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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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Responsible Pet OwnershipAugust 10, 2022
How to Choose a Veterinary Clinic in 2022
The pandemic has created a high demand for veterinary services. In response, a variety of new veterinary clinics have popped up in New York City and beyond. Some offer wellness care, some...
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Diagnostic ImagingAugust 03, 2022
AMC Loves Radiology and This is Why
Although they’re out of view of many clients, the Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology Service is vital to the everyday functioning of the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center. Animals can’t tell us what’s wrong...
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Everyday MedicineJuly 27, 2022
Does a titer test mean my pet doesn’t need vaccines?
I just finished reading Splendid Solution about Dr. Jonas Salk’s quest to develop a polio vaccine in the years following World War II. The vaccine’s development was considered a medical miracle, protecting...
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Dogs Internal MedicineJuly 21, 2022
Recognizing Laryngeal Paralysis (Lar Par) in Your Dog
Today’s blogpost is inspired by four recent patients with a shared condition: laryngeal paralysis, sometimes referred to colloquially as “lar par.” Many pet owners are not familiar with laryngeal paralysis, so I...
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Dogs SurgeryJuly 14, 2022
My Dog Has a Fatty Tumor, Now What?
Some of my blogposts are more popular than others. For instance, a blogpost I wrote about fatty tumors, or lipomas, in dogs was the top blogpost of 2018 and has continued to...
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Dogs SurgeryJuly 08, 2022
How to Monitor Your Dog After TPLO Surgery
An important part of AMC’s mission is creating new knowledge. Our veterinarians advance the care and treatment of companion animals by conducting innovative clinical research and publishing their results in veterinary journals....
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