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Auricular Polyps Auricular Hematoma Otitis Externa Otitis Media, Otitis Interna / Labyrinthitis










CAR bacillus Mycoplasma / Mycoplasmosis










Cardiomyopathy Congestive Heart Failure










Endoparasites Malocclusion Gastrointestinal

Colorectal Polyps

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:19, 1012 words, 5 links)

Megacolon

(Updated November 28, 2011, 07:27, 1618 words, 17 links)

Eyes (8 entries)

Diseases/Disorders

Cataracts

(Updated February 7, 2012, 16:59, 476 words, 4 links)

Coloboma Conjunctivitis Glaucoma Lens Luxation / Subluxation Uveitis Injuries

Corneal Abrasion

(Updated November 16, 2010, 12:12, 555 words, 3 links)

Corneal Ulcer

(Updated February 3, 2011, 15:53, 1154 words, 5 links)

Integumentary / Skin (12 entries)

Abscess

(Updated July 19, 2011, 20:23, 1784 words, 25 links)

Cysts

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:56, 1011 words, 13 links)

Food Allergies

(Updated March 11, 2010, 14:23, 796 words, 4 links)

Pyoderma

(Updated October 8, 2010, 11:24, 1521 words, 21 links)

Ringtail

(Updated March 10, 2010, 17:07, 605 words, 7 links)

Alopecia / Hairloss

Alopecia by Infection / Disease

(Updated March 12, 2010, 15:36, 541 words, 7 links)

Barbering

(Updated January 30, 2011, 10:44, 394 words, 3 links)

Congenital / Hereditary Alopecia

(Updated March 12, 2010, 15:48, 292 words, 4 links)

Dermatologic

Dermatitis / Eczema

(Updated October 8, 2010, 11:43, 1237 words, 10 links)

Dermatophytosis

(Updated March 11, 2010, 18:24, 1149 words, 4 links)

Ectoparasites

(Updated October 5, 2010, 14:27, 2006 words, 10 links)

Ulcerative Pododermatitis

(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:00, 1424 words, 19 links)

Lower Respiratory (1 entry)

Pneumonia

(Updated July 7, 2010, 10:16, 2574 words, 41 links)

Metabolic / Endocrine (1 entry)

Pituitary Tumor

(Updated November 1, 2011, 15:03, 1643 words, 12 links)

Musculoskeletal (3 entries)

Contusions, Strains, and Sprains

(Updated April 6, 2010, 19:10, 1025 words, 7 links)

Degenerative Osteoarthritis

(Updated February 2, 2012, 16:13, 1191 words, 13 links)

Fractures

(Updated April 7, 2010, 12:00, 1502 words, 16 links)

Necropsy (1 entry)

Necropsy Cases

(Updated May 27, 2008, 17:21, 20 words, 1 link)

Neoplasia (13 entries)

Tumor

Keratoacanthoma

(Updated October 9, 2010, 18:59, 555 words, 2 links)

Leukemia

(Updated September 20, 2011, 12:01, 1363 words, 5 links)

Lipoma

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:52, 776 words, 6 links)

Lymphomas

(Updated September 20, 2011, 12:27, 1790 words, 9 links)

Mammary Tumor

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:43, 1706 words, 11 links)

Mast Cell Tumor

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:34, 1104 words, 10 links)

Melanoma

(Updated January 22, 2011, 12:35, 792 words, 5 links)

Pituitary Tumor

(Updated November 1, 2011, 15:03, 1643 words, 12 links)

Sarcoma

(Updated April 14, 2011, 14:47, 2114 words, 16 links)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

(Updated February 2, 2011, 20:38, 1117 words, 11 links)

Testicular Tumors

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:15, 1109 words, 7 links)

Zymbal's Gland Tumor

(Updated October 19, 2011, 14:59, 1312 words, 6 links)

Neurological (4 entries)

Hydrocephalus

(Updated April 7, 2010, 12:13, 527 words, 9 links)

Seizures

(Updated August 27, 2010, 17:41, 1490 words, 8 links)

Stroke

(Updated April 7, 2010, 13:31, 1494 words, 4 links)

Pituitary Tumor

(Updated November 1, 2011, 15:03, 1643 words, 12 links)

Reproductive (8 entries)

Abscess

(Updated July 19, 2011, 20:23, 1784 words, 25 links)

Cryptorchidism

(Updated June 7, 2010, 18:41, 1152 words, 6 links)

Cysts

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:56, 1011 words, 13 links)

Mastitis

(Updated October 22, 2011, 19:09, 496 words, 6 links)

Paraphimosis

(Updated January 5, 2011, 17:53, 1116 words, 3 links)

Pyometra

(Updated October 9, 2010, 20:30, 943 words, 10 links)

Mammary Tumor

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:43, 1706 words, 11 links)

Testicular Tumors

(Updated October 9, 2010, 19:15, 1109 words, 7 links)

Surgery (4 entries)

Mammary Tumor Removal (AU)

(Updated February 11, 2011, 20:34, 0 words)

Mammary Tumor Removal (USA)

(Updated July 11, 2010, 17:00, 46 words, 1 link)

Neuter (AU)

(Updated February 11, 2011, 20:34, 0 words)

Spay 1

(Updated February 11, 2011, 20:34, 0 words)

Trauma (4 entries)

Abscess

(Updated July 19, 2011, 20:23, 1784 words, 25 links)

Burns

(Updated August 28, 2011, 17:14, 2074 words, 6 links)

Degloving Injury

(Updated April 7, 2010, 13:13, 681 words, 12 links)

Wounds

(Updated September 19, 2011, 15:22, 1827 words, 18 links)

Urinary / Renal (4 entries)

Chronic Progressive Nephropathy

(Updated April 15, 2011, 12:23, 1603 words, 4 links)

Hematuria

(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:56, 479 words, 6 links)

Urinary Tract Infections (lower)

(Updated April 9, 2010, 16:05, 858 words, 14 links)

Urolithiasis

(Updated September 25, 2011, 15:19, 1077 words, 13 links)

Viruses (3 entries)

Kilham Rat Virus

(Updated December 23, 2008, 12:35, 2163 words, 1 link)

SDA

(Updated April 6, 2010, 18:29, 2003 words, 5 links)

Sendai Virus (SV)

(Updated March 12, 2010, 16:17, 1678 words, 7 links)

Figures (161 entries)

Abscess Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:36, 189 words, 2 images)

Abscess Figure 10
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:08, 345 words, 4 images)

Abscess Figure 11
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:47, 241 words, 4 images)

Abscess Figure 12
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:46, 785 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Abscess Figure 13
(Updated February 3, 2011, 16:04, 206 words, 2 images)

Abscess Figure 14
(Updated August 8, 2011, 14:09, 545 words, 2 images)

Abscess Figure 2
(Updated March 12, 2010, 15:26, 56 words, 1 image)

Abscess Figure 3
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:38, 367 words, 3 images)

Abscess Figure 4
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:39, 63 words, 3 images)

Abscess Figure 5
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:41, 386 words, 2 images)

Abscess Figure 6
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:44, 500 words, 8 images)

Abscess Figure 7
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:46, 302 words, 1 image)

Abscess Figure 8
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:50, 254 words, 3 links, 2 images)

Abscess Figure 9
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:54, 399 words, 1 link, 6 images)

Auricular Hematoma Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:17, 82 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Auricular Hematoma Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:04, 337 words, 4 images)

Auricular Polyps Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:21, 520 words, 1 link, 5 images)

Barbering Figure 1
(Updated January 25, 2011, 14:48, 121 words, 2 images)

Barbering Figure 2
(Updated February 3, 2011, 16:02, 147 words, 1 image)

Bite Wound Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:34, 579 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Bite Wound Figure 2
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:17, 342 words, 1 link, 6 images)

Bite Wound Figure 3
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:57, 386 words, 1 image)

Bite Wound Figure 4
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:27, 264 words, 1 image)

Burn Figure 1
(Updated April 10, 2010, 16:47, 1070 words, 2 links, 6 images)

CAR bacillus Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:33, 78 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Cataracts Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:18, 215 words, 1 image)

Cataracts Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:21, 55 words, 3 images)

Cataracts Figure 3
(Updated February 7, 2012, 13:48, 137 words, 2 images)

Chronic Progressive Nephropathy Figure 1
(Updated June 2, 2010, 19:19, 559 words, 5 images)

Coloboma Figure 1
(Updated January 13, 2011, 15:43, 268 words, 1 image)

Coloboma Figure 2
(Updated February 15, 2011, 19:13, 137 words, 1 image)

Colorectal Polyps Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:35, 372 words, 2 links, 4 images)

Congenital / Hereditary Alopecia Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:58, 99 words, 2 links, 4 images)

Congenital / Hereditary Alopecia Figure 2
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:59, 552 words, 1 link)

Congenital / Hereditary Alopecia Figure 3
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:01, 787 words)

Contusions, Strains, and Sprains Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:53, 131 words, 4 images)

Corneal Abrasion Figure 1
(Updated March 16, 2010, 10:21, 200 words, 2 images)

Corneal Ulcer Figure 1
(Updated February 3, 2011, 15:55, 280 words, 2 images)

Cryptorchidism Figure 1
(Updated June 3, 2010, 13:23, 128 words, 1 image)

Cysts Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:16, 154 words, 6 images)

Cysts Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:31, 314 words, 2 images)

Degenerative Osteoarthritis Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:03, 625 words, 1 link, 7 images)

Degloving Injury Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:30, 528 words, 4 images)

Degloving Injury Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:45, 448 words, 3 images)

Degloving Injury Figure 3
(Updated April 10, 2010, 16:56, 554 words, 11 images)

Dermatophytosis Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:40, 336 words, 8 images)

Ectoparasites Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:04, 118 words, 1 image)

Ectoparasites Figure 2
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:06, 328 words, 2 images)

Ectoparasites Figure 3
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:08, 443 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Ectoparasites Figure 4
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:11, 149 words, 1 link, 4 images)

Endoparasites Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:59, 385 words, 1 link, 13 images)

Endoparasites Figure 2
(Updated January 17, 2011, 22:16, 256 words, 2 images)

Endoparasites Figure 3
(Updated October 10, 2011, 14:06, 172 words, 2 images)

First Aid Supplies Figure 1
(Updated March 13, 2010, 12:09, 39 words, 3 images)

First Aid Supplies Figure 2
(Updated March 9, 2010, 17:33, 27 words, 3 images)

First Aid Supplies Figure 3
(Updated January 26, 2011, 15:49, 241 words, 2 links, 5 images)

First Aid Supplies Figure 4
(Updated September 26, 2010, 20:43, 618 words, 6 links, 19 images)

First Aid Supplies Figure 5
(Updated March 9, 2010, 17:18, 173 words, 2 images)

Fractures Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:27, 124 words, 3 images)

Fractures Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:33, 204 words, 1 image)

Fractures Figure 3
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:04, 174 words, 1 image)

Glaucoma Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:16, 450 words, 1 image)

Hydrocephalus Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:35, 124 words, 6 images)

Hydrocephalus Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:38, 115 words, 1 image)

Hydrocephalus Figure 3
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:37, 342 words, 1 link, 4 images)

Hydrocephalus Figure 4
(Updated April 9, 2010, 16:49, 979 words, 1 link, 6 images)

Keratoacanthoma Figure 1
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:43, 131 words, 2 images)

Lens Luxation Figure 1
(Updated May 5, 2011, 17:55, 360 words, 2 images)

Leukemia Figure 1
(Updated February 3, 2011, 13:15, 335 words, 2 images)

Leukemia Figure 2
(Updated February 3, 2011, 13:16, 311 words, 3 images)

Lipoma Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:41, 120 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Lipoma Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:43, 215 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Lipoma Figure 3
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:36, 228 words, 2 images)

Lymphoma Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:26, 748 words, 10 images)

Lymphoma Figure 2
(Updated March 7, 2010, 18:11, 147 words, 3 images)

Lymphoma Figure 3
(Updated March 21, 2010, 19:49, 1773 words, 4 images)

Malocclusion Figure 1
(Updated March 16, 2010, 10:49, 47 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Malocclusion Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:10, 80 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Malocclusion Figure 3
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:12, 382 words, 1 link, 6 images)

Malocclusion Figure 4
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:21, 565 words, 4 links, 7 images)

Malocclusion Figure 5
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:26, 215 words, 1 image)

Mammary Tumor Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:05, 44 words, 1 image)

Mammary Tumor Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:08, 251 words, 5 images)

Mammary Tumor Figure 3
(Updated March 8, 2010, 10:46, 558 words, 2 images)

Mammary Tumor Figure 4
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:11, 365 words, 1 link)

Mast Cell Tumor Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:15, 552 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 1a
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:05, 183 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 1b
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:10, 242 words, 6 images)

Megacolon Figure 1c
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:27, 400 words, 1 link, 5 images)

Megacolon Figure 1d
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:06, 96 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 2a
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:08, 137 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 2b
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:12, 68 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 2c
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:14, 838 words, 2 links, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 3a
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:19, 805 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Megacolon Figure 3b
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:20, 76 words, 8 images)

Megacolon Figure 3c
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:56, 571 words, 2 images)

Megacolon Figure 3d
(Updated February 3, 2011, 16:09, 549 words, 4 images)

Megacolon Figure 4a
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:13, 165 words, 3 images)

Megacolon Figure 4b
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:15, 287 words, 10 images)

Megacolon Figure 5
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:11, 282 words)

Melanoma Figure 1
(Updated April 10, 2010, 18:05, 211 words, 3 images)

Mycoplasma / Mycoplasmosis Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 16:43, 613 words, 3 images)

Necropsy Cases Figure 1
(Updated April 10, 2010, 16:28, 308 words, 4 images)

Neuter Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:10, 676 words, 14 images)

Osteosarcoma Figure 1
(Updated April 10, 2010, 18:14, 478 words, 3 images)

Otitis Media, Otitis Interna / Labyrinthitis Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:24, 431 words, 5 links, 1 image)

Otitis Media, Otitis Interna / Labyrinthitis Figure 2
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:31, 153 words, 5 images)

Otitis Media, Otitis Interna / Labyrinthitis Figure 3
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:33, 161 words, 1 image)

Paraphimosis Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:54, 214 words, 1 link, 1 image)

Pituitary Anatomy Figure 1
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:01, 578 words, 1 image)

Pituitary Anatomy Figure 2
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:41, 177 words, 3 images)

Pituitary Tumor Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:49, 696 words, 4 images)

Pituitary Tumor Figure 2
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:51, 614 words, 3 images)

Pituitary Tumor Figure 3
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:31, 397 words, 1 image)

Pituitary Tumor Figure 4
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:38, 302 words, 2 images)

Pneumonia Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:09, 110 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Proteinaceous Plug Figure 1
(Updated March 4, 2010, 20:06, 128 words, 5 images)

Pyoderma Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:14, 427 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Pyoderma Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:25, 502 words, 3 images)

Pyoderma Figure 3
(Updated October 5, 2010, 18:59, 342 words, 6 images)

Pyoderma Figure 4
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:24, 548 words, 4 images)

Pyoderma Figure 5
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:01, 645 words, 10 images)

Pyometra Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:55, 375 words, 7 images)

Pyometra Figure 2
(Updated April 9, 2010, 17:23, 651 words, 8 images)

Ringtail Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:02, 141 words, 2 images)

Ringtail Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:04, 77 words, 1 image)

Ringtail Figure 3
(Updated April 10, 2010, 16:39, 329 words, 12 images)

Sarcoma Figure 1
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:22, 239 words, 1 image)

Sarcoma Figure 2
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:18, 171 words, 1 image)

Sarcoma Figure 3
(Updated March 5, 2010, 15:14, 396 words, 4 images)

Sarcoma Figure 4
(Updated April 9, 2010, 18:20, 159 words, 2 images)

Sarcoma Figure 5
(Updated February 3, 2011, 13:09, 475 words, 3 images)

Sarcoma Figure 6
(Updated April 14, 2011, 14:44, 403 words, 2 images)

SDA Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 15:58, 259 words, 2 images)

SDA Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:21, 405 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Seizures Figure 1
(Updated April 9, 2010, 16:57, 616 words, 7 links, 2 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:54, 339 words, 1 link, 6 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 2
(Updated April 7, 2010, 16:02, 456 words, 1 link, 3 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 3
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:24, 203 words, 2 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 4a
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:18, 1457 words, 3 links, 9 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 4b
(Updated April 7, 2010, 17:19, 438 words, 9 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 5
(Updated March 5, 2010, 21:37, 399 words, 4 images)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Figure 6
(Updated February 3, 2011, 16:00, 873 words, 2 images)

Testicular Tumor Figure 1
(Updated June 5, 2010, 12:49, 470 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Tumor Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:39, 23 words, 1 image)

Tumor Figure 2
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:42, 24 words, 1 image)

Tumor Figure 3
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:44, 51 words, 2 images)

Tumor Figure 4
(Updated April 7, 2010, 15:40, 182 words, 1 image)

Tumor Figure 5
(Updated April 8, 2010, 16:43, 662 words, 1 link, 12 images)

Tumor Figure 6
(Updated April 10, 2010, 17:09, 343 words, 3 images)

Tumor Figure 7
(Updated January 25, 2011, 14:14, 507 words, 3 images)

Tumor Figure 8
(Updated February 3, 2011, 12:57, 886 words, 7 images)

Ulcerative Pododermatitis Figure 1
(Updated April 7, 2010, 18:12, 83 words, 1 image)

Ulcerative Pododermatitis Figure 2
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:09, 304 words, 9 links, 2 images)

Ulcerative Pododermatitis Figure 3
(Updated April 8, 2010, 14:12, 493 words, 2 links, 4 images)

Ulcerative Pododermatitis Figure 4
(Updated April 9, 2010, 16:11, 576 words, 4 images)

Urinary Tract Infections Figure 1
(Updated April 8, 2010, 17:01, 526 words, 1 link, 1 image)

Urolithiasis Figure 1
(Updated March 9, 2010, 15:39, 601 words, 1 link, 2 images)

Urolithiasis Figure 2
(Updated March 9, 2010, 15:33, 191 words, 7 images)

Wound Dehiscence Figure 1
(Updated September 30, 2011, 12:46, 430 words, 2 images)

Zymbal's Gland Tumor Figure 1
(Updated February 3, 2011, 13:11, 296 words, 1 image)