Treating alveolar bone expansionApril 23, 2024Alveolar bone expansion sometimes occurs in areas of periodontal pocketing and vertical bone loss. Alternatively, it may be a reaction to the inflammation associated with periodontitis.
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Why I changed my mind about supporting lasersApril 23, 2024Understanding the software and dosing adjustment for laser treatments allows for time and cost efficiency in the practice.
Free screening eye exams to benefit working and service dogsApril 16, 2024Approximately 8,000 complimentary eye exams are provided in this annual program across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico each year.
Wildfire disasters highlight the importance of burn injury care in companion animalsApril 16, 2024Treating burn injuries in animals consists of managing the systemic effects of the burn injury, ensuring adequate nutrition and fluid intake, dressing the wounds, debriding dead tissue, and managing pain.
At-risk shelter dogs spared from euthanasia through a heartworm awareness initiativeApril 15, 2024More than 12,800 shelter pets, including nearly 1,300 asymptomatic heartworm-positive dogs, were transported to adoptive homes as part of a heartworm awareness initiative.
Post-procedural pain medication gets label extension from the FDAApril 12, 2024An extended-release buprenorphine injectable suspension indicated for mice, rats, ferrets, Ethiqa XR gets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) green light for use in non-human primates (NHPs)
Designing your surgical suiteApril 8, 2024Good surgery suite design can aid in better ergonomics for surgeons, and, in some cases, improve a provider’s stamina to an extent that it allows them to accept more appointments.
Las Vegas police dog stabbed on duty recovers and is 'in good spirits'April 1, 2024Police dog, K9 Enzo, was rushed to a nearby veterinary hospital then airlifted to a trauma facility after sustaining multiple stab wounds on the job, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) reports
Reconsidering antibiotic duration for canine aspiration pneumoniaMarch 29, 2024Extended antibiotic therapy is not an unreasonable idea. New research is whittling away the recommended duration of antibiotics for canine aspiration pneumonia. Is there, in fact, good evidence for recommendations for long duration of antibiotic therapy for aspiration pneumonia?
A guide to avian and reptilian dermatologyMarch 28, 2024This article highlights significant anatomic differences and unique disease presentations in zoological companion animal dermatology.
