You know the product or service you're recommending could help your patients. The problem is holding clients' attention long enough to explain the benefits.
While there is no doubt that administration of immunosuppressive drugs to dogs, and sometimes cats, is critical for control of immune-mediated disease, administration of these drugs can cause adverse effects.
The development of an anesthesia plan is the first step towards well-managed anesthesia care for your patient.
Dr. Andy Roark and his trusty sidekick Meg Pierson walk us through why change is difficult and how to handle it. Also side-swoop bangs and Bowie. Ehh ... just watch the video.
Carefully evaluating the pupillary light reflex (PLR), both direct and indirect (consensual), is critical when assessing the prognosis for vision, particularly in patients with glaucoma. So properly performing this quick and easy evaluation is essential.
Q When the phone is ringing, there's a client to be checked out, and a technician has a question, how do I prioritize?
A 4-year-old, female spayed Gordon setter was evaluated at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because of brittle claws of about one year's duration.
This article focuses on the therapeutic management of canine aflatoxicosis, drawing from treatments used in other cases of hepatotoxicosis or hepatic failure.
Kemba L. Marshall, MPH, DVM, DABVP (Avian), shares more about her upcoming book, and the journey that brought her to becoming an author
Aside from the current debate over vaccination protocols, few topics engender such controversy as the nutrition we provide to our companion animals (or ourselves, for that matter).
Units of concentration can refer to a concentration in a liquid or solid material.
Use care when repairing lacerations of the eyelid to ensure that functionality of the eye and cosmetic appeal are maintained for the patient.
Protocols for monitoring diabetic cats have evolved over the years. Random spot-checking a blood glucose concentration, although easy to perform, is unacceptable as the sole means of monitoring because it cannot accurately represent the cat's response to insulin. Therefore other methods of monitoring diabetic cats need to be employed.
Watch how Dr. Tim Crowe uses these three innovative tools in his critical care patients.
Ask yourself if you're truly confident the case will proceed well under home care.
Dr. Steven Opal answers your questions about the flu and kids, cats, and more
Dr. Joseph J. Bertone explores they myriad of legal and ethical problems veterinarians face when using some compounded drugs.
I want to update my office policy manual, but I'm afraid of overlooking something. What items should I definitely include?
Osteoarthritis can result from direct trauma to the joint or cartilage, injury to ligaments or soft tissues resulting in joint instability, obesity or developmental disease. The effect of osteoarthritis varies, with a wide range of severity and associated radiographic and clinical signs; however, resultant discomfort and activity restrictions can have a profound effect on quality of life.
dvm360.com has launched a product directory that lets you see products available to help your team and your patients in any (seriously-any!) area of your practice. Check it out.
Most practitioners recognize that some dogs and cats with pruritus or gastrointestinal conditions can be managed either in part or fully by feeding a limited-antigen diet.
Average puppy and kitten deaths during the first 12 weeks of life approach? 11%-34%. Still births or death within the first 24 hours account for 5% of the losses; an additional 5% loss occurs during the neonatal period; and 0%-5% loss in transitional & socialization periods. Infectious diseases are not the most common cause of neonatal or transitional period mortality.
Here are the essential facts for practicing veterinarians.
The costs of doing business go upbut the ability to charge more doesnt. Still loving the profession, Dr. Jeff Werber, a Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member, talks about the troubles hes seen.