Tiny Talk - Pancreatitis

In this Tiny Talk, Katherine Earl, DVM, discusses pancreatitis in cats and dogs. Clinical signs, diagnostics, and treatment of this common disease are covered in the talk.

Clotting Tests

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses the different tests that may be performed on a bleeding patient. Physical signs of bleeding, platelet count, prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and Buccal Mucosal…

Backorders, Shortages, Allocations, OH MY!

In all of my 20 years of ordering inventory for pharmacies, animal shelters, and veterinary hospitals I have not encountered backorders and shortages like we have been dealing with over the past…

Avian Intramuscular Injection

Nathan Bodnar, DVM, demonstrates how to administer an intramuscular injection in a bird. In this video he gives an injection of pain medication and antibiotics to a duck. 

Making Sense of Nutritional Trends

As a clinician in a facility where vomiting and diarrhea top the list of presenting complaints, I find myself asking most clients “what does your pet eat?” It seems that more frequently the client…

Penrose Drain Placement

Maree Doolan, DVM, places a penrose drain in a dog that was attacked by a larger dog. She performs a local block before drain placement and talks through where and how to place each drain.

Shoulder Radiographs

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for shoulder radiographs in a dog, Alan Lipman, DVM, DACVR, then explains proper positioning and technique in the finished product. 

Hind Limb Radiographs

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for hind limb radiographs on a dog. Restraint aids are briefly discussed.

Radiograph Interpretation: Linear Foreign Body

Alan Lipman, DVM, DACVR, discusses the identification of linear foreign bodies and important considerations for radiographic study.