The Current Landscape of Endocrine Disorders in Small Animals: Science, Technology, and Clinical Practice

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue focused on endocrine disorders in small animals—a field that continues to gain importance due to its clinical complexity, rising prevalence, and the emergence of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Endocrinopathies such as diabetes mellitus, adrenal tumors, acromegaly, and hyperthyroidism remain major challenges in small animal practice, often requiring careful differentiation, multimodal assessment, and long-term management. Furthermore, recent advances in clinicopathological diagnoses, imaging, surgical techniques, medical treatments and other therapies have significantly expanded our understanding of these diseases, making this a timely opportunity to compile state-of-the-art knowledge for clinicians and researchers.

This Special Issue aims to provide an updated and comprehensive overview of clinically relevant endocrine diseases in dogs and cats, emphasizing conditions that are common, difficult to manage, emerging, or undergoing rapid advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The subject aligns closely with the journal’s scope by addressing key aspects of veterinary clinical medicine, pathology, surgery, endocrinology, and translational research. By integrating medical, surgical, and novel therapeutic perspectives, this Special Issue seeks to enhance understanding, improve clinical outcomes, and stimulate further research in small animal endocrinology.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Canine and feline diabetes mellitus: pathophysiology, diagnosis, monitoring, medical therapy, insulin management, complications.
• Adrenal neoplasia in dogs and cats: diagnostic imaging, endocrine testing, surgical and non-surgical management, prognostic markers.
• Feline acromegaly: epidemiology, diagnostic challenges, advances in imaging, treatment options including radiation therapy, medical therapy, and surgery.
• Feline hyperthyroidism: emerging diagnostic tools, therapeutic innovations, surgical and radioiodine treatments, long-term outcomes.
• Advances in endocrine imaging and minimally invasive surgery.
• Novel biomarkers, molecular diagnostics, and translational approaches in veterinary endocrinology.
• Complications, comorbidities, and long-term management strategies in endocrine diseases.

Prof. Dr. María Dolores Pérez-Alenza
Dr. Paula García San José
Dr. Carolina Arenas Bermejo
Guest Editors

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