Small Animal Topic
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
...are best when performed early in the course of the disease since death (mortality) rates increase with the severity of disease. Your pet may be referred to an ACVS board-certified...
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News
Remembering Paul B. Jennings, Jr., VMD, DACVS
ACVS is saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Paul B. Jennings, Jr., Emeritus Diplomate, who passed away on October 23, 2023. Read more on Dr. Jennings’ life and...
Small Animal Topic
Cleft Palate
...trouble eating Have trouble breathing and exercising because of fluid or infection in their noses. Figure 2. Primary cleft palate or “harelip” in a ten year old Cocker spaniel. The...
News
2025 examination dates announced
...2025 Registration opens May 29, 2024. There are no changes to the reading list. The period for journal articles will be updated to reflect the new three- or five-year period....
Honored Mentor
Mimi Arighi
When I was an intern, figuring out what to do next, Dr. Arighi provided me the early mentorship and training that guided my surgical career for the years to come....
Honored Mentor
Harry W. Boothe
Having a veterinarian as a father, I have seen the positive effect of mentorship in the veterinary profession from a very early age. Such mentorship has favorably influenced my experiences...
Honored Mentor
Donald A. Hulse
...as an orthopedic surgeon during my residency at Texas A&M. He always had a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and he pushed me in the right direction. He...
Small Animal Topic
Pyometra
...spayed early in life will not develop pyometra. However, a uterine stump pyometra may occur after incomplete ovariohysterectomy which allows a segment of the uterine body or horn to become...
Large Animal Topic
Subsolar Abscess and Coffin Bone Osteomyelitis
...and often times this occurs suddenly (i.e. they were ‘fine’ earlier today or yesterday). The horse may be trembling or sweating, as some of these abscesses can be very painful....
Honored Mentor
E. Christopher Orton
...and now early career faculty member, Chris has been so supportive as I expand my knowledge in cardiac pathophysiology, hybrid procedural skills, and research. I would not be where I...
