Small Animal Topic
Brachycephalic Syndrome
Certain breeds of dogs and cats are prone to difficult, obstructive breathing because of the shape of their head, muzzle and throat. The most common dogs affected are the “brachycephalic”...
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Small Animal Topic
Atlantoaxial Instability
...between the two bones. There are two causes for the instability, trauma and birth abnormalities. Traumatic instability occurs after forceful flexion of the head, causing either fracture of the dens...
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ACVS Strategic Planning Update: Reflections and Next Chapters
...evaluated where ACVS is today, envisioned what it could look like in the years ahead, and put forth actionable ideas to make the vision reality. The Board of Regents will...
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Residency Training FAQ
...residents and the number of entries to be reviewed. After clicking into an individual resident’s logs, there will be a pink header message if items need review that will take...
Honored Mentor
Michael L. Huber
...if we got in over our heads. Thank you, Dr. Huber! Dr. Huber was vital to my surgical residency. He worked really closely with all of us to help improve...
Honored Mentor
Stephen W. Crane
Dr. Steve Crane was the founding Head of the Department of Companion Animals and Special Species (now Clinical Sciences) at NC State CVM. Steve recruited the first cohort of ACVS...
Small Animal Topic
Tracheal Collapse
...in a Yorkshire terrier. The dog’s head is to the left. In the lower the neck, the trachea narrows 50–75% (red arrows). As the trachea passes through the thoracic inlet...
Honored Mentor
Gary W. Ellison
...a large number of my former residents as an ACVS honored mentor. Like most new residents I was like a deer in the headlight when I started out. I was...
Small Animal Topic
Portosystemic Shunts
...is no longer able to detoxify the blood from the gastrointestinal tract. Signs of abnormal neurologic function include: ataxia (swaying as if intoxicated) seizures blindness head pressing Other signs may...
Small Animal Topic
Aural Hematoma
...(the “flap” of the ear) or self-inflicted injury from your pet’s scratching and head shaking secondary to infection of the external ear canal. The condition is common in dogs with...
