d) Greyhounds have prolonged and stormy recoveries from thiobarbiturate anesthesia. This is a result of altered hepatic metabolism, rather than a result of their lean body mass and lack of fat for redistribution. Recovery from propofol is smooth, but it takes longer in greyhounds than in other dogs.
c) The high triglyceride and low cholesterol levels are diagnostic of a chylous effusion.
a) Pituitary tumor is the most common cause of hyperadrenocorticism, with resultant hyperplastic adrenal cortices and excessive production of cortisol.
a) Hyperglobulinemia frequently occurs secondary to FIP and is usually classified as a polyclonal gammopathy.
d) This is the definition of anisognathism.
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