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Skills Laboratory: Eyelid laceration repair: A step-by-step guideUse care when repairing lacerations of the eyelid to ensure that functionality of the eye and cosmetic appeal are maintained for the patient.
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Monitoring diabetes mellitus in diabetic cats (Sponsored by Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health)Protocols for monitoring diabetic cats have evolved over the years. Random spot-checking a blood glucose concentration, although easy to perform, is unacceptable as the sole means of monitoring because it cannot accurately represent the cat's response to insulin. Therefore other methods of monitoring diabetic cats need to be employed.
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Critical care toolsWatch how Dr. Tim Crowe uses these three innovative tools in his critical care patients.
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We need to hospitalize more oftenAsk yourself if you're truly confident the case will proceed well under home care.
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An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. OpalDr. Steven Opal answers your questions about the flu and kids, cats, and more
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Know laws, responsibility regarding legal pharmacy compoundingDr. Joseph J. Bertone explores they myriad of legal and ethical problems veterinarians face when using some compounded drugs.
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Creating effective employee manualsI want to update my office policy manual, but I'm afraid of overlooking something. What items should I definitely include?
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Managing osteoarthritis (Proceedings)Osteoarthritis can result from direct trauma to the joint or cartilage, injury to ligaments or soft tissues resulting in joint instability, obesity or developmental disease. The effect of osteoarthritis varies, with a wide range of severity and associated radiographic and clinical signs; however, resultant discomfort and activity restrictions can have a profound effect on quality of life.
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FUR REAL: Your new resource for veterinary products informationdvm360.com has launched a product directory that lets you see products available to help your team and your patients in any (seriously-any!) area of your practice. Check it out.
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Dermatologic manifestations and nutritional management of adverse food reactionsMost practitioners recognize that some dogs and cats with pruritus or gastrointestinal conditions can be managed either in part or fully by feeding a limited-antigen diet.
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The ABC's of managing critical problems in neonates (Proceedings)Average puppy and kitten deaths during the first 12 weeks of life approach? 11%-34%. Still births or death within the first 24 hours account for 5% of the losses; an additional 5% loss occurs during the neonatal period; and 0%-5% loss in transitional & socialization periods. Infectious diseases are not the most common cause of neonatal or transitional period mortality.
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A better understanding of rabies laws and regulationsHere are the essential facts for practicing veterinarians.
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Veterinary ownership is harder than it used to be: Heres whyThe costs of doing business go upbut the ability to charge more doesnt. Still loving the profession, Dr. Jeff Werber, a Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member, talks about the troubles hes seen.
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Strategies for monitoring diabetes mellitus in dogs (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)Monitoring the effectiveness of therapy is an important part of managing canine diabetes. The time and effort the veterinarian devotes to client education will imporve the client's ability to accurately relate what is observed at home and to monitor the dog according to the veterinarian's instructions-both of which facilitate the veterinarian's ability to assess the long-term efficacy of treatment.
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Animal hoarding: Its roots and recognitionIt is a positive step for the profession, for animals, and for society that veterinary medicine has embraced responsibility for preventing cruelty to animals. But we also need to attend to a more subtle and less well understood form of severe cruelty: the chronic, large-scale neglect that occurs with animal hoarding.
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Pain management is key to low-stress veterinary visitsLuckily, Dr. Ralph Harvey says you'll soon have more analgesic options than ever.
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Arthrosonography: Joints of the back, pelvis and hind limb (Proceedings)The soft tissue structures of the joints, back, and foot can be evaluated ultrasonographically yielding important diagnostic information that cannot be obtained radiographically.
