Small Animal Topic

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease

...lameness, pain, and can cause knee arthritis. While the clinical signs associated with cruciate disease vary, the condition often causes rear limb dysfunction and pain. Most commonly, cruciate disease is...
Small Animal Topic

Tibial Fractures in Growing Dogs

Tibial growth plate fractures are injuries that occur in the growing bones of young dogs. The tibia, or shinbone, has areas near the ends called growth plates that allow the...
Large Animal Topic

Dystocia in Horses

...of the mare may include but are not limited to, injury recovering from anesthesia, retained placenta, uterine tear, periparturient hemorrhage (bleeding after foaling), and cervical tear. Complications with the foal...
Small Animal Topic

Angular Limb Deformity (ALD) in Dogs

...alongside each other. If one growth plate is injured or closes too early, the other bone will continue to grow, but due to the halted growth of a single bone...
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Strategic plan update

ACVS begins the year with a request to Diplomates and residents: Share your opinions. ACVS will field a number of surveys in 2024. Survey findings will provide a path forward...
Small Animal Topic

Parathyroid Tumors

...cats. There is no known dietary or environmental cause; in most cases the occurrence seems to be random circumstance. However, certain breeds of dogs appear to be more at risk....
Small Animal Topic

Mandibular Fractures

...Figure 5. Use of an ESF for multiple piece mandibular fractures. The top illustrations utilized linear ESF while the bottom illustrations show the use of pins with acrylic connecting material....
Large Animal Topic

Guttural Pouch Mycosis

...connects the throat to the middle ear. There are two guttural pouches (one on each side) that are located just below the ear in the throatlatch region (Figure 1). The...