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Residents’ Workshops begin in October

...DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Hernia-palooza: An AB-dominal Exploration January 8, 2024 Hunter Piegols, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Abdominal Neoplasia Valentine Verpaalen, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal): Total Hip Arthroplasty  ...
Small Animal Topic

Achilles’ Tendon Injuries

...and protecting the surgery repair with the aforementioned options for that time. Complete healing of the tendon can take a total of 9-12 months. If your veterinary surgeon has applied...
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Maintenance of certification deadline reminder

Diplomates certified by ACVS in 2018 must submit their maintenance of certification (MOC) record to ACVS in CERT by November 1, 2023, 11:59 pm (ET). Diplomates must document a total...
Small Animal Topic

Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Obstruction

...is a cholelith (stone) in the cystic duct with minimal acoustic shadowing and distention of the cystic duct is present. Bile duct obstruction causes an increase in total serum bilirubin,...
Small Animal Topic

Salivary Mucocele

...the mucocele as he or she chews. A pharyngeal mucocele is generally totally undetectable until the oral cavity is examined with sedation. Pets with pharyngeal mucoceles may experience respiratory distress...
Small Animal Topic

Nasopharyngeal Polyps

...treated with total ear canal ablation procedure (see Otitis Externa). Figure 7. Cat’s skull (nose is to the left). The blue arrows point to the bullae- the bony sacs that...
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New Diplomates Certified in 2023

...total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,438 with approximately 67 percent small animal surgeons and 33 percent large animal surgeons. Brittany E. Abrams, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary...
Small Animal Topic

Urinary Obstruction in Dogs

...The urinary bladder may rupture and spill urine into the dog’s abdomen with complete obstruction. Dogs with total urethral obstruction will die within days if the obstruction is not relieved....