This content is sponsored by Petplan. The wave of back-to-school pics have hit, and you thought you were safe. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. “Summer” might be coming to an end, but those summer emergencies aren’t going anywhere soon. If you work in Vet Med, you know summer tends to be one of the busiest seasons… Read More
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We Need to Talk About Feline Injection Site Sarcomas
We need to talk about Feline Injections Site Sarcomas. I will call them FISS from now on. No one really wants to talk about this subject. It makes us uncomfortable. Our whole raison d’etre as veterinarians is to prevent and treat diseases in animals. Now we have to talk about a disease we caused trying… Read More
Anesthetic Deaths Happen to Anesthesia Experts, Too
As an anesthesia technician, one of the things we are told early on is that if you don’t have a death under anesthesia “you aren’t doing enough anesthesia.” This can be a hard fact to stomach, but it’s true. If like me, you’re performing anesthesia for 80 percent of your day at work you see… Read More
Why You Should Consider “Drastic” Measures for Your Pet’s Cancer
I hate osteosarcoma. This bone cancer is a cause of major pain for pets and heartbreak for their owners. Many dogs with osteosarcoma have a greatly improved prognosis with limb amputation. Read More
5 Questions You Need to Answer Before Anesthetic Procedures
Oftentimes our clients are faced with the decision whether or not to put their pets under general anesthesia for a surgical or dental procedure. Patients do not get the care they need when pet parents are scared of anesthesia. During this time, they look to us, the knowledgeable veterinary staff, for answers. With so many… Read More
Are You Haunted By Negative Exploratories?
A few years ago, I wrote an article entitled “No such thing as a negative exploratory.”* Shortly thereafter, I received an amazing email from a colleague on the other side of the world. Dr. Andreane Daigle, who practices in Queensland, Australia, shared with me a story about an exploratory laparotomy she performed on a vomiting… Read More