February is American Heart Month. The month is set aside to help Americans focus on heart health. Heart health is important in pets too and this week’s blog post will focus on resources from the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center to educate you on pet heart health. Heart Murmurs One of the most common heart conditions seen
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Difficulty urinating is a common reason to visit the animal ER. When a pet is urinating frequently or with blood, we worry about a urinary tract infection. In male cats, the potential for a urinary blockage is a special concern. When your pet is having difficultly urinating, observe them carefully for clues to the problem.
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This month we’re celebrating the Emma and Georgina Bloomberg AMC to the Rescue Fund’s 10th Anniversary. Created to provide free or subsidized specialty care to rescue animals whose health is an obstacle to their adoption, over the last decade the fund has helped over 600 pets, partnered with over 146 rescue groups, and provided over
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The arrival of February means it is again Pet Dental Health Month. Since teeth are an important organ in the body, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center provides pet families with many resources on pet dental health including: a pet health library entry describing when your puppy or kitten will lose their baby teeth, a recent
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An important part of AMC’s mission is creating new medical knowledge. Our veterinarians advance the care and treatment of companion animals by conducting innovative clinical research and publishing their results in veterinary journals. This blogpost highlights research by AMC’s Interventional Radiology Service and Surgery Department. In prior blogposts about research publications from AMC clinicians, I
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