A 14 year old Poodle is presented for acute collapse. The do…

A 14 year old Poodle is presented for acute collapse. The dog has been on Lasix and digitalis for congestive heart failure for 2 years. Physical examination reveals a grade IV/VI holosystolic mitral heart murmur with a heart rate of 170 BPM. Which of the following can be definitively ruled out as a potential cause?

Severe lymphocytic plasmacytic inflammatory bowel disease is…

Severe lymphocytic plasmacytic inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed on endoscopic biopsies obtained from a 10 year old Cocker Spaniel that has been a stable diabetic for 4 years, receiving 12 units of Humulin N twice daily.Which of the following potential treatments for IBD is relatively contraindicated in this patient?