Don't forget this important procedure when performing a thorough oral examination.
Small animal patients with cardiac disease and/or congenital abnormalities can be challenging and sometimes intimidating patients.
Educate clients early to monitor for these behavioral changes.
The compound, derived from fertilized egg yolk, was studied in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study at Kansas State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine.
Like a scalpel, radiosurgery provides a sense of tactile sensation. And as with a laser, with radiosurgery there is an absence of tissue resistance.
The public views veterinarians favorably, regarding them as experts in animal care and welfare. But the veterinary profession has had a love-hate relationship with animal advocates.
Certain diseases or conditions require veterinary patients to have injectable medication that must be administered at home. Help veterinary clients master the process with this handout.
Osteoarthritis is a chronic and potentially debilitating disease involving the disruption of metabolic homeostasis within the articular chondrocyte. Specifically, osteoarthritis involves an increased ratio of cartilage-degrading enzymes (matrix metalloproteinases, or MMPs) to their normal inhibitors, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). It is the imbalance of TIMPs and MMPs that contributes to the pathologic breakdown of cartilage. Dietary fatty acids can help to correct this imbalance by modulating the production of inflammatory mediators.
A current case of intentional poisoning with this deadly plant sparks the question: Can you spot the signs and save the patient?
Thank you! Wow, what a practical and essential addition to my veterinary practice.
Using the Companion Animal Parasite Council Prevalence Maps.
Although the level of invasion is down drastically compared with the past, we've yet to conquer this tiny foe. Once more unto the breach, troops!
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) are common endocrinopathies in dogs that often occur simultaneously in the same patient. Diagnosis and management of concurrent disease may be a challenge to the practitioner since many clinical signs of DM and HAC are similar.
The discovery of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Northeast United States in 1999 and its subsequent successful establishment on the North American continent over the last three years has had an impact on human and animal populations nationwide.
One might be tempted to say that a tumor that rarely spreads to the lungs does not require thoracic radiography, but I cannot think of any instance in a cancer patient's work-up in which looking at the thorax is unnecessary.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective analgesics but, in rare cases, can cause serious side effects.
I made a scary life choice to start my own concierge practiceand I've never been happier. Here's are four tips I've learned along the way.
And if you cant remember any of them in the heat of the moment, focus on this: perfusion, perfusion, perfusion.
Veterinary medicine is a rapidly evolving field, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the practice of canine orthopedics.
Would you ever guess your technician plays the trombone or your receptionist owns the world's largest stuffed cat collection?
Used to treat anxiety and phobias in all species and treat behavioral disorders in which anxiety is a contributing factor.
It is a big decision for both you and your client to refer your patient to a university or other specialty practice for further workup or tertiary care.