Veterinary Key Points

Informative and entertaining clinical education for small animal veterinarians, technicians, and students.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs: 5 things we've learned in the past decade

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Laryngeal paralysis is a functional disorder of the larynx resulting in decreased abduction of the arytenoid cartilages during inspiration ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Permanent Tracheostomy in Dogs: A life-saving surgical option for severe upper airway obstruction.

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Permanent tracheostomy is a well-recognized surgical technique used in animals and humans as a salvage procedure to treat severe upper ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Intravenous Fluids in Anesthetized Dogs and Cats: Are we giving too much?

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Intravenous fluid therapy is one of the most important perioperative treatments veterinarians provide for their patients. Intravenous fluid...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Large Tumor On The Skull of a Dog: The story of "Rocky" the Norwegian Elkhound

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Rocky was a 7 year old male castrated Norwegian Elkhound. Several months previous to presentation he developed a slowly growing firm mass o...
Monday, November 3, 2014

Closure of Elliptical Incisions in Dogs: The "Rule of Halves"

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Elliptical incisions commonly result from removal of skin tumors, other lesions, or debridement of traumatic wounds. Since loss of a sectio...
Saturday, October 11, 2014

Cystotomy for Removal of Cystic and Urethral Calculi in Dogs: Are you getting them ALL out?

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The short answer is: maybe not! Cystotomy to remove urinary calculi is one of the most common surgeries performed in small animal privat...
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