Category Archives: Everyday Medicine

We had a “Lost in Translation” moment last week in the clinic. While discussing the need to place a catheter in a patient to administer chemotherapy, the pet’s family asked, “How will he urinate if there’s a catheter in his bladder to administer chemotherapy?” We were talking about an intravenous catheter, and they were talking about a urinary catheter. After a bit more chatting, we cleared up the misconception, but I suspect this family is not the only one with questions about catheters—and that is the subject of this blogpost.

Microchips are a permanent form of identification for your pet. About the size of a grain of rice, a microchip is implanted under the skin in the nape of your pet’s neck.

The dog is the first animal domesticated by humans, and we have done a brilliant job creating a variety of dog breeds to meet our needs. Selective breeding, which began roughly 9,000 years ago and expanded dramatically during the Victorian era, has resulted in dogs specialized for herding, hunting, retrieving, ratting and companionship. We also created a single species ranging in size from two to 200 pounds. While veterinarians love the variety of dogs we care for, the challenge for us is to understand all the variations that make up normal dogs in order to provide excellent veterinary care. Here are a few of the issues in medical care for species with a 100x range in size.

Veterinary Receptionist Week, celebrated April 24 – 28, 2023, is the perfect time to show appreciation to the passionate and hardworking Client Service Representatives in veterinary hospitals everywhere. At the Schwarzman

Difficulty urinating is a common reason to visit the animal ER. When a pet is urinating frequently or with blood, we worry about a urinary tract infection. In male cats,