Selected Publications
Steiss JE and Wright JC. (2008) Respiratory alkalosis and primary hypocapnia in Labrador Retrievers participating in field trials in high-ambient-temperature conditions. Am J Vet Res 69(10):1262-1267.
Steiss JE, Schaffer C, Ahmad HA and Voith, VL. (2006) Evaluation of plasma cortisol levels and behaviour in dogs wearing bark control collars. Appl Anim Behav Sci 106.96-106.
Steiss J, Ahmad HA, Cooper P, and Ledford C. (2004) Physiologic responses in healthy Labrador Retrievers during field trial training and competition. J Vet Intern Med 18:147-151.
Steiss JE, Adams CC. (1999) Effect of coat on rate of temperature increase in muscle during ultrasound treatment of dogs. Am J Vet Res 60:76-80.
Steiss JE, Braund KG, Wright JC, et al. (1999) Coccygeal muscle damage in English Pointers (limber tail). J Vet Intern Med 13:540-548.
Click here to view a video of a Pointer affected with "limber tail." At the end of the video, the examiner is palpating an area near the tail base which sometimes appears painful in dogs during the acute phase.
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Limber Tail
Steiss JE, Bradley DM, MacDonald J, et.al. (1995) Electromyographic findings in dogs with lick granuloma (letter to the editor. Vet Dermatol 6:115-116.