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On the Forefront

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Prophylactic laser disk ablation in dogs at Oklahoma State University July 1, 2007 By: Kenneth E. Bartels, DVM, MS Laser disk ablation, a procedure for preventing thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation in dogs, has been developed and performed in more than 350 dogs at the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Looking at canine angular limb deformities in a new way March 1, 2007 By: Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, DACVS Angular limb deformities are common orthopedic conditions in dogs, and a wide variety of deformities can occur. These deformities have most commonly been described in the canine antebrachium.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Extended-release liposomal opioids for treating pain in dogs October 1, 2005 By: Lesley J. Smith, DVM, DACVA Adequate analgesic treatment of both acute perioperative pain and chronic pain in dogs is recognized by the veterinary profession and the general public as imperative to appropriate and humane medical care.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Studying the effects of polyethylene glycol in dogs with acute spinal cord injuries March 1, 2005 By: Karen L. Kline, DVM, MS, DACVIM (neurology) If you know of an eligible candidate, Iowa State University will be accepting dogs into the study beginning in March 2005.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Cardiac cellular transplantation: A future treatment for heart disease? February 1, 2005 By: Mark A. Oyama, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology) CCT aims to replace lost cardiomyocytes with progenitor cells capable of growing into new cardiac-like tissue.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: Frameless stereotactic CT-guided needle brain biopsy October 1, 2004 By: Filippo Adamo, DVM, DECVN Recently, a technique has been developed that allows veterinary neurosurgeons to obtain a biopsy sample of the brain: a frameless stereotactic CT-guided needle biopsy.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE On the Forefront: A new tool that detects ivermectin and other drug sensitivities in dogs May 1, 2004 By: Katrina L. Mealey, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP When Rollie, a 10-year-old male Shetland sheepdog, was found to have transitional cell carcinoma, Rollie's veterinarian wanted to make sure that he could be safely treated with doxorubicin.

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