2014 CVC Tidbits

The bears I've worked with are real “drug sponges.” A long needle helps. No one wants a slightly drowsy grizzly bear.  

-Ryan DeVoe, DVM, MSpVM, DACZM, DABVP (avian, reptile/amphibian practice)

Surgical altering reduces a cat's energy needs by 7% to 33%. You may need to reduce the cat food quantity by 20% to 25% after neutering.

-Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (feline practice)

I don't recommend that owners of brachycephalic breeds induce emesis at home.

-Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT

Three-view thoracic radiographs are now the standard of care.

-Clifford R. Berry, DVM, DACVR

Human dental patients that have loose teeth describe chewing “like walking on a sprained ankle.” 

-Sandra Manfra Marretta, DVM, DACVS, DAVDC

At least 75% of atopic dogs are flea-allergic, so they need good flea control.

-Ian B. Spiegel, VMD, MHS, DACVD

In the initial treatment of pets with diabetic ketoacidosis, don't obsess about the blood glucose concentration. The goal of insulin administration is to inhibit ketone formation.

-Patty Lathan, DVM, DACVIM

If you use injectable combinations of anesthetics, you can expect hypoxemia and hypercapnia, so be sure to use an oxygen mask. 

-Ann Weil, DVM, DACVAA

Appropriate reinforcers for good behavior in cats include stroking or petting, food, play, and catnip.

-Elizabeth A. Shull, DVM, DACVIM (neurology), DACVB

On client misunderstanding: “My cat's ear problem is due to Ebola?” Nope-a structure called a bulla. Always be clear.

-Elizabeth J. Colleran, DVM, DABVP (feline practice)

Hypoalbuminemia is the most common biochemical abnormality in dogs with atypical Addison's disease.

-Adam Birkenheuer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

For chronic diarrhea, if you are not considering cryptosporidiosis, you need to start doing so. You may not have seen it, but it has seen you. 

-Todd R. Tams, DVM, DACVIM 

The best time to treat chickens is at night when their natural instinct is roosting. They hardly respond to anything you do to them. 

-Kendal Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP

In cats, pruritic disease that is limited to from the neck up is likely due to food allergies.

-Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, DACVD

Regarding tests for small intestinal function, cobalamin is what we need to hang our hat on. 

-Albert E. Jergens, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

50% of our patients with cranial cruciate ligament injuries will rupture the contralateral cranial cruciate ligament within one year.

-Carrie Adrian, PTA, PhD, CCRP