Authors


Lynsey Smith, DVM, DACVO

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The dos and don'ts of treating ocular disease in cats (Proceedings)

Apocrine sweat gland tumors in the glands of moll. Single or multiple, dark color, benign, resemble human apocrine hidrocystomas.



Lawrence M. Fox, DVM, DABVP (canine and feline practice)

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Idea Exchange: Perineal hernia repair: A new approach

This alternative method for repairing a common condition in male dogs offers advantages for both the patient and the surgeon.




Ann P. McClenaghan, BS, CVT

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An introduction to the concept of veterinary hospice care (Proceedings)

Mention the word hospice and the term alone evokes varying degrees of emotion in people. If this is a service that you have had the opportunity to be involved with personally it can stir up some powerful emotions of loss. And, depending on the circumstances, it can either conjure up peaceful and grateful feelings or a negative and adverse reaction.




Joan Freesh, MS, DVM

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Think veterinarians can't negotiate? Think again

If you're sick of paying more and getting less, its time to put your fear aside and ask for what you want.



Stephen Jones, DVM

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Heartworm disease: What lies beneath

Dr. Stephen Jones takes us on a pictorial journey of the gross effects of heartworm infections in veterinary patients.


Peter D. Constable, BVSc (Hon), MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN (Hon)

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Left displaced abomasum: surgical and medical advances (Proceedings)

Left displaced abomasum (LDA) is a common gastrointestinal disorder of lactating dairy cattle. Left displaced abomasum, right displaced abomasum (RDA), and abomasal volvulus (AV) are common abdominal diseases of lactating dairy cows characterized by varying degrees of abomasal distension and displacement.


Robert J. MacKay, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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The neurologic examination: peripheral nerves and miscellany (Proceedings)

Mechanical injuries to peripheral nerves occur because of compression, entrapment, transection, laceration, ischemia, crushing, stretching, or chemical or burn damage. Neurapractic lesions are characterized by a failure of conduction of the action potential across the injured axonal segment.


Allison Stewart, BVSc (hons), MS, DACVIM-LAIM, DACVECC

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Equine neonatal sepsis: causes, consequences, diagnosis (Proceedings)

Bacterial septicemia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in equine neonates. Survival rates reported over the last 5 years in retrospective studies of septicemic foals are highly variable, ranging between 40 and 70%, and comparisons among studies are difficult because of differences in case definition.


Brad White, DVM, MS

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Update on preconditioning (Proceedings)

Beef production is shifting toward a consumer focus and new areas are achieving more attention including: individual animal identification, value-based marketing, food safety, as well as source, process, and age verification.


Christopher Adin, DVM, DACVS

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How to perform a feline perineal urethrostomy

A step-by-step surgical guide, tips to optimize results, and revision techniques, just in case.


Philip Padrid, DVM

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Diagnosing and treating feline asthma (including the use of inhalants) (Proceedings)

Asthma in human beings is a chronic inflammatory disease within the lower airways (bronchi and bronchioles) that causes cough, wheeze and exercise intolerance. These clinical signs are the result of a decrease in airflow through airways that are narrowed from excessive mucus secrection, airway wall edema and bronchoconstriction.



Adam Birkenheuer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Audio: The rarity of zebras in your lab work

Dr. Adam Birkenheuer explains the relevance of Occam's razor when looking through your laboratory test results.From the CVC in San Diego, veterinary internist Dr. Adam Birkenheuer explains the relevance of Occam's razor when looking through your laboratory test results. 







Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, DACVD

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The importance of taking a complete dermatologic history

And how to do it right-including a comprehensive downloadable client history form.


Simon Peek, BVSc, MRCVS, PhD, DACVIM

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Vertical transmission of infectious disease in cattle (Proceedings)

The potential for several economically important infectious diseases of cattle to be vertically transmitted from dam to offspring is of understandable concern to veterinarians and producers alike.




Jonathan Townsend, DVM, PhD, DABVP

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Troubleshooting milk fat depression on dairy farms (Proceedings)

Milk fat depression is a common finding of veterinarians and nutritionists on dairy farms, especially during the warmer summer months. Troubleshooting cases of milk fat depression can be challenging as often there are a number of causes that are contributing to the problem.


Jody Nugent-Deal, RVT, VTS (anesthesia)

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Anesthetizing neurologic patients (Proceedings)

Whether you are faced with anesthetizing a patient with the potential of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) or a patient with a spinal cord injury, there are special anesthetic considerations that should be made. Each patient should be thoroughly evaluated and an appropriate anesthetic protocol should be formulated.

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