Clinical

A wealth of high-impact guidance from the 2019 AAHA Dental Guidelines for Dogs and Cats remains underutilized in daily practice. When utilized effectively, these recommendations can offer remarkable potential to elevate patient outcomes, increase client trust, and create more efficient, well-rounded veterinary dental teams.

You’ve unblocked the cat…now what? Do you keep them overnight? Transfer them to another facility? Send them home? We discuss ways to decrease the likelihood that your patient will experience complications while taking into consideration the unique variables of each cat’s (and each family’s) situation.

Moira, a cat in Bend, Oregon, received a very unique surgery: A total hip replacement. These surgeries are typically performed on dogs, but thanks to new technologies and staff at Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon (VRCCO), Moira, who only has three legs, now has a more comfortable life post-surgery.

Practical advice from a veterinary technician and dog trainer on getting your clients through the pain points of adopting a new dog.

When it comes to implementing AI tools, like scribes and radiology, to your practice, are you clear on the problems you’re trying to solve? How about goals you hope to achieve?

In this interview with Jules Benson, BVSc, MRCVS, and Phil Richmond, DVM, CAPP, CPHSA, CCFP, discover why focusing solely on the immediate impact to your bottom line could cause you to miss the bigger picture—and why a clear understanding of the team’s wellbeing could help guide you on the best use of these tools.

Whether or not a veterinary oncologist is involved, there are many ways in which general practice veterinary teams continue to be an essential part of their patient’s cancer care. Here’s what one oncologist wants you to know about cancer care in general practice.

April is recognized as National Heartworm Awareness Month. We’ve put together a list of resources offered by AAHA and others to brush up on the latest information around heartworm.

Curious to know the top 10 things that dog owners called the Pet Poison Helpline about in 2024? From xylitol to THC, the list highlights the most common things dog owners call with worries about.

A case report in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (JAAHA) details a transient case of a rare disease in cats.

By now you may have learned about the anti-aging drug rapamycin and its success in preventing the cardiac muscle thickening characteristic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats. FDA approval and a new study are paving the way toward making rapamycin the key to ending this heartbreaking disease.