How to approach polytraumaJanuary 15, 2024While severe visible injuries can cause distress to practitioners, threatening internal injuries are easily overlooked, leading to more compromising conditions, such as cardiopulmonary arrest.
SPONSORED CONTENTThe Case for Year-Round Heartworm Prevention and Affordable OptionsVeterinarians are often more than just clinicians - they’re advisors, educators, and, increasingly, financial counselors. In today’s economy, pet owners may hesitate to invest in year-round prevention due to budget constraints; but, skipping even a few months of heartworm protection can have serious consequences. + Learn More
Gut health key to better care, outcomesJune 2, 2023The gut microbiome is a complex microbial community (archaea, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses) found in the gastrointestinal tract that is foundational to health, supporting—among other things—digestion, immunity, and the central nervous system.
Understanding canine vaccines: What is 'core' and 'non-core'?May 31, 2023The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recently released its 2022 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines.1 This resource is incredibly comprehensive (almost any question you might have related to vaccination is addressed!), contains resources for veterinary team members and pet owners, and assists with preventive care. Perhaps the most important question raised in the updated guidelines is: "Should we be re-thinking what we consider 'core vaccines' for individual patients?" Spoiler alert: the answer is yes. 'Core' and 'non-core' vaccines Traditional core vaccines are those recommended for all pets, regardless of lifestyle. These vaccines protect against diseases that are easily transmissible, serious, and/or fatal. The following are core vaccines AAHA recommends for every dog (unless there is a medical reason for exemption): Canine distemper virus (CDV) Canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2) Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) Rabies virus Other vaccines (i.e. "non-core") are sometimes considered "optional." Here, cost-conscious or vaccine-hesitant clients may decline vaccines the veterinary team does not specifically classify as core or "required" for their pet. However, this is where a change in both perspective and narrative with clients might be needed. These "non-core" vaccines may be considered "core" for certain dogs, and the AAHA similarly states the vaccines below …
A One Health approach to heartwormMay 30, 2023Have you ever asked a client presenting with a pet with vomiting or diarrhea if the animal is on heartworm prevention? Is it relevant? It should be.
Do you know how to handle drug disposal?May 25, 2023How many of you have outdated drugs within your hospitals? Have you poured an expired bottle of a liquid medication into a kitty litter to dispose of it? Or maybe just dumped them in the garbage?
How to prepare for euthanasiaMay 24, 2023End-of-life care can easily be the worst part of veterinary medicine. It does not matter where you fall in the hierarchy of a practice, dealing with it can be very uncomfortable.
Developing new grading schemes critical in bettering cancer diagnosticsMay 23, 2023Human cancer diagnostics are replete in tumor grading schemes, many of which are directly tied to patient outcome and/or response to therapy. However, veterinary medicine remains woefully behind in developing, validating, and applying grading schemes to cancer in our animal patients.
Rabies vaccination programs contribute to both human and animal welfareMay 19, 2023Rabies occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, and 40 percent of the victims are children under 15 years of age, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Canine pancreatitis injectable lands U.S. distributionMay 18, 2023Panoquell-CA1’s active ingredient, fuzapladib sodium, has been approved for canine use in Japan since 2018.
Challenges of stomatitis treatmentMay 3, 2023Stomatitis is one of the most difficult conditions to treat among dogs and cats, often resulting in the removal of most of—if not all—the patient’s teeth.
