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What 1,000 Blogposts Have Taught Me About Pet Owners
This blogpost marks a personal milestone: my 1000th blogpost since I started blogging in 2008. Over that time, much has changed—in our country, at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center and in veterinary...
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Vet LifeSeptember 24, 2025
Collaborative Care: How Different Types of Veterinary Hospitals Work Together
Veterinary medicine is a team sport that requires collaboration between different types of veterinarians working in different types of facilities to provide optimal care for your favorite fur person. Each type of...
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DogsSeptember 17, 2025
Understanding Your Dog’s Microbiome: The Key to Better Health
If you watch television, you’ve likely seen advertisements promoting the health benefits of yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha. These foods contain probiotics—“good” bacteria and fungi with health-promoting properties. Just like humans, all...
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Cats DogsSeptember 10, 2025
When Cats and Dogs Are More Alike Than Different
About ten years ago, I developed an educational presentation for veterinarians titled “A Cat Is Not a Little Dog.” This presentation highlighted diseases that affect these two species very differently. For example: Diabetes:...
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Cats Pets and FamilySeptember 03, 2025
Understanding Feline Grief: New Insights for National Pet Memorial Day
The second Sunday in September is National Pet Memorial Day—a day when we remember those animal companions who live on in our memories. Both humans and pets grieve over the loss of...
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Everyday MedicineAugust 27, 2025
Understanding Catheters: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions
We had a “Lost in Translation” moment last week in the clinic. While discussing the need to place a catheter in a patient to administer chemotherapy, the pet’s family asked, “How will...
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CatsAugust 20, 2025
Take Your Cat to the Vet Day 2025: Breaking Down Barriers to Feline Care
August 22 is “Take Your Cat to the Vet Day,” but here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, every day is take your cat to the vet day. In the first half...
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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.
