reviewed in this article.

Cats will often present with dermatological signs that could be triggered by a plethora of different causes; here Sandra Diaz describes her approach to such cases.

Progress continues to be made on our understanding of canine atopic dermatitis; this paper looks in particular at the role of the skin barrier and how its dysfunction may contribute to the condition.