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February 14, 2024 Surgery

What AMC’s New Surgical Institute Means for Your Pet

With great fanfare, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center held a “leash cutting” ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Denise and Michael Kellen Institute for Surgical Care. The press release describes...

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    A veterinarian checks a microchip on a cat
    August 08, 2018

    Making the Most of Your Pet’s Microchip

    The annual Check the Chip Day is Wednesday, August 15th. This pet health event reminds pet families to have the microchip in their pet checked by the staff in their veterinarian’s ...

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  • Blog Misc Pet Safety
    Keep your pooch safe -- cut up all chip and food bags after use!
    August 01, 2018

    Suffocation Risks for Pets

    Last week I noticed a recall on a pet water dispenser from the popular furniture and home accessories giant IKEA. Although I can’t quite wrap my head around how two pets ...

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  • Internal Medicine
    A dog with a messy nose
    July 25, 2018

    Distemper in Pets: What You Need to Know

    This week, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a veterinary alert about canine distemper virus infections in Central Park raccoons and both Fox 5 News ...

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  • Cardiology Internal Medicine Nutrition
    A dog eats from a bowl of food
    July 18, 2018

    Diet-Related Canine Heart Disease

    Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation into diet-related heart disease in dogs. I suspect most dog families would be surprised to learn diet ...

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  • Internal Medicine
    A close up of dog teeth
    July 11, 2018

    Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia

    I recently wrote about the concept of immune disease – those disorders where the immune system goes haywire and attacks normal cells in the body. In a more recent blog, ...

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  • Blog Internal Medicine Misc Pet Safety Responsible Pet Ownership
    A black dog with its tongue out in the sunglight
    July 04, 2018

    Heatstroke

    It’s that time of year when the Animal Medical Center’s ER prepares to see dogs and cats with heatstroke. Heatstroke occurs when the ambient temperature overwhelms the body’s cooling mechanisms. ...

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About the author

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus is a third-generation veterinarian, double board-certified in Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine. As AMC’s Director of Pet Health Information, she writes AMC’s weekly blog, hosts a monthly “Ask the Vet” podcast, and regularly speaks to national news media about animal health. In addition, she has contributed widely to research articles and textbooks, lectures internationally, and has won prestigious awards for her work in both veterinary medicine and journalism. In 2021, she joined the influential World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s Oncology Working Group, which she currently chairs.

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of the Animal Medical Center in New York City