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Reptiles: How Many Owners Take Their Pet to the Veterinarian?
March 3rd 2017Doug Mader, MS, DVM, DABVP (C/F, R/A), DECZM (Herpetology), owner of Marathon Veterinary Hospital in Florida, wonders how many households actually take their pet reptiles to the veterinarian. He believes the number could be as low as 10% to 20%.
Shelter Pain Management: Shelter Animals vs. Owned Animals
March 1st 2017Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, explains that pain management doesn’t differ between shelter animals and owned animals in terms of what is required in the standard of analgesia.
Top Differentials for Cats In Acute Respiratory Distress
February 28th 2017Elizabeth Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVECC, associate professor of small animal emergency and critical care at Purdue University, describes some of the top differentials for cats in acute respiratory distress. She divides this into two categories—upper and lower respiratory disease.
Lyme Disease: How Is VANGUARD crLyme Different From Other Vaccines?
February 27th 2017Richard Marconi, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, explains how his canine Lyme disease vaccine, VANGUARD crLyme, is different from other vaccines on the market.
Lyme Disease: Why Don't Dogs Show Clinical Symptoms?
February 25th 2017Richard Marconi, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, disagrees with the idea that dogs don’t show clinical symptoms of Lyme disease because he says the symptoms are just not outwardly obvious.
Budgeting: Associates Compensated on Production
February 23rd 2017Leslie A. Mamalis, MBA, MSIT, CVA, owner of Summit Veterinary Advisors, says it is important for associate veterinarians to understand the value that they bring to the practice, the role they play in improving the quality of lives of pets, as well as the role they play as leaders.