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.
Researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego and other institutions looked into how canine pets respond to food-, play-, and outside-related words on soundboards
Researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego and other institutions looked into how canine pets respond to food-, play-, and outside-related words on soundboards
Dr. Finn shares about the cases he sees in his practice, how he integrates the first USDA-conditionally approved Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA) treatment to handle parvo cases, and his social media work.
It is important to determine the right combination of therapies for each individual dog that will provide a safe, effective, and affordable management strategy the owner can execute.
Dogs with chronic enteropathy require a nutritional assessment and a nutrition plan. The challenge to the veterinary team is identifying a dietary approach best for the individual patient.
Dioctophyme renale, also known as the giant kidney worm, is reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be commonly seen in mustelids (particularly minks), and rarely in other mammals, including humans
Dogs and sticks are a natural combination: they go together like milk and cookies. However, sticks can be sharp, and even those that do not start off as sharp can become sharp when gnawed, and can pose heath risks to pets.
In this session: Georgina Newbold, DVM, DACVO, provides a brief review of the normal corneal anatomy and a broad overview of abnormalities that can occur within the cornea. The focus will be on common canine diseases that can lead to corneal opacities. The section on nonulcerative keratitis describes and provides treatment plans for chronic superficial keratitis (pannus), immune-mediated keratitis, pigmentary keratopathies, corneal degeneration, and corneal dystrophy. The final section will be a brief overview of medical management for complicated corneal ulcers.
