Category: Endocrine & Organs

Organ-based Diseases and Disorders

20
Oct
2024

Effect of Medication on Thyroid

18
Jan
2024

Kidney Impairment If Money Grew on Trees

Some veterinarians are uncommonly lucky and find a customer with a bottomless bank account, and who are…

13
Jan
2024

Toxicity of Shamrock Plants to Dogs and Cats

Shamrock plants, often bought near St. Patrick's Day as gifts, are considered lucky but pose a threat…

13
Jan
2024

Dogs With This Condition Should Be Fasted

My dog is picky and sometimes won’t even eat. How do I get him to eat if…

05
Oct
2023

ALT Alanine Amino Transferase Levels in Canines

This is basically ‘client communication’ that was thorough enough in my opinion to pose as an “article”…

05
Oct
2023

Elevations in Alkaline-Phosphatase in Canines

What is “ALK”? ALKaline Phosphatase is an enzyme we find in the bloodstream of a lot of…

Art by Kelly Rega
29
Sep
2023

Kidney Treatments

Management of Renal Disease in Older / Natural Kidney Failure Not all of these are indicated in…

29
Sep
2023

Azodyl

This is an article about Azodyl, Lactulose, and FOS Inulin in (as an adjuvant of) canine renal…

19
Sep
2023

Liver Disease Resources in Companion Animals – Lipidosis, Cushings, Hepatitis, More

https://drjohnson.com/urso-or-ursodiol-for-liver-disease-alternatives/ https://drjohnson.com/urso-ursodehydrocholic-acid-for-hepatocellular-health-in-dogs/ Elevated ALK on the bloodwork What is URSODIOL? https://drjohnson.com/seven-simple-assessments-of-liver-health-function/ https://drjohnson.com/so-your-pet-has-an-elevated-alt-liver-enzyme/ https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hepatic-Lipidosis-in-Cats.pdf https://drjohnson.com/hepatic-lipidosis-in-cats-obesity-in-cats-and-why-it-matters-so-much/ https://drjohnson.com/cushingsdisease/   Cover…

11
Sep
2023

So Your Pet Has an Elevated ALT Liver Enzyme?

Hepatic ALT elevations which are severe We did some blood testing and we found out the liver…

07
Sep
2023

Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats

This is a very simplified discussion of Hepatic Lipidosis in cats. It’s a condition where a very…