PLE, IBD, Lymphangiectasia Written by: Julie Osborn, OTR and Leigh Updike Braun   IBD, PLE, Lymphangiectasia and Maltese - What I Wish I Had Known   Inflammatory Bowel Disease.  In humans, this is defined as either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s...

Liver Shunt/Microvascular Dysplasia Written by: Vicki Fierheller Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies (PSVA) and Microvascular Dysplasia (MVD) It is now recognized that Maltese and other terrier type breeds (Yorkshire Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Tibetan...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Written by: Mary Ann Archuleta   The cause of inflammatory bowel disease is unknown. Genetics, nutrition, infectious agents, and abnormalities of the immune system may all play a role. Inflammatory bowel disease may...

Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) Written by: Vicki Fierheller GSD is an inherited metabolic disorder involving the conversion of glucose (the body's sugar energy) to or from the storage form, which is glycogen. Various enzymes (catalysts) are...