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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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  • Ophthalmology
    dogs eye up close
    September 15, 2011

    Sjogren’s Syndrome: Do Pets Get this Disease?

    The end of the summer is heaven for New York fans of Grand Slam tennis when the US Open comes to the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, just a few ...

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  • Misc
    A K9 search and rescue team on 9/11
    September 09, 2011

    9/11: Ten Years Later

    Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Here in New York, the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and the ...

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  • Uncategorized
    September 08, 2011

    Doc, My Bison is Lame: A Veterinarian’s View from Yellowstone

    As some readers may have noticed, I have not been answering comments posted on Tales from the Pet Clinic over the past couple of weeks. Traveling in the remote national ...

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  • Oncology
    A German Shepherd sitting in the grass
    August 25, 2011

    Hemangiosarcoma: A Common Tumor of the Spleen

    The Animal Medical Center’s ER struggled to save Walker last week. Walker was an apparently healthy, 10-year-old German shepherd. He collapsed at home and was rushed to the ER. Examination ...

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  • Responsible Pet Ownership
    A dachshund
    August 22, 2011

    Managing your Pet’s Medications: The Importance of Compliance

    On a daily basis, the veterinarians at The Animal Medical Center prescribe pills, capsules and tablets to cure, control and prevent diseases. We have pockets full of prescribing information, access ...

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    August 18, 2011

    Visionary Leaves His Imprint in Veterinary ICUs

    The Washington Post has an interesting obituary online. The obituary of Dr. Max Harry Weil credits this physician with helping to invent the intensive care unit (ICU) in human hospitals. ...

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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