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Tiny Tools, Big Impact: How AMC’s Surgical Upgrades Help Pets Heal Faster
Earlier this month, the Schwarzman Animal Medicine Center hosted a continuing education lecture for AMC’s partner veterinarians. This evening event featured Drs. Pamela Schwartz and Daniel Spector of the Denise and Michael...
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UncategorizedSeptember 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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OncologyAugust 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 OwnershipAugust 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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UncategorizedAugust 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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UncategorizedAugust 15, 2011
DNA Testing for Your Pet: Not Just for Criminals!
DNA testing appears daily in the news. The OJ Simpson trial in 1995 made DNA testing famous and the technology continues to help juries determine innocence or guilt. Veterinarians use ...
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UncategorizedAugust 11, 2011
On the Road Again: Safety Restraints for Car-Traveling Pets
According to the American Automobile Association, 30.9 million Americans will drive to their vacation destinations this summer. Sixty-one percent of pet owners take their pets on vacation. If you do ...
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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.
