Small Animal Medicine

The field of small animal medicine focuses primarily on clinical questions con-cerning companion animals, which includes several animal species, however most-ly dogs and cats.

Small animal medicine includes physiological and pathophysio­logical events related to prevention, diagnostics and medical treatment in the event of disease/illness. Small animal medicine includes various subdisciplines, such as dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, immunology, infectious diseases, cardiology, oncology, neurology, pulmonology, urology/nephrology, clinical nutrition and clinical toxicology. 

Current research

• Etiopathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases linked to clinical issues in companion animals, primarily dogs and cats, with improved animal health for the individual animal as the objective.
• Increased animal welfare and well-being that contributes to increased well-being in humans.
• Comparative aspects with focus on One Health.

Specifically, today, research is conducted concerning epidemiology, etiopathology, pathophysiology, prevention, biomarkers, prognosis, diagnostics and treatment for the following diseases in dogs and cats:

• Chronic kidney diseaseHeart disease
• Tumours/neoplastic diseases
• Autoimmune diseases
• Endocrine diseases/disorders
• Neurological diseases
• Skin diseases/skin ailments