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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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AnesthesiaSeptember 11, 2012
Demystifying General Anesthesia, Part II: General Anesthesia
In my previous blog, I wrote about the steps leading up to general anesthesia designed to minimize anesthetic risk. This blog continues with medications used prior to the anesthetic agent ...
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AnesthesiaSeptember 06, 2012
Demystifying General Anesthesia, Part I: Preanesthesia Protocols
Except for the dreaded cone, there is no medical procedure more feared by the families of my patients than general anesthesia. Their concern is well founded since there is always ...
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NutritionSeptember 04, 2012
How to Choose the Right Food for Your Pet
If I had to venture a guess as to the most fretted over issue for pet owners, it would be how to choose the right food for their pet. Grocery ...
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UncategorizedAugust 30, 2012
Pet Medications: 6 Tips to Keep Pets Safe
All of us want to give the best and safest medications to our pets. Here are my tips to make sure your pet gets the medications he needs. 1. Approved ...
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UncategorizedAugust 27, 2012
A Weekend in the Country
As I was happily packing to go on vacation, the jaunty tune from the first act of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, “A Weekend in the Country,” popped into ...
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Cats Dogs Internal Medicine Pet Safety Responsible Pet OwnershipAugust 23, 2012
Pneumonia in the Summer?
The veterinarians at The Animal Medical Center, myself included, spent much of last week diagnosing and treating pneumonia in our canine and feline patients. I suspect many readers are surprised ...
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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.
