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When presented with animals with evidence of renal dysfunction (as evidenced by elevated serum creatinine concentration), there are a few considerations.

Compounding is and always has been a critical component to the provision of individualized drug care to the small animal patient.

Commonly affecting the large-breed deep-chested breeds, gastric dilatation and volvulus syndrome has the potential to be a life-threatening problem.

The practice of ovulation timing has become increasingly useful to veterinarians who recognize its value in improving reproductive services.

The concept that microbes might be beneficial, rather than simply detrimental, to health, enjoys a long history of anectodal evidence.

Systemic inflammatory response may be present in animals with a consistent history and clinical characteristics, and with any three or more of the following findings.

Cytology is useful for establishing a diagnosis or can narrow the list of differentials for effusions, masses, lymphadenopathy, or organomegaly.

A review of several cases that were "the worst of the worst" concerning their level of injury or illness. Without aggressive care they all were predicted to have died.

In this lecture I will outline how to formulate a plan for fluid therapy for supportive care of sick animals using the three classic goals of fluid therapy.

Inflammatory lesions can occur due to infectious or non-infectious causes. Compared to tissue cells, inflammatory cells are readily collected by aspirates and scrapings.

Practical management of severe wounds and open fractures begins with initial assessment and management.

Anemia is a common blood work abnormality in many species, including cats. Determining the regenerative nature of the anemia guides the workup of the case.

Normally, only a small amount (milliliters) of fluid are present in the thorax and abdomen.

Mycobacteria do not stain with routine cytologic stains and can be difficult to visualize.

A test is available to detect the MDR-1 genetic deletion that leads to P-glycoprotein deficiencies in collies and related breeds.

Increasingly, the veterinary practitioner will find that the favorite drug of choice is no longer a viable option. The role of resistance in therapeutic failure of antimicrobials is well established.

Dr. Haug shares tips on managing pet birds that bite.

The periparturient period can be associated with high morbidity and even mortality for the dam and neonates.

Cardiac arrest leads to dysoxia in the brain mitochondria... energy failure.

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is an excellent adjunctive tool for evaluating internal organs.

The goal of antimicrobial therapy for UTI is to resolve clinical signs of infection, eliminate bacteruria, and also avoid resistance.

The object of this review is to convey new scientific information and resultant practical techniques applicable to the care of the severely injured patient.

Small lymphocytes are smaller in size than a neutrophil and have a round nuclei that takes up the majority of the cell.

Pets die every day, but when it happens on the veterinarian's table should the doctor be forced to pay?

Federal stimulus funding isn't going to bail out veterinary education.

National Report - While the shortage of rural veterinarians across the country is palpable, the number of people needed isn't.

With zoonotic disease on the risk, just over a third of DVMs suspect it has struck close to home.

The dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians could put the nation at risk.

Schaumburg, Ill. - You will determine whether a new specialty board - the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)- is created.

It happened just as I entered the exam room. Wham! I was hit with a brilliant and unexpected flash of light.