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An Interview with Dr. Joe Bartges
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This music-loving internist and nutrition specialist finds practicing in the university setting to be a perfect fit, but he fears the declining interest in academic work by others. "It is becoming difficult to find people who are interested in staying in academia, and there doesn't seem to be a contingency plan in place to address this problem."
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On the Forefront: Looking at canine angular limb deformities in a new way
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Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, DACVS
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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.
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That old, slow dog: Is it really arthritis?
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Julie D. Smith, DVM, DACVS
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Geriatric dogs are commonly referred to us for evaluation of what clients call slowing down. Often the tentative diagnosis before referral is arthritis (or is interpreted by the client as such), and the dog is receiving an NSAID.
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Practical Matters: Ultrasonography's limits in staging tumors
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Annette N. Smith, DVM, MS, DACVIM (oncology and small animal internal medicine)
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Most oncologists perform staging in cancer patients to help determine treatment options and prognosis.
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Practical Matters: Use lower doses of oxytocin for dystocia
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Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, DACT
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Oxytocin is a pituitary hormone that causes strong, coordinated contractions of the estrogen-primed uterus during parturition. It may be used therapeutically to relieve nonobstructive dystocia in bitches.
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Clinical Exposures: Cytologic examination of a cutaneous mast cell tumor in a boxer
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Maria Vandis, DVM
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Joyce S. Knoll, VMD, PhD, DACVP
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A 7-year-old intact male boxer was evaluated because of a preputial dermal mass that had been present for about one year.
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Idea Exchange: Getting a free-catch sample: two pans and a plan
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To get a free-catch urine sample from a cat when you don't need a sterile sample, drill holes in a plastic litter pan, and nest that litter pan inside a normal litter box.
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Idea Exchange: DIY dental radiograph viewer
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If your hospital doesn't have a viewer for dental films, you can make a screen by using the cardboard in a large x-ray film box.
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Idea Exchange: Stay a pole's length away from aggressive animals
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A 3- or 4-ft wooden closet pole with a hook at the end works well to remove slip leashes from aggressive animals.
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Idea Exchange: Baby your small patients
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We have found that pre-formed disposable bottle liners are a perfect covering for a bandage or cast on a small animal.
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Mind Over Miller: A lifetime of cartooning
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Robert M. Miller, DVM
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When I meet a colleague for the first time, the question I am asked most commonly is "When did you start cartooning?"
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