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A calm tabby cat on a veterinary table beside an abdominal radiograph, a diet-versus-surgery decision chart, and a small bladder model.

DiagnosticsSeptember 2, 2026 · 32 min read

Bladder Stones in Cats: Sterile Struvite vs Calcium Oxalate, Diet Dissolution & Surgery

Why feline bladder stones are not dog UTIs: sterile struvite dissolution in 2–5 weeks, calcium oxalate surgery rules, ionized calcium, and upper-tract SUB data.

Ran Chen#Urology #Nutrition

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Tortoiseshell cat on a veterinary exam table beside microscope slides and cell diagrams for a feline GI lymphoma workup.

DiagnosticsSeptember 1, 2026 · 27 min read

Lymphoma in Cats: Small-Cell GI vs Large-Cell, Dog CHOP Limits & Survival Data

Feline lymphoma guide: small-cell vs large-cell GI lymphoma, why dog CHOP data fails, biopsy pitfalls (ileum & node cytology), and named survival series.

Ran Chen#Oncology #Gastroenterology

A domestic cat in a calm veterinary clinical setting beside clean diagnostic materials, lab reports, and soft abstract test-result cues.

DiagnosticsAugust 31, 2026 · 22 min read

Panleukopenia in Cats: SNAP Parvo Tests, Bleach Disinfection & FPV Care

Feline panleukopenia (cat parvo): why in-house canine SNAP tests rule it in, why household QAC cleaners fail to kill it, ICU supportive care, and why it is…

Ran Chen#Vaccination & Infectious Disease #Emergency & Critical Care

A German Shepherd dog in a clean veterinary examination setting beside clinical diagnostic notes and soft abstract medical illustration cues.

DiagnosticsAugust 31, 2026 · 20 min read

Perianal Fistula in Dogs: Not an Anal Abscess, Extra-Label Cyclosporine First

Perianal fistula (anal furunculosis) in German Shepherds: why it is not an anal sac abscess, the landmark 1997 RCT, extra-label cyclosporine, and why…

Ran Chen#Dermatology #Gastroenterology

A dignified Doberman Pinscher in a veterinary neurology consultation setting beside subtle cervical spine diagnostic imaging reference cues.

DiagnosticsAugust 31, 2026 · 24 min read

Wobbler Syndrome in Dogs: Disc vs Osseous CSM, Neck X-Rays & Surgery Data

Disc-associated vs osseous wobbler syndrome in dogs: why neck x-rays miss it, how MRI localizes lesions, and why JAVMA data showed equal 36-month survival.

Ran Chen#Diagnostic Imaging #Emergency & Critical Care

A companion dog in a veterinary emergency room setting near toxicology triage reference documents.

PharmaceuticalsAugust 30, 2026 · 21 min read

Blue-Green Algae Poisoning in Dogs: No Visual Safety Test & No Antidote

Why harmful algal blooms (cyanobacteria) cannot be visually identified as safe, how microcystins and anatoxins act within minutes, and immediate emergency…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Emergency & Critical Care

A dog in a veterinary clinic setting near thoracic radiographs and fungal serology titer reference documents.

DiagnosticsAugust 30, 2026 · 25 min read

Valley Fever in Dogs: Why Early Titers Miss It & Why Fluconazole Takes Months

Why canine Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) serology tests negative early, why fluconazole spans months, and why Coccidioides is not contagious to family…

Ran Chen#Clinical Pathology #Emergency & Critical Care

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