Gastroenterology

Inappropriate administration of gastroprotectants in dogs and cats is common and can lead to severe adverse effects. Heres how to avoid putting your patients at risk.

Gastrointestinal bleeding in dogs is not uncommon. Unfortunately, the signs can be subtle. Follow this approach from Dr. Jonathan Lidbury when presented with patients with suspected GI bleeding.

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Occasional hairballs and vomit are a part of every cat owners life at one time or another. But maybe your hospital can help cats with proper diet, lifestyle changes and diagnosis and treatment. And you can tell clients about it right now with these social media posts.

The team at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute gets to diagnosis and treatment quicklyand they say it makes all the difference.

Nutrition expert Ed Carlson shares some top trends in veterinary nutrition.

Your postoperative veterinary patients will thank you if you consider this fourth key element of their well-being.

Dr. Andy Rollo examines his own debut into veterinary practice to pinpoint areas he wished hed known more about before diving in.

When youre facing a case of pancreatitis or gastrointestinal dysfunction, have no worries. Weve compiled the best articles, tips, tools and techniques on these gut-wrenching conditions. (With an educational grant from Royal Canin)

One veterinary investigation warns against compounded omeprazole; the other shows a positive effect for a polysaccharide blend.

Do you feel stuck when it comes to educating clients about this common veterinary issue? Here are a couple of ways to get conversation flowing.

Technicians, get ready to digest the diagnostics that help you become key advisors in the workup of patients with gastrointestinal disease.

Under the Weather offers freeze-dried bland diet packs for when dogs are feeling ruff and owners are feeling pressed for time.

United Pet Group says rawhide treats with American Beefhide, Digest-eeze and Healthy Hide branding may contain antimicrobial cleaning agent.

When it comes to chronic gastrointestinal cases, its time to throw out your outdated terms and diagnoses.

Join veterinary radiologist Dr. Kathy Spaulding on an ultrasonic tour of the intestinal tract and see which findings might indicate disease.

According to CVC speaker and expert Dr. Chen Gilor, veterinarians should be screening more patients for hypoadrenocorticism or risk missing a diagnosis.

Veterinary parasitologist Richard Gerhold sets the record straight about monthly preventive medications and the possibility of pets still picking up parasites.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

A look at the physiology of hunger and the role of ghrelin, dubbed the hunger hormone.

Try this tip for avoiding tears when removing thin, linear intestinal foreign bodies.

This case report describes the clinical signs and surgical treatment of an unusual hiatal hernia in a Chinese Shar-Pei.

Practical pointers from a hands-on course on performing common gastrointestinal surgeries.

One capsule, and you can explore your veterinary patients entire gastrointestinal system.

If ultrasonography is the hot guy you met online, abdominal radiography is your adorable high school sweetheart. Metaphors aside, Dr. Anthony Pease says abdominal radiographs are a rapid, readily available method to give a valuable overview of the abdomen.

Save a life! Share these videos with your clients with dogs at-risk for GDV.

Persistence in finding the cause and crafting a solution can help keep owners content and pets in their homes.

With close to a million reported cases annually, equine colic is responsible for more deaths than any other disease group-except old age. Learn how doctors are rapidly assessing and treating this condition.

This potentially deadly surgical complication is preventable. Let this case report remind you aboutand reinforce the importance ofcounting surgical sponges.