The infected adult horse or foal may or may not be
exhibiting clinical signs of disease.
West Nile virus is fatal in 33 % of horses that
exhibit clinical signs of disease.7
Not exact matches
A dog's and / or cat's body responds to illness in a limited number
of ways, therefore many very different
diseases can
exhibit the same or a similar set
of clinical signs.
Treatment timing was in the preclinical phase (no outward symptoms and Stage B2 heart
disease) instead
of clinical phase (patients
exhibiting clinical signs and at Stage C heart
disease); and
Infected dogs may
exhibit no
signs of the
disease, while heavily infected animals may eventually show
clinical signs, including mild, persistent cough, reluctance to move, reduced appetite, and weight loss.
If the horse
exhibits clinical signs for a corresponding equine
disease for which he was vaccinated, Zoetis will help cover the diagnostic investigation to determine the cause
of illness.
For this reason, pursuit
of a diagnosis is probably best limited to those cats who are
exhibiting clinical signs that may be attributed to heartworm
disease and / or for whom knowledge
of their infection status will result in a significant change in their disposition pathway.
The most reliable and definitive diagnosis might possibly be by a series
of radiographs which can show the early, middle, and late phases
of the
disease, but even then radiographic
signs can be so minimal that they can be missed, even if the animal
exhibits clinical signs and a number
of films are correctly exposed.
While nearly 80 %
of infected dogs show
clinical signs of disease, most
exhibit the mild form symptoms for two to three weeks.
Clinical signs exhibited by diabetic dogs reflect the underlying pathological mechanisms
of the
disease and aid diagnosis.
Another issue to consider is the stress involved for some cats when oral antibiotics are administered but, as stated above, 99 %
of young cats
exhibiting clinical signs of urinary tract
disease do not have a bladder infection and, therefore, do not need to be treated with antibiotics.
PRA is one
of the most commonly inherited disorders in pedigree dogs and although the various forms have been documented in over 100 breeds and
exhibit similar
clinical signs, the etiology, age
of onset, and severity
of the
disease differ significantly between breeds [75].
Most dogs with CLM / SM with
clinical signs of disease exhibit varying degrees
of neck pain.