Respiratory system – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Respiratory system – dogs

Brachycephalic obstructive airway disease (BOAS)
Respiratory infections

BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
BWG	Brachycephalic Working Group
ISCAID	International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Brachycephalic obstructive airway disease (BOAS)

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Surgical treatment of BOAS – BWG (2021)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Brachycephalic dogs and risk of heatstroke – VE (2022)

Folded-flap palatoplasty versus staphylectomy in brachycephalic dogs: complications and discharge time – VE (2025)

Respiratory infections

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Antimicrobial use guidelines for treatment of respiratory tract disease in dogs and cats – ISCAID (2017)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Antibiotics in dogs with kennel cough – BBV (2014/2021)

Debridement versus a medical protocol for dogs with sinonasal aspergillosis – VE (2023)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the reduction clinical duration of kennel cough (infectious tracheobronchitis) in dogs – VE (2016)

Medical management alone, invasive medical management, or surgical management and long-term outcome in dogs with pyothorax – VE (2017)