Oral medication to treat FIP now available in the U.S.
The compounded medication, GS-441524, is now available in a quad-scored, 50-mg tuna-flavored tablet and can be prescribed to manage feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
Medical/Clinical
Looking beyond promotional claims
Acting uncritically on promotional claims and other information supplied by the marketing company may lead to inadequate or misinformed prescribing decisions.
The Eye is the Window: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease
In this session: Anne Metzler, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, discusses ocular lesions can be clues to underlying systemic disease. On the flip side, systemic disease can result in ophthalmic pathology ranging from incidental to vision-threatening. Comprehensive physical and ophthalmic examination will lead to the most complete assessment of a patient’s health. Knowledge of ocular manifestations of systemic disease facilitates forming differential and definitive diagnoses, as well as support patient vision and ocular health.
Breaking the habit of chewing sticks
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.
Noise from stainless steel kennels ‘detrimental’ to patient health, survey shows
Almost 90 percent of surveyed veterinary professionals indicated witnessing patient anxiety as a result of being kenneled in stainless steel housing
Tips to build your dental suite operatory
Similar to other large purchases, you need to start out with an idea of what features are necessary, which extras to consider, and the budget to work with when building your dental suite.
Will AI affect veterinary radiology?
With a naturally demanding profession, veterinary radiologists are all too often overworked and could greatly benefit from additional resources that help make their jobs more efficient.
How to develop a sensible euthanasia policy
After this horrible experience, I made the decision that no longer would I ever euthanize a pet simply because an owner requested this service. No, I instead developed a euthanasia policy that I and my staff could live with and allow us to minimize euthanasia in our practice. Here are the additional parts of our policy that allow us to achieve peace of mind whenever euthanasia was needed.
How to develop a sensible euthanasia policy
After this horrible experience, I made the decision that no longer would I ever euthanize a pet simply because an owner requested this service. No, I instead developed a euthanasia policy that I and my staff could live with and allow us to minimize euthanasia in our practice. Here are the additional parts of our policy that allow us to achieve peace of mind whenever euthanasia was needed.
Study finds domestication, selective breeding limited dogs’ ability to communicate through facial expressions
Using an extended Dog Facial Action Coding System, researchers observed how ambiguous domestic dogs’ facial expressions are compared with those of captive wolves