How often have you heard the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) called the ‘gold standard’ for cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD)? Have you wondered how it earned that title? ‘Gold standard’ treatments face criticism in human medicine, and veterinarians should do the same.
How often have you heard the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) called the ‘gold standard’ for cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD)? Have you wondered how it earned that title? ‘Gold standard’ treatments face criticism in human medicine, and veterinarians should do the same.
Once chiropractors gain direct access to patients, does the need for a veterinarian to diagnose suddenly disappear?
When animal chiropractors come to your state and gain direct access to animals, even without a veterinary diagnosis beforehand, will you take action or just watch it unfold?
This approach ensures patients receive care that improves their quality of life, within the constraints of the pet family, while allowing veterinary teams to uphold their moral, ethical, ad legal obligations.
In the Chemistry World article titled, “The dead of aconite,”4 we learn that aconitine, an aconite alkaloid, is 100 times more lethal than strychnine.
“Some Asian herbs act as chemosensitizers and radiosensitizers; others are chemoprotective and radioprotective. How all these herbs and drugs interact when co-administered remains anybody’s guess.”
In 2020, the global veterinary dietary supplements market size swelled to $1.6 billion. The top conditions targeted for animals include joint health, liver health, immune function, and digestion.
You may have heard a lot lately about monoclonal antibodies (mABs) for osteoarthritis (OA) pain. These agents inhibit a nerve growth factor (NGF), a molecule located in the peripheral nervous system that can contribute to neurogenic inflammation.
