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Finally, a Treatment for FIP: How GS-441524 is Saving Cats’ Lives
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and we’re highlighting our feline friends throughout the month with a series of cat-focused posts. Last week’s blogpost highlighted the health risks of feline ...
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Cats Pets and FamilyJune 05, 2024
5 Hidden Household Hazards for Cats: Keep Your Feline Friends Safe
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and we’re highlighting our feline friends throughout the month with a series of feline-focused posts. For the first post of June 2024, I’m going to...
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Dogs Responsible Pet OwnershipMay 29, 2024
Keeping Your Dog Safe by the Pool [2024 Update]
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center ER has its share of drama. Last summer, a dog family was at a pool party when they noticed their French bulldog missing. He was found at...
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Dogs SurgeryMay 22, 2024
Understanding Hip Replacement in Dogs: Insights from AMC’s Dr. Rob Hart
A couple of weeks ago I attended a lecture by my colleague Dr. Rob Hart, Director of Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgery at AMC. Not surprisingly, he spoke about hip replacement surgery....
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Cats EmergencyMay 15, 2024
Behind the Scenes at the ER: A Foster Kitten’s Night at AMC
Regular readers of my blog will know that my family and I have raised numerous foster kittens over the years. We have had queens and kittens, kittens without moms and infant kittens...
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Pets and FamilyMay 08, 2024
Keep Kids Engaged with Animal-Based Activities This Summer
Summer is just around the corner, and many parents will be looking for activities to occupy their children while school is out. For children fascinated by animals, there are a whole host...
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SurgeryMay 01, 2024
Torsion and Volvulus in Dogs, Cats and Rabbits
Most people don’t realize it, but internal organs are not fixed in place and do have the ability to move around inside the body. When the movement of an internal organ involves...
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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.
