Self-Assessment of a 13-Year-Old Cat with Severe Alopecia, Erythema, and Pruritus Leading to a Diagnosis of Paraneoplastic Alopecia

April 2008 in “ Companion Animal ”

Rosa Angela, K. Smith

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