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What to tell clients about cats' chronic diarrheaCat owners need to know all hope is not lost.
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11 guidelines for conservatively treating chronic kidney diseaseTo provide optimal treatment for dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease, you'll need to thoroughly evaluate the animal and diligently monitor the natural course of the disease as well as the patient's response to intervention.
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Home sweet hospitalPatients and clients feel at home at Colorado Canine Orthopedics in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Paw tissues unique; injuries need special care, attentionDr. Tannaz Amalsadvala focuses on some of the more common paw pad injuries seen in practice as she discusess treatment options for paw pad abrasions and lacerations.
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Every pet's a starPets at VCA Tanglewood Animal Hospital in Austin, Texas, don't need to be the next Bark Pitt or Catty Holmes to receive star treatment.
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Update on heavy metals toxicity (Proceedings)Lead-based paints, lead-based gasoline, solder, combustion residues, caulking compounds, improperly glazed pottery, batteries, buck-shots, sewage sludge, some canned commercial dog foods, electronic wastes, etc.
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Shedding the poundsEast Hilliard Veterinary Services in Hilliard, Ohio, started a pet weight-loss plan in October 2003. "Pets on the program have lost more than 525 pounds, with 35 pets reaching their goal weight," says Client Relations Specialist Stephanie Pepper.
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Craft the perfect covenant: Evaluating non-compete clauses and other restrictive contract agreementsWhether you're a business owner or associate, don't get sewn up in an ill-fitting restrictive covenant.
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Count pets in case of evacuationAfter they count the cash register and prepare for the next day's appointments, team members at Cottonwood Animal Hospital in Ottawa, Kan., count the tails of boarding pets.
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Canine laryngeal paralysis, Part 2: Surgical treatment, aftercare, prognosis and complicationsThe tie back remains the most common surgical method for correction.
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In case of emergency, contact ...Is your practice ready for a disaster? Even when your team members and patients are safe, fires and tornadoes may destroy critical records that help you match pets with their owners.
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Leading Off: Bartonellosis: Clinical and diagnostic challengesSince 1990, more than 22 Bartonella species have been described, of which at least half have been implicated or confirmed as animal or human pathogens.
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Surgery of the tracheal collapse (Proceedings)The upper airway distress syndrome is composed of thee individual conditions that cause animals to have moderate to sever inspiratory dypnea.
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Toxicology Brief: Cycad toxicosis in dogsCycad toxicosis has been described in people and many animals, including dogs, sheep, and cattle. In this article, I focus on the clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment of cycad toxicosis in dogs.
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The diabetic cat (Proceedings)Is the feline diabetic patient every veterinarian's nightmare? Since diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrinopathies in cats, it is likely you will face this disease many times in your veterinary career.
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Fluid therapy 101 (Proceedings)Fluid therapy is one of the most important aspects of patient management in veterinary medicine. It is however, important to realize that fluid therapy is a supportive measure and the underlying disease process that lead to aberrations in water, electrolyte and acid-base status must be identified and treated.
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Case 12 The case of an increasingly itchy dogWyatt has a history of seasonal atopic dermatitis, but he has become progressively more pruritic over the past few weeks. Review all the details of Wyatt's case and help him overcome the itch.
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Be back soon: How to take a sabbatical from your veterinary practiceIf a three-day weekend or short vacation isn't easing the stress of practice life, you may need more. Here's how one veterinarian found professional renewal through a two-month sabbatical.
