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How AMC’s New Radiation Therapy Machine is Benefiting Pets with Cancer
November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness about veterinary oncology, I am devoting my November blogposts to the topic. Last week, my blogpost highlighted “indolent” lymphomas in veterinary patients,...
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Dentistry Dogs Internal MedicineAugust 26, 2020
Dogs and Tennis Balls: It’s Not Always a Match
The US Open tennis championship begins next week at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, just across the East River from the Animal Medical Center. The Open is the...
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Diagnostic Imaging One HealthAugust 19, 2020
Animal Hospitals vs. Human Hospitals
When pet families make their first visit to the Animal Medical Center, many express surprise at the size of the facility and the comprehensive care we offer. More than once, I have...
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One Health Pet Safety Pets and Family Responsible Pet OwnershipAugust 11, 2020
Rabies Alert!
I received a veterinary alert from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last week. In the middle of a pandemic, you would think the topic of the alert...
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Dogs Responsible Pet OwnershipAugust 05, 2020
What should you do if you find a dog in a parked car?
Hopefully you will never find a dog in a parked car because dogs should never, ever be left in a parked car. But every summer, dogs die when the inside of a...
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One HealthJuly 31, 2020
First Dog Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Dies from Lymphoma: A Veterinarian’s Perspective
A recent article in National Geographic profiles Buddy, the first dog in the United States to be diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2, who passed away from lymphoma on July 11. As a veterinary oncologist,...
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Everyday Medicine Pet Safety WellnessJuly 29, 2020
Tick Time
It is tick season on the East Coast. I had one of the little critters delivered to me in a sandwich bag just the other day. The owner had pulled it off...
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