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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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Dogs Responsible Pet OwnershipJanuary 31, 2018
Dog Etiquette in Public Places
I read a really instructive blog this past week, posted by a local dog training school. Since it is winter in New York City, where both the Animal Medical Center ...
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Internal MedicineJanuary 24, 2018
Concerning Intestinal Parasites
The New York Times published a disturbing article in last week’s Science Section. The article highlighted the risk to humans of worms transmitted in the feces of dogs and cats ...
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Everyday Medicine Internal MedicineJanuary 17, 2018
Everyday Medicine: Packed Cell Volume
“Everyday Medicine” is an intermittent series of blog posts highlighting tests, treatments, and procedures common in daily Animal Medical Center practice. Some past examples of this type of blog post ...
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Internal MedicineJanuary 10, 2018
Proteinuria in Pets
When your pet has an annual physical examination, your veterinarian will often request a urine sample. Once you collect the sample, your veterinarian will have the urine analyzed in the ...
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Blog MiscJanuary 03, 2018
Keeping Animals Healthy in the Winter
Winter can be a harsh time for everyone, animals included. Diseases spread more easily when everyone is cooped up inside; cold weather can be hard on pet feet and wildlife ...
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Blog MiscDecember 27, 2017
Summing Up 2017: AMC’s Top Blog Posts
The end of the year is often a time of retrospection. So for this final blog of 2017, I asked the AMC webmaster to give me a list of 2017’s ...
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