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News and information from our team.

Pre-Surgical Hand Antisepsis: Current Recommendations

Aug 1, 2014

Before microorganisms were discovered as vectors or causative agents of disease, hand hygiene was known to reduce the risk of disease...

Jul 1, 2014

William B. Henry DVM, DACVS HISTORY OF PARTIAL OR COMPLETE CrCL RUPTURE DIAGNOSIS: Prior to 1990 it was considered a result of a...

Jun 1, 2014

Virginia Sinnott, DVM, DACVECC Over the last decade, the emergence of antibiotic resistant pathogens along with a plateau in development...

May 1, 2014

Karie Walton, VMD and Louisa Rahilly, DVM DACVECC Anesthesia is a necessary component to the practice of modern veterinary medicine and...

Mar 1, 2014

Kimberly Bebar, DVM and Louisa Rahilly, DVM DACVECC Respiratory distress represents a true and sometimes frightening emergency to be...

Feb 1, 2014

Shana O'Marra, DVM, DACVECC When treating shock, many practitioners use traditional markers such as blood pressure to determine if a...

Jan 1, 2014

Louisa Rahilly, DVM DACVECC One of the biggest challenges facing veterinarians is the dyspneic patient. We all have the nightmarish...

Dec 1, 2013

Kenneth Palladino Jr., DVM This article is the second part of "What's the Scoop with that Poop? - Canine Parvovirus." Last month, the...

Nov 1, 2013

Kenneth Palladino Jr., DVM Canine Parvovirus has been cited as the most common cause of infectious enteritis in dogs worldwide. Other...

Oct 1, 2013

William B. Henry, Jr. DVM, DACVS INTERMITTENT LAMENESS: My initial recommendations are based on the physical examination, neurologic...

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