Surgery

Our article collections will get you up to speed on these sometimes glossed over topics in veterinary school.

What makes all the difference in this surgical procedure to treat recurrent laryngeal neuropathy? Two holes in the cartilage and a stainless-steel button.

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From autoclavable shoes to less-mess cautery, veterinary surgeon Dr. Jennifer Wardlaw shares a few of her favorite surgical solutions.

With the right tools and technique, you can avoid general anesthesia and still provide adequate analgesia during surgery. Here's your guide to several nerve blocks in your veterinary equine patients.

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

Three veterinarians make a case for onychectomy in certain circumstances.

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.

Hey, veterinary professional: If you have a few free minutes, this quiz is minimally time-invasive, and the prognosis for learning something interesting is excellent.

This simple procedure ensures adequate nutrition for postsurgical feline patients-which can speed recovery time and minimize hospitalization.

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

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

Declawing is a barbaric procedure that violates bioethical principles and sets feline patients on a path to chronic maladaptive pain.

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.

Some thoughts from an anesthesia super vet tech on making sure it's just another normal day in the surgery suite.

Procedure, which can be performed humanely, keeps cats in homes and humans safe from scratch-related risks.

Many clients want the easiest or cheapest solutionbut its not that simple, says Dr. David Dycus. Each decision has to be made on a case-by-case basis.

Dr. Matthew Keats provides a step-by-step demonstration of this procedure.

Two studies are challenging long-held perceptions.

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

You'd like to think every surgery can be a success, but thats not reality. Here's how Dr. Bo Brock tries to learn from the not-so-great moments of veterinary practice.

Side by side in your anesthetic monitoring arena, these parameters are the tops for this anesthesia technician.

Are your veterinary clients curious about why you recommend joint supplements for their pets with this painful condition? Here are the answers they're looking for.

One Health team at UC Davis hopes to eventually cure this birth defect in canine and human patients.

They'll think they're healed well before they really are.

The patient is young and healthywhat could possibly go wrong? Plenty, say Drs. Jennifer Wardlaw and Andrew Claude. Heed their tips

Nat Geo WILD's Animal ER in a Houston specialty practice showcases how hard veterinarians and their teams work, how the wonders of modern medicine reach all the way to pets, and where that money from the vet bill goes. (Hint: Better medicine.)

It'll make a lousy T-shirt: "Your favorite veterinary website went to the pet retailer show SuperZoo, and all we got you was awesome product news."

This year's Banfield Pet Hospital State of Pet Health Report highlighted the growing problem of pet obesity. Nestled in the numbers were a few diseases Banfield saw were the most common obesity comorbidities among canines.

Although horse owners may fear the worst (and sometimes theyre right), many conditions are highly treatableand veterinarians can often manage the process right on the farm.