A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding IV Fluid Therapy in Dogs and Cats, Part 3: How do Water and Solutes Move?
In this Vetpocket™ article, Dr. Danelia de Kock breaks down the various mechanisms used to help achieve and maintain homeostasis as it pertains to water and solute movement within the body. These mechanisms include Starling’s law of the capillary, osmosis, passive transport (simple and facilitated diffusion), as well as active transport.
A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding IV Fluid Therapy in Dogs and Cats, Part 2: What is the Distribution of Water and Solutes within the Body?
In this Vetpocket™ article, Dr. Danelia de Kock provides a definitive guide to understanding total body fluid distribution including body fluid compartments in dogs and cats. Master the “60:40:20 Rule” to accurately calculate Total Body Water (TBW), Intracellular Fluid (ICF), and Extracellular Fluid (ECF) compartments for your patients.
A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding IV Fluid Therapy in Dogs and Cats, Part 1: What is IV Fluid Therapy?
In this Vetpocket™ article, Dr. Danelia de Kock will teach the essentials of intravenous (IV) fluid therapy in dogs and cats, what IV fluids do, when they’re indicated, key monitoring parameters, and early signs of life-threatening fluid overload, especially in cats and patients with cardiac or renal disease.