VPN Plus+ ExclusiveDiagnosing cancer cases in general practice – 'Where do I start?'April 21, 2023Like most medical cases, a systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment is the best place to start. You do not need to know details of prognosis and survival times of every type of cancer to come up with a good diagnostic plan and starting point with your clients.
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Risks and treatments surrounding cancerDecember 3, 2021One of the most common and dreaded diseases we see in small-animal patients is malignant neoplasia.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveCurrent lifespan patterns in dogsJune 3, 2021By Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD, cVMAResearch efforts are ongoing, and rapidly expanding, to aid our understanding of how aging happens to develop preventative and therapeutic interventions to delay age-associated disease, disability, and death.
Compounded drugs—A literature updateJanuary 2, 2019In exciting times of new approved drug formulations for animal species, veterinarians face a myriad of challenges when balancing optimal treatment protocols and overall cost burden. Compounded drugs may offer an enticing alternative to an approved animal drug in terms of palatability and cost to the owner; however, the legal status of compounded drugs is often difficult to evaluate.
When salivary gland removal is necessaryOctober 18, 2018Last month, I wrote about salivary gland anatomy. This time, we will look at conditions that may require salivary gland surgery and approaches to surgery of various salivary glands.
Yunnan baiyao for patients with hemorrhage, neoplasiaDecember 11, 2017Herbal remedies are widely available to animal owners as over-the-counter products intended for both human and veterinary use. Some veterinarians prescribe these remedies, usually as part of a broader complementary and alternative medicine approach.
