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Research Update: Is abdominal ultrasonography a high-yield diagnostic test in dogs with chronic vomiting?
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Scott Owens, DVM
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Barrak Pressler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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Chronic vomiting is a common presenting complaint from owners of dogs evaluated at both primary hospitals and referral institutions.
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Just Ask the Expert: How do you manage canine chin acne?
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Ian B. Spiegel, VMD, MHS, DACVD
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Veterinary dermatologist Dr. Ian Spiegel offers his advice.
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Just Ask the Expert: Persistent calculus buildup on teeth
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Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC
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I have noticed that in my patients that have undergone dental prophylaxis, a yellowish calculus tends to build up along the tooth surfaces—usually within six months of the cleaning.
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Just Ask the Expert: Testing for concurrent diabetes and hyperadrenocorticism
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David S. Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
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In general, we try to regulate the diabetes before attempting to diagnose hyperadrenocorticism.
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Image Quiz: A German shepherd with a history of a cloudy eye
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Juliet R. Gionfriddo, DVM, MS, DACVO
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What's causing this dog's increased intraocular pressure?
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Image Quiz: A Labrador with a blind, enlarged right eye
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Enry Garcia, DVM, MS
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What are the linear opacities in this dog's eye?
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Image Quiz: Ophthalmology—A cat with a chronically red eye
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Juliet R. Gionfriddo, DVM, MS, DACVO
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What is your primary rule out in this cat?
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Image Quiz: A dog with acute, excessive lacrimation
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Enry Garcia, DVM, MS
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What ocular disease is illuminated?
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Idea Exchange: Warm towels while performing surgery
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Use a towel warmer to warm the towels you place on anesthetized patients.
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Idea Exchange: Take the sting out of practice insulin injections
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Why sterile saline solution may be better than sterile water.
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Idea Exchange: Secure sensitive prescriptions
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A tip for keeping prescriptions for controlled drugs safe.
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Idea Exchange: Fussy eaters? Bring on the chicken!
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How one veterinary clinic handles patients that aren't eating.
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Idea Exchange: Keep kinks out of IV lines
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A reader tip for avoiding IV fluid interruption.
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Mind Over Miller: Two practices in parallel universes
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Robert M. Miller, DVM
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At an American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting in 1978, I found myself seated next to Norman Chandler, a British veterinarian.
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