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

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Surgical Removal of Giant Lipomas in Dogs

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Lipomas are benign tumors of adipose tissue that are common in dogs. Most lipomas are small, well circumscribed, movable, and not painful....
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Splenectomy in Dogs and Cats: Indications, Surgical Technique, and Postoperative Care

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Splenectomy is the partial or total removal of the spleen. Common indications for splenectomy include splenic neoplasia , severe splenic tr...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Complete Surgical Excision of Mast Cell Tumor in Dogs and Cats

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A wide variety of skin tumors occur in dogs and cats, both benign and malignant.   An important principle of surgical management of these t...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Thyroid Cancer in Dogs: Not always a bad disease!

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Thyroid neoplasia is fairly common in dogs and is seen more frequently in boxers, golden retrievers, and beagles.(1) The tumors are usually ...
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Friday, July 17, 2015

Does Spay or Neuter Make Dogs Overweight?

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Lefebvre SL 1, Yang M , Wang M , Elliott DA , Buff PR , Lund EM . Effect of age at gonadectomy on the probability of dogs becoming o...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Total Ear Canal Ablation in Dogs and Cats: A big surgery with big benefits.

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Total ear canal ablation is removal of the entire ear canal. Indications for TECA include severe chronic otitis with obstruction of the cana...
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