For dogs
with mild clinical signs, the likelihood that the condition can be managed with conservative treatment is good.
Patients
with mild clinical signs may be managed conservatively.
Stage 1, the earliest stage
with the mildest clinical signs, was characterized by a diffuse multifocal red or brown discoloration of the tapetal fundus (Fig. 2D — F).
Not exact matches
With dogs that exhibit mild clinical signs the treatment usually involves the use of ophthalmic lubricants to protect the cornea and coat the lashes with a lubricant f
With dogs that exhibit
mild clinical signs the treatment usually involves the use of ophthalmic lubricants to protect the cornea and coat the lashes
with a lubricant f
with a lubricant film.
Class I is asymptomatic to
mild HW disease,
with no
clinical or radiographic
signs and no laboratory abnormalities.
Dogs
with mild hip dysplasia on X-rays may develop minimal arthritis without
clinical signs until they are older.
Hip Dysplasia An abnormality in the development of the hip joint, Hip Dysplasia can exist
with or without
clinical signs, which can be
mild to crippling and include lameness, difficulty walking or a bunny - hop gait.
In dogs
with mild infection and no
clinical signs of heartworm disease, it is safest to perform spay - neuter surgery prior to beginning adulticidal therapy.
In most cases, tapeworms cause very few
clinical signs in affected pets,
with mild illness and weight loss the most common symptoms.
To date it appears the majority of dogs infected
with CIV develop
mild clinical signs that persist for 2 - 3 weeks despite treatments like cough suppressants.
However, in many cats
with mild iatrogenic hypothyroidism, very
mild or no obvious
clinical signs are seen.
Mild cases may remain subclinical while more severe cases may present
with a wide variety of
clinical signs.
Although I always recommend visiting your Veterinarian in cases of poisoning, buckeye poisoning is usually
mild with gastrointestinal irritation (generally drooling, vomiting and diarrhoea) being the only
clinical signs.
Based on our observations gathered during ophthalmic examination of affected dogs, we propose three
clinical stages of disease ranging from diffuse multifocal red / brown discoloration of the tapetal fundus without associated visual deficits (Stage 1), to geographic retinal thinning / degeneration
with mild to moderate
signs of night - blindness (Stage 2), to more diffuse retinal thinning / degeneration affecting most of the tapetal fundus and associated
with night - vision loss and severely impaired day - vision (Stage 3).