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Endocrinology

Diabetes, hyperthyroidism, Cushing's, and Addison's. Monitoring schedules, insulin choices, and feline-specific protocols.

8 articles·Lives underDiagnostics Pharmaceuticals·Last updated 2026-05-30

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Companion animal beside veterinary diagnostic materials.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Cockatiel Chronic Egg Laying: Calcium Depletion, Hormone Therapy

Chronic egg laying is a common and dangerous condition in pet cockatiels that depletes calcium reserves and risks egg binding.

Ran Chen#Emergency & Critical Care #Endocrinology #Nutrition

Companion animal in a veterinary exam setting with medication reference materials.

PharmaceuticalsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Ferret Adrenal Disease: Deslorelin Implant, Surgery, and What Hair Regrowth Proves

Adrenal gland disease affects most pet ferrets in the United States. How deslorelin implants compare to surgery, what monitoring actually tracks, and why hair…

Ran Chen#Endocrinology #Oncology

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Ferret Insulinoma: Subtle Hypoglycemia Signs, Emergency Triggers

Insulinoma is the most common tumor in middle-aged ferrets. How to recognize subtle hypoglycemia signs before a seizure, what home observation should track,…

Ran Chen#Endocrinology #Emergency & Critical Care

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 15 min read

Seizures in Dogs: Causes, Diagnostic Workup, and Medication Monitoring

What causes seizures in dogs, how veterinarians differentiate idiopathic epilepsy from structural brain disease and metabolic causes, what the diagnostic…

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

PharmaceuticalsMay 27, 2026 · 10 min read

Canine Cushing's Disease: Testing, Trilostane, and What Monitoring Actually Requires

How Cushing's disease is diagnosed in dogs, what the ACTH stimulation test and LDDST actually measure, and why trilostane monitoring involves more than a…

Ran Chen#Endocrinology

DiagnosticsMay 25, 2026 · 12 min read

Feline Diabetes Monitoring: Glucose Curves, Fructosamine, CGMs

The 2026 AAHA Diabetes Management Guidelines for cats no longer recommend routine in-hospital blood glucose curves.

Ran Chen#Endocrinology #Feline CKD #Clinical Pathology

PharmaceuticalsMay 14, 2026 · 9 min read

Methimazole for Cats: Tablet, Transdermal, Radioiodine, and Recheck Tradeoffs

Methimazole (Felimazole, Felanorm) for feline hyperthyroidism — oral vs. transdermal, side effects to watch in the first 90 days, and how it fits alongside…

Ran Chen#Endocrinology

PharmaceuticalsMay 14, 2026 · 12 min read

Senvelgo for Cats: Oral Diabetes Therapy, Ketone Risk, and Owner Monitoring

Senvelgo (velagliflozin) for cats — an oral SGLT2 inhibitor for newly diagnosed feline diabetes. Patient selection, euglycemic DKA risk, ketone monitoring, and…

Ran Chen#Endocrinology