047 Hepatitis: Infectious Agents

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about:

• Acute hepatitis; its causes and symptoms. We discuss why this issue is an emergency, what our patients may be experiencing, and how to talk to clients to play detective to find a potential underlying cause.

Question of the Week

• What is a memorable acute hepatitis case you have seen, and how did the case pan out?
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Resources We Mentioned in the Show

• VIN: Hepatitis in Dogs: New Concepts in Pathogenesis and Treatment. Jan Rothuizen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CA.
• • https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11343&catId=34571&id=5124413
• DVM360: Inflammatory Liver Disease in Dogs. Jana Gordon, DVM, DACVIM.
• • https://www.dvm360.com/view/inflammatory-liver-diseases-dog-proceedings
• Merck Veterinary Manual: Infectious Canine Hepatitis. Kate E. Creevy , DVM, MS, DACVIM.
• • https://www.merckvetmanual.com/generalized-conditions/infectious-canine-hepatitis/overview-of-infectious-canine-hepatitis
• National Center for Biotechnology Information: Prevalence of leptospira in acute hepatitis syndrome.
• • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4100316/
• National Center for Biotechnology Information: Clinical Toxoplasmosis in Dogs and Cats
• • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399377/
• Science Direct: CAV1 and Blue Eye. Jane E. Sykes.
• • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/canine-adenovirus-1
• Linda Merrill, L. V. (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley-Blackwell.

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– Yvonne and Jordan