Pulmonary edema in a dog with acute pancreatitis and cardiac disease

Acute pancreatitis and cardiac disease were diagnosed in a dog with pulmonary edema. The early clinical course and initial thoracic radiographs suggested that the pulmonary edema was noncardiogenic. The late clinical course was complicated by heart failure. The dog died, and a necropsy was performed. Histologically, an acute, severe capillary-alveolar membrane lesion was found in the lungs. Review of the human medical literature indicated that respiratory complications, including pulmonary edema, are commonly recognized in people with acute pancreatitis. Furthermore, in acute pancreatitis of human beings, the existence of specific mechanisms of pulmonary injury is suspected. Retrospective consideration of this case suggested that the initial pulmonary edema was induced by acute pancreatitis.     

Genetics and the small animal veterinarian

The various modes of inheritance are described and illustrated with canine examples. The information required to establish that a given anomaly is of genetic origin is stated, and the methods for reducing the incidence of hereditary diseases are discussed. Résumé. L'auteur décrit les différents modes d'hérédité et les illustre à l'aide d'exemples relevés chez le chien. Il fournit les données nécessaires pour vérifier qu'une anomalie donnée est d'origine génétique et passe en revue les méthodes permettant de réduire l'incidence des maladies héréditaires. Zusammenfassung. Die verschiedenen Vererbungsgänge werden beschrieben und mit Beispielen der Vererbung bei Hunden belegt. Die benötigten Informationen für die Feststellung, dass eine bestimmte Anomalie genetischen Ursprungs ist, werden genannt und die Methoden beschrieben, die Häufigkeit des Auftretens von Erbkrankheiten zu vermindern.