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Committees

...(2027-LA), director Staff Liaison: Kimberly Soehnlein Courtney Campbell (2023-SA), chair Po Chou (2023-SA), assistant chair Aylin Atilla (2026-SA) Caroline Constant (2024-LA) Katja Duesterdieck-Zellmer (2025-LA) Javier Gallegos (2025-SA) Karen Hassan (2023-LA)...
Small Animal Topic

Chylothorax

...material into an intestinal lymphatic vessel or lymph node to allow for the delineation of TD anatomy and confirm TDL after surgery (lymphangiography, Figure 2). Another technique that has shown...
Small Animal Topic

Oral Tumors

...salivation and/or sanguinous (i.e., bloody) oral discharge Facial swelling/ asymmetry Enlarged cervical lymph nodes Difficulty in chewing food or opening mouth Dropping food from mouth Visible mass Loose teeth (especially...
Large Animal Topic

Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

...Even then this condition can be difficult to replicate as the pressures of the racing environment are often hard to recreate on a standard exercising gallop. If the soft palate...
Small Animal Topic

Diaphragmatic Hernia

...and your pet to an ACVS board-certified veterinary surgeon for this procedure. Some patients may need a portion of an abdominal organ (liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach or small intestine...
Large Animal Topic

Laminitis in Horses

...This bond must be strong enough to withstand the forces sustained by the hoof at a gallop, yet dynamic enough to allow the hoof wall to grow. In order to...
News

ACVS announces newly certified Diplomates

...American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal) Los Angeles, CA Sarah E. Friday, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal) Philadelphia, PA Monty J. Galley, DVM Diplomate, American...