Small Animal Topic

Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus

...cardiac arrhythmias which are commonly seen later in the disease course. Blood gas analysis is also commonly performed to evaluate the nature and severity of the respiratory compromise. Additional tests...
Small Animal Topic

Canine Hip Dysplasia

...basic incision care and short-term activity restriction. Reported complications after DPO and TPO include screw loosening, change in limb range of motion, and pelvic canal narrowing. However, the incidence of...
Small Animal Topic

Dermoid Sinus

...a problem due to the small amount of bone available to engage the pins or screws, and a very small target area in small dogs to avoid the spinal canal....
Large Animal Topic

Colic in Adult Cattle

...mineral oil) and/or electrolytes Intravenous fluids Analgesics (flunixin meglumine/Banamine) Transfaunation When medical management fails to resolve clinical signs, or if clinical signs indicate a surgical problem, surgical management is recommended....
Small Animal Topic

Osteoarthritis in Cats

...due to exposure and overload Mineral inside the joint Bone cysts Joint fluid analysis Joint fluid from a joint with osteoarthritis will show an increase in white blood cells called...
Small Animal Topic

Osteoarthritis in Dogs

...Bone cysts Joint fluid analysis Joint fluid from a joint with osteoarthritis will show an increase in white blood cells called monocytes. Other imaging modalities MRI -Evaluates soft tissues like...
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Volunteer With ACVS

...general soft tissue surgery, hepatic surgery and disease management, imaging and radiology, interventional/minimally invasive surgery, kinetics/kinematic gait analysis, neurosurgery, oncologic surgery, pharmacology and toxicology, reconstructive surgery, respiratory surgery, sports medicine...
Small Animal Topic

Parathyroid Tumors

...by the parathyroid glands, while PTHrP is released from certain other types of cancers, such as lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and anal sac adenocarcinoma. If PTHrP is elevated in the presence...
Small Animal Topic

Pain Management

...to “hit” pain at all these different spots in the pain pathway. This is referred to as multimodal analgesia. Below are several ways in which your pets pain may be...