Emergency & Critical Care

Large-breed dogs need a little extra TLC sometimes. Here are three products to make their lives easier.

Specialty hospital group aims to address shortage of emergency veterinarians for itself and profession.

After a successful, albeit challenging, patent ductus arteriosus procedure, a 3-month-old, 2-lb Chihuahua is believed to be Auburn's smallest veterinary patient to undergo the surgery to date.

The eternal question-to treat a Lyme disease-positive test result or not. Veterinary criticalist Dr. Garret Pachtinger weighs in.

When you work in emergency and critical care, youve gotta mix in some self-care to be ready to care of your veterinary patients.

A new study shows that intervention with pimobendan may be helpful in asymptomatic dogs with structural cardiac changes.

The ICU: A truly life-saving arena. Get ready to enter with these pointers from an expert critical care veterinary technician.

Educate clients and avoid toxicosis cases with these prewritten social media messages.

The study, funded by Morris Animal Foundation, saw patients go into remission after antiviral treatment.

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

Emergency, critical and trauma patients benefit greatly from these pain medications, says criticalist Dr. Garret Pachtinger.

A 10-year-old spayed female domestic shorthaired cat was presented with polyuria, kidney disease and an abdominal tumor. See how the Clinical Rounds team produced a life-saving outcome in this case.

After spending 26 days at the university for treatment, and many more months of recovery, the horse is back to his champion roping ways.

Our veterinary specialty and emergency hospital was calling in technicians for work they weren't ready for, work that didn't need to be urgently done, and after proverbial fires were already out. My protocol helped fix it.

Want bells and whistles? Just the basics? Theres something for everyone in our pulse oximeter lineup, whether its a newbie or an old favorite.

Veterinary practice managers and team members also benefit from more friendly, more informative referrals to and from emergency and specialists and the general practitioners who manage patients through their lives. Compassion-First Pet Hospitals hired liaisons and built a process to inform referring general practice veterinarians when patients visit, how they're doing and what happened.

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10 confirmed cases of the highly contagious H3N2 virus and four deaths were reported during the first month of operation.

New to the ICU? Keep this calculations chart on hand so you can spend more time saving and less time scratching your head.

Surgery team, assemble! Its time for veterinarians to let their Super Techs reveal the heroes they were born to be.

Emergency and critical care specialist Dr. Garret Pachtinger shares the veterinary monitors he couldnt live without and explains why theyre so vital.

From performing blood typing to administering blood transfusions, here are the blood products you should have on hand in your veterinary hospital.

The cat, which had history of heartworm disease, presented with rear leg lameness.

Here are the most common conditions Lap of Love hospice veterinarians see in their mobile euthanasia practiceand pointers on how to ease clients and patients down this difficult path.

Tools that have been around for years are more useful when we understand them better, and new tools can increase patients quality of life, says emergency and critical care specialist Dr. Garret Pachtinger.

When a foals improper placement is interfering with delivery, the practitioners success hinges on accurate determination of the cause and swift, appropriate intervention.

Monitoring temperature in anesthetized patients on top of everything else you have to do might send your stress through the roof. But with these helpful tips, you wont have to sweat it.

Less stress can be truly life-saving in these feline patients just trying to catch their breath.

Expert Ralph Harvey, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVA, shares his awesome advice for handling a case of a cat with acetaminophen toxicosis.

Diagnosis of canine tick-related disease has been occurring with greater frequency, making knowledge of all tick-borne diseases increasingly important. This detailed overview of anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever will help you be prepared when these diseases make an appearance in your veterinary clinic.