Use caution during surgery near salivary ducts
Recommendations to help minimize the chances of abnormal accumulation of saliva include identifying the salivary gland openings (papillae) prior to making incisions and carefully raising flaps.
Medical/Clinical
Anesthesia monitor considerations
Reliable anesthesia monitoring equipment is one of the foundations of excellent patient care, making a quality multiparameter monitor an indispensable tool for a trained clinical team.
One Health central to Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus
For the first time in its history, the U.S. Senate has established a Veterinary Medicine Caucus, aimed at educating lawmakers and their staffs about the challenges facing the profession and advancing legislation that benefits the veterinary community.
One Health central to Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus
For the first time in its history, the U.S. Senate has established a Veterinary Medicine Caucus, aimed at educating lawmakers and their staffs about the challenges facing the profession and advancing legislation that benefits the veterinary community.
Weighing in on pet obesity, nutritional management
According to the latest Pet Obesity Prevalence Survey from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), 59 percent of evaluated dogs in the United States were classified as being overweight or obese in 2022.
An integrated approach to older cat care
For feline seniors, integrative medicine makes sense, particularly when one considers the risks of long-term medications, along with cats’ aversion to being medicated.
Nutritional management of CKD reimagined for the better
Think you know all there is to know about nutritional management of cats and dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD)? It might be time for a refresh.
Managing Malassezia without antifungals
The emergence of yeast resistance against some antifungal drugs in recent years highlights the need for the development of alternative therapies for the control of otitis and dermatitis complicated by Malassezia.
Managing Malassezia without antifungals
The emergence of yeast resistance against some antifungal drugs in recent years highlights the need for the development of alternative therapies for the control of otitis and dermatitis complicated by Malassezia.
How effective is telemedicine, really?
What is it about telemedicine that makes it so controversial? Take a base of spicy legislative battles over the last few years, stir in the contentious issue of changing the rules to allow electronic veterinarian-client-patient relationships (eVCPRs), and sprinkle in some changing demographics and a dash venture capitalism, and you have now got a steamy bowl of “Hot and Spicy Veterinary Telemedicine Controversy Soup.”