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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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Vet LifeAugust 09, 2012
The AMC Goes Electronic
This past week was a watershed week at The Animal Medical Center. With the flip of a switch, an electronic medical record (EMR) became a new part of practicing veterinary ...
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DermatologyAugust 06, 2012
Allergies in Dogs: 4 Treatments to Help Scratch Your Dog’s Itch
The summer of 2012 will go down in my personal history book as the summer of allergies. Not for me, but for my canine patients. I have received many frantic ...
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EmergencyAugust 02, 2012
Intussusception – A big word and a big problem
This is the fourth in a series of blogs about pets with intestinal problems. Poor Kody. This four-year-old Shih Tzu had a very bad week at the end of June. ...
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UncategorizedJuly 30, 2012
Ratchet: The Garbage Hound
‘Garbage hound’ is not a new breed of dog: these dogs have been around for a long time, raiding the trash can for tasty but indigestible morsels. Ratchet, today’s protagonist, ...
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UncategorizedJuly 26, 2012
Can I Have a Dog? Pony? Bunny? 10 Tips for Petless Families
Recently, the news has featured many stories about TomKat. No, not a story about a feline, but the ongoing saga of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. One story that caught ...
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One HealthJuly 23, 2012
Zooeyia: The Positive Health Benefits of Animals in our Lives
Did you know a pet can improve your family’s health? Zooeyia (ZOO-ey-ah) is a recently invented word to describe the health benefits of pets. This new word was coined from ...
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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.
