Metacarpal and Metatarsal fractures are common…let’s fix that – October 2018
The fracture of one or more metacarpal or metatarsal bones is quite common in our small animal patients. Dropped, stepped on, hit by car. The degree of trauma to …
A Surgical Perspective
Ortho Tips and Tricks – August 2018
Ortho Tips and Tricks My family is in the midst of dealing with the human medical insurance system on a topic that quite literally requires someone to click a …
Hyperplastic Otitis: Derm and Surgery Q & A July 2018
Nicole A. Heinrich DVM, DACVD and Lara M. Rasmussen DVM, MS, DACVS McKeever Dermatology Clinics and Direct Veterinary Surgery What is hyperplastic otitis (aka cocker spaniel ears, aka bulldog …
Stressed Views – May 2018
Stressed Views Ok, this is not a term to describe your technical staff taking their 23rd x-ray on the same squirmy patient! Stressed views are tools used to …
Analgesic drugs in short supply- April 2018
Odd how the human opioid cup runneth over and the veterinary opioid river runneth dry. It sure is the topic of conversation as I tour the Cities doing surgery. …
Abdominal exploratory– Soup to Nuts – February 2018
Is it a primer, a refresher, or just common knowledge? I think about my abdominal explores with new brain cells each time I do one. I learn (sometimes through …
Board the Gravy Train! — Enteral Feeding Routes – December 2017
Board the Gravy Train! The value of nutrition in healing often goes unrecognized. Any animal with significant illness and anorexia of 2-3 days duration will benefit substantially from …
Book Review– The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right – by Atul Gawande – December 2017
Book Review— The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande –LMRasmussen, DVM, MS, DACVS Dr. Gawande has written several insightful books and many articles that speak …
A Chance to Cut — Vaccine-associated Fibrosarcoma – December 2017
Vaccine-associated Fibrosarcoma: A chance to cut…a chance to cure! There has been a considerable amount of data disseminated regarding vaccine-associated fibrosarcoma in cats. The increasing incidence of this …
Hip denervation– An option for advanced DJD – December 2017
Hip Denervation: A Surgical Option for Longterm Pain Control of the Arthritic Hip Kinzel S. Von Scheven C. Buecker A. Stopinski T. Kupper W. Clinical evaluation of denervation of …