Cats get a paw up on heart diseaseOctober 14, 2025Check out some takeaways from a feline symposium, where experts delivered insights on screening, diagnostics, therapies, nutrition, and decision-making to improve feline cardiac care.
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Samoyed's ameloblastoma represents a diagnostic challengeOctober 7, 2025This case is a good reminder that sometimes deeper biopsies are needed. If the pathologic diagnosis does not fit with the clinical picture, consider a deeper dive.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFrom play to collapse: recognizing narcolepsy in dogsOctober 1, 2025Primary narcolepsy is an incurable but manageable condition in dogs. Medications to address daytime sleepiness, such as amphetamine, are uncommonly utilized in canine narcolepsy patients because it does not appear to be necessary to treat daytime sleepiness in dogs as it is in people.
Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?September 30, 2025Presentation: An eight-year-old male intact German Shepherd presents for hematuria.
VPN Plus+ ExclusivePain Management for Chronic DiseaseSeptember 16, 2025In this session: Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, CVMA, CVPP, DACVAA, addresses effective treatment of chronic pain in animals often requires administering both traditional and ‘nontraditional’ analgesics, along with nonpharmacologic techniques. The importance of the patient’s team (caregiver or owner, technician, veterinarian, etc.) in identifying and managing its pain is stressed.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe need-to-know latest on canine leptospirosis vaccinationsSeptember 11, 2025Due to the contagious nature of leptospirosis and its higher-than-previously understood prevalence, as well as its often indistinct clinical presentation, modifications have been implemented in vaccine recommendations.
The role of AI in cancer diagnosticsSeptember 10, 2025By increasing access to care for diagnostic detection, artificial intelligence (AI) may help ease the emotional burden of a cancer diagnosis while improving outcomes for pets.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveDiagnostic Testing for Feline GI Disease: From Laboratory Tests to Review of Histopathology ResultSeptember 10, 2025In this session: Maria Jugan, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), walks you through a case of a cat presenting with chronic gastrointestinal signs in a stepwise manner, looking at diagnostic testing in each stage. It starts with the initial evaluation and tests used to both confirm primary GI disease and noninvasively assess disease severity, with tools readily available to primary practitioners. It progresses to more focused testing to localize disease and evaluate for non-GI disease that cannot be achieved through initial screening. It concludes with reviewing the case’s histopathology results.
Developing a balanced perioperative analgesia planSeptember 10, 2025Balanced perioperative analgesia does not need to be overly complicated. Knowledge of the specific procedure and the basic pharmacology of available medications are the basis for developing a plan.
Treating and managing feline skin allergiesSeptember 10, 2025Learn how you can help improve the quality of life of cats with allergic skin disease. Partner with a dermatologist when needed and advocate for these patients. The path to relief begins with a closer, more informed look.
