Can you solve this puzzle?May 30, 2023Presentation: A two-year-old male neutered cat presents for a one-year history of hind limb pain and reluctance to play.
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Treating the 'eary' canine otitis externaMarch 8, 2023If you work in small animal practice, on any given day you will see an otitis externa case. This is by far one of the most common complaints.
Tips on clinical sonography to improve the practiceJanuary 24, 2023Today’s technology offers a vast array of image quality advancements, workflows, and techniques. These machines have competitive factors that play a role in any ultrasound implementation on any given patient. Moreover, ultrasound has become extremely available in clinics.
The Wood's lamp versus M. CanisJanuary 18, 2023There were only a few percentages we were told to "memorize for boards" in veterinary school, a dozen years ago now. These included odds of malignancy in dog/cat mammary masses (50 percent/90 percent); canine splenic mass diagnoses (33 percent hematoma/hemangioma/ hemangiosarcoma); failure rates of TPLO versus TPP versus. lateral band in canine cruciate disease (now debunked); and, in dermatology, the sensitivity of the Wood's lamp in diagnosing dermatophytosis: less than 50 percent. Where did "50 percent" come from, and why has it been lodged so firmly in our heads? So firmly that I recently ran across this same number in the crisp 2022 edition of a small animal textbook. That number is wrong, and my veterinary friends, colleagues, students still quote it. It is also possible the first percentages quoted here need updating—they probably do (See: "When in doubt cut it out! But by how much?" by Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD, cVMA on VPN Plus+). A closer look at M. canis Dermatophytosis in small animals is generally caused by one of three fungal organisms: Microsporum canis, M. gypseum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. M. canis is the only one of these that produces pteridine …
Thinking differently about aging in dogsSeptember 19, 2022The traditional view of aging as a natural and inevitable phenomenon that we can only palliate and combat by treating individual diseases once they occur is gradually being replaced. A more useful view is aging is simply a biological process like any other, one that can be understood and manipulated to preserve health and well-being. As is so often the case in medicine, a change in perspective is necessary to facilitate new discoveries and new therapies.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveA look at analgesia for enucleation -- with web-exclusive videosFebruary 22, 2022The surgical procedure for an eye enucleation is within the reach of any reasonably skilled surgeon; however, the pain during and after a procedure can be excruciating.
Genes, environment, and DNA sequenceFebruary 8, 2022One of the most interesting and significant shifts in biomedical science has been the change in our understanding of how genes are influenced by environment, and even how such influences can be inherited without changes to the DNA sequence of our chromosomes.
A look at analgesia for enucleationFebruary 7, 2022The surgical procedure for an eye enucleation is within the reach of any reasonably skilled surgeon; however, the pain during and after a procedure can be excruciating.
Resource aims to boost essential medicine accessibilityMarch 17, 2020A new resource from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) hopes to arm veterinary professionals with the medications they need to provide companion animals with the best care possible.
Incorporating services that impact your bottom lineAugust 30, 2019The face of veterinary medicine is changing, and it is doing so at the speed of light. We all know how the industry has evolved over the past 20 years.
