CHYLOUS EFFUSION IN A CAT • Jennifer L. Scruggs, Michael M. Fry, & Sophy A. Jesty
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Suggested Reading
Effusions: Abdominal, thoracic, and pericardial. Rizzi TE, Cowell RL, Tyler RD, Meinkoth JH. In Cowell RL, Tyler RD, Meinkoth JH, DeNicola DB (eds): Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat, 3rd ed—St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier, 2008, pp 235-255.
Pathophysiology and therapy of heart failure. Strickland KN. In Tilley LP, Smith Jr. FWK, Oyama MA, Sleeper MM (eds): Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, 4th ed—St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2008, pp 288-314.