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Treatment of canine liver disease 2. Managing clinical signs and specific liver diseases
Author(s) -
Bexfield Nick,
Watson Penny
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.31.4.172
Subject(s) - medicine , liver disease , disease , intensive care medicine , clinical practice , signs and symptoms , pathology , family medicine
THIS article, the second of two discussing the management of liver disease in dogs, describes the treatment of the clinical signs of several liver diseases and considers a number of specific examples, including some case studies to highlight their management. An article in the last issue of In Practice (March 2009, volume 31, pp 130‐135) described the indications and actions of some of the commonly used drugs and dietary therapies for the condition.