For Referring Veterinarians

Opioid analgesics represent an important part of acute, perioperative pain management in veterinary medicine. Many veterinarians in private practice are having trouble obtaining fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone and methadone. These represent the most commonly used pure mu opioid agonists in many veterinary hospitals. The AVMA released a statement on 2/26/18 noting the opioid shortages affecting many veterinarians since late 2017 will persist into 2019. As such, veterinarians may be presented with the challenge of…

Take the IDEXX Challenge and Diagnose this Puppy’s Problem What’s Your Diagnosis?  A 2-month old dog with respiratory signs was being evaluated and a routine CBC was submitted to IDEXX. An in-house chemistry panel was performed by the referring veterinarian and all values were within normal limits. Diagnostic Test Results Selected CBC results Blood Smear Examination Take a look at the slides below, interpret the slides, and make your diagnosis. 100x objective…

Some dog breeds, such as Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and brachycephalic breeds, are predisposed to a condition where an extra electrical connection between the upper and the pumping chambers in the heart persists during development. This extra electrical connection is known as an accessory pathway. In this article, we will review how to alleviate accessory pathway with minimally-invasive radiofrequency catheter ablation (cardiac ablation) in dogs. An accessory pathway can conduct electrical impulses from the upper…