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What AMC’s New Surgical Institute Means for Your Pet
With great fanfare, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center held a “leash cutting” ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Denise and Michael Kellen Institute for Surgical Care. The press release describes...
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Blog Misc Pet SafetyFebruary 08, 2017
Hot Tips for Keeping Your Pet Warm During Winter Storm Niko
Winter Storm Niko is forecast to dump up to 10 inches of snow on the Northeast tomorrow. With blowing and drifting snow and a travel advisory issued for our area, ...
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DentistryFebruary 01, 2017
Choosing the Best Veterinary Oral Health Products
February is National Pet Dental Health Month. This annual awareness event highlights the importance of good dental care in pets. To help our readers do the best job possible caring ...
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Everyday MedicineJanuary 25, 2017
Everyday Medicine: What is Pulse Oximetry?
Everyday medicine is an intermittent series of blog posts highlighting tests, treatments and procedures commonly used at AMC. Some past examples of this type of blog post include “What are ...
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Internal MedicineJanuary 18, 2017
Cushing’s Disease in Dogs
Recently, two of my patients needed testing for a possible diagnosis of Cushing’s disease, a.k.a. hyperadrenocorticism. Named after Harvey Cushing, the famous neurosurgeon who first described the disease in humans, ...
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DogsJanuary 11, 2017
Doc, My Dog is Shaking
Like the Jerry Lee Lewis song, some dogs “got a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.” If your dog is shaking, a trip to the veterinarian is in order. Below you ...
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Dogs Internal MedicineJanuary 04, 2017
Pancreatitis in Dogs
The pancreas is a thin, elongated organ that is shaped a bit like a pounded piece of chicken tenderloin. The pancreas lies along the initial portion of the small intestine ...
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