Not too many clinician scientists want to study
nasal disease in cats and dogs, a common syndrome that involves chronic mucus discharge from the nose and sneezing.
Tests
for nasal disease can be expensive and invasive — including MRI or CT scans, biopsies or rhinoscopy — and the results often difficult to interpret.
Certain medications, chronic or
recurrent nasal disease or exposure to various volatile chemicals can harm olfactory function.
The UC Davis team continues to investigate many infectious causes for
feline nasal disease, while also evaluating management strategies for chronic nasal discharge.
Since joining the faculty in 2000, Johnson has devoted much of her research to both feline and
canine nasal disease.
Our flexible endoscopes can be used to examine the lining of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts of dogs and cats, obtain a view of the nasopharynx above the soft palate for patients with
suspected nasal disease, or be used to remove foreign objects from the stomach.
We are available to assist in the diagnosis and management of dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disorders, hepatic or pancreatic diseases, liver or bladder diseases, upper and lower airway diseases (
including nasal disease), endocrine and other metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases.
Her particular clinical interests include diagnosis and management of endocrine, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and
nasal diseases.