Practicing a spectrum of care
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.
Cat/Dog
Keep an eye out for ocular issues
Conditions, such as ulcerative keratitis and “cherry eye,” are common in cats and dogs, and if you are in a general practice setting, there is a good chance one will walk into your exam room today.
Decontamination guidelines for dogs developed by Texas vet emergency response team
The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) has created protocols for decontaminating dogs after disasters.
Video series: testicular block, ovarian block, and diffusion cathetor Managing pain for better surgical outcomes
In the October issue of Veterinary Practice News, Michael Petty, DVM, addressed how local blocks can be used to prevent pain in spay and neuter procedures. You can read the full article here. He also shared three videos to demonstrate his technique. They, along with some related text from the article for each video, appear below.
The procedure: orchidectomy
In either a dog or cat, the method is the same. After an alcohol prep, the …
Managing pain for better surgical outcomes
Adequate pain control can aid in faster healing times, less patient interference with the surgical site, and reduced chance of the development of a chronic pain syndrome.
Avoiding pyometra and protecting pets on World Spay Day and beyond
This World Spay Day, Feb. 28, it is important to revisit and recognize the importance of spaying and communicate with our clients how this can help preserve the health and well-being of their pets
Was the canine respiratory illness in 2023 really a ‘mystery’?
Generally, an outbreak of infectious disease would have an initial location and then would spread based on movement of the ill animals or contact with the initial source animals.
Every month is tick month: Making the case for year-round, broad-spectrum tick control
Although the species, stages, and number of questing ticks vary throughout the year, these ectoparasites are always active in most populated areas of North America, creating an ongoing risk of pet infestation and infection. Consistent year-round tick prevention is the best way to combat the growing risk.
Are you prescribing aconite (Monkshood, Wolf’s Bane, Queen of Poisons)?
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.
Demystifying cancer screening and detection
Before we can broadly incorporate these tests into our clinical practice, we need to understand how they work, consider the evidence behind them.