«Veterinary technicians and assistants are often the first ones seeing some of the more
subtle signs of disease,» said Dr. John Tuttle, senior associate director for Equine Professional Services for BIVI.
Our pets age much quicker than we do and only your veterinarian can detect
the subtle signs of disease.
Veterinary nurses and technicians can play a key role, through clinics and nurse consultations, in assisting owners of older cats to manage their changing needs and monitor for
the subtle signs of disease to ensure early identification and treatment.
«Veterinary technicians and assistants are often the ones seeing some of the more
subtle signs of disease,» said Dr. Tuttle.
Not exact matches
Researchers who have sifted through medical records
of people with schizophrenia from before the
disease struck, or medical records
of their children, recognize
subtle signs even earlier.
Your doctor will be well aware
of inflammation caused by infection or injury and fully recognize autoimmunity and autoimmune
disease, but they don't seem to pay much mind to the
subtle signs of chronic inflammation.
Signs and symptoms
of arthritis are often quite
subtle in the early stages
of the
disease.
Subtle signs of early
disease, including redness, make it difficult to detect a problem at home until the
disease is more advanced.
Like many
diseases, the
signs of feline hyperthyroidism can be
subtle at first.
Signs of heartworm
disease can be
subtle and difficult to detect until its later stages.
Take Home Facts: -
Signs of osteoarthritis may be
subtle and easy to miss - Early treatment is critical to slow progression
of the
disease - Maintaining lean body weight is absolutely critical for arthritic patients - Newer concepts
of arthritis management involve proper exercise to maintain muscle mass and decrease pain - Structure - modifying agents are most effective when started -LSB-...]
Take Home Facts: -
Signs of osteoarthritis may be
subtle and easy to miss - Early treatment is critical to slow progression
of the
disease - Maintaining lean body weight is absolutely critical for arthritic patients - Newer concepts
of arthritis management involve proper exercise to maintain muscle mass and decrease pain - Structure - modifying agents are most effective when...
Cats afflicted with hyperthyroidism usually develop a variety
of signs, which may be
subtle at first but then become more severe as the
disease progresses.
Often, the first
sign of disease or injury is in the form
of a
subtle change to the pet's routine and typical behaviors — being slightly less excited about dinner, sleeping in a different place, playing for shorter periods
of time, or moving in a different way.
In affected cats, a wide variety
of signs usually develop, but these are usually
subtle at first, and become more severe over time as the underlying
disease gets worse.
Detection can be very difficult, especially early in the course
of disease when clinical
signs are absent or
subtle at best.
In fact, any veterinarian can tell you that it's common for cats to be brought in to see them in later stages
of disease processes because the owners didn't recognize the
subtle signs of illness prior to that.
Because initial
signs of the
disease can be very
subtle and because this condition is the number one endocrine disorder in aging cats, an annual thorough wellness examination should include a detailed examination
of your feline's thyroid gland.
Signs of gastrointestinal disease can be mixed, ranging from very clear signs of vomiting and diarrhea, to more subtle signs including weight loss or changes in appe
Signs of gastrointestinal
disease can be mixed, ranging from very clear
signs of vomiting and diarrhea, to more subtle signs including weight loss or changes in appe
signs of vomiting and diarrhea, to more
subtle signs including weight loss or changes in appe
signs including weight loss or changes in appetite.
Signs of heartworm
disease in cats can be very
subtle or very dramatic.
Signs of these
diseases can be
subtle.
Clinical
Signs Cats afflicted with hyperthyroidism usually develop a variety of signs that may be subtle at first but that become more severe as the disease progre
Signs Cats afflicted with hyperthyroidism usually develop a variety
of signs that may be subtle at first but that become more severe as the disease progre
signs that may be
subtle at first but that become more severe as the
disease progresses.
The outward
signs of dental
disease can range from obvious issues like reluctance to eat dry food, pawing at the mouth, or drooling to more
subtle changes such as hiding, decreased playfulness, or weight loss.
Some cats with dental
disease and / or stomatitis may have obvious
signs of disease, but in other cases,
signs may be
subtle even when
disease and pain are severe.
For this reason, routine annual visits (or every 6 months for geriatric pets 8 years or older) to your vet are recommended as they may identify
subtle changes long before overt
signs of heart
disease develop.
In cats,
signs of heart
disease may be very
subtle as cats are very good at hiding just how sick they may be and they tend not to exercise in the conventional sense at least when compared to dogs, with most cats perfectly happy to spend their days lounging in a comfortable bed.
The problem is that the early
signs of heart
disease can be quite
subtle.
Routine blood work to rule out a systemic problem and assess the anesthetic risk better able to identify fluid build up, swelling, cysts, bleeding ad other
subtle soft tissue changes inside the brain and therefore an MRI is a better able to identify fluid build up, swelling, cysts, bleeding ad other
subtle soft tissue changes inside the brain and therefore an MRI is a better tool, especially if the dog has
signs of brainstem or cerebellar
disease, or if it is a breed
of dog that is predisposed to gliomas, such as the Boston terrier.
Cats are extremely stoic animals, often making it difficult to recognize the
subtle signs of illness until the
disease has become quite advanced.
Screening examinations are important because they allow your vet to look for any «lumps and bumps,» and check for
subtle signs of cancer or
diseases.
These
signs of excess drinking and urinating are
subtle at the beginning stages
of the
disease and are easily missed.