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Vomiting is among the most common reasons that dogs and cats are presented for evaluation.

No different from our clients, we fear the pain and suffering of friends and companions, human or non-human.

Incidence of feedlot lameness varies by feedlot from .03% to 2.3% of cattle inventory on a health data base that includes 5,540,000 cattle in feedlots that vary in capacity from 5000 to 80,000 head.

Initial nonspecific management of vomiting includes NPO (in minor cases a 6-12 hour period of nothing per os may be all that is required), fluid support, and antiemetics.

We are reminded daily of the obesity problems facing Americans and we see how these issues are mirrored by the percentage of pets that are overweight.

As veterinarians, we are asked by pet owners to assess the quality of life of a pet each time we do an examination.

In the veterinary profession we are confronted with a number of factors that affect the treatment outcome of our patients.

Over the past 10 years, the veterinary community has talked about hospice care but few tools were available to facilitate the efficient application of the philosophy for the veterinary practice.

Information on caseous lymphadenopathy, caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Johne's disease, and mycoplasmosis in goats.

Obstructive urolithiasis is a common problem encountered in small ruminant practice.

Information on fluid therapy in sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, crias, and lambs.

A confirmed toxicological diagnosis rests upon the following; the goal is to focus down on a reasonable list of differentials.

Evaluation of a properly prepared blood smear by the trained human eye is an absolutely necessary compliment to machine evaluation of peripheral blood in all species.

A number of therapy lasers are available to the veterinary practitioner.

One of the most commonly used diagnostic modalities in veterinary medicine is cytology.

In the diagnostic work up of any case, one of the most frequently used tests is the complete blood count (CBC).

Dysphagia is defined as difficult or painful swallowing. It may be due to obstruction, motility disturbance, or pain.

Low-level laser therapy is emerging as a new treatment option with a variety of applications in the veterinary field.

This morning we're going to talk about our least favorite topic – sick cattle. Sick cattle are not fun to deal with, but we're always going to have some of them.

Information on pregnancy toxemia, polioencephalomalacia, listeriosis, tetanus, scrapie, rabies, and anemia in goats.

With the constant introduction of new products on the human and veterinary market, it becomes a daunting task to keep up with veterinary pharmacology and vaccine technology.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) currently is recognized as a common and important medical problem in cats.

An effusion is defined as the escape of fluid into a part. Effusive processes can occur in essentially any tissue in the body.

For those of us who are tolerating bawling calves for four or five days in a row, tolerating buller rates of over a half a percent, please listen and see if some of these things might be helpful.

As the human population ages and has more personal exposure to palliative and hospice care, pet owners are aware that there are benefits to having those services available for pets too.

Cytology is an extremely useful tool that can be employed in any practice.

Giardia, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin, and Cryptosporidium are important causes of diarrhea in dogs and cats.

Antibiotic therapy is indicated for treatment of suppurative hepatitis, cholangiohepatitis and hepatic encephalopathy, and prevention of septicemia.

Xylitol poisoning is a recently recognized problem in dogs. Xylitol is a five carbon sugar alcohol [pentitol] that is used as a sugar substitute.

A 5-step Hospice care plan was developed by Dr. Tami Shearer to act a template so no part of pet's care would get overlooked.