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Troubleshooting Urinary Catheters
When cats present at DoveLewis for urinary obstructions, these critical patients need nursing care from the moment they arrive. Learn from DoveLewis Technician Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS(ECC) about how to prevent urinary catheter issues and ensure a…
Tube Feeding Puppies
Jessica Waters, CVT and Alicia Crabtree, TA discuss the process of tube feeding a puppy for effective nutrition management.Tube Feeding Puppy with Cleft Palate
DoveLewis Veterinarian Stacy Montgomerie, DVM, CHPV, demonstrates how to tube feed a puppy with a cleft palate.
Tube Placement and Care: A Step-by-step Guide
Placing and managing various tubes is an important part of a veterinary technician’s role in patient care, and knowing the proper procedures and most effective methods will ensure that you are…Turtle Vitals and Handling for Technicians
Learn from Technician Kara Prater, CVT, about handing turtle patients and gathering vitals.Ultrasound Guided Cystocentesis
Sarah Harris, CVT, demonstrates the proper technique for performing an ultrasound guided cystocentesis.
Unblocking a Cat
Lee Herold, DVM, DACVECC, demonstrates how to perform a urinary deobstruction in a cat. Different types of urinary catheters, placement, securing the catheter, and placement radiographs are discussed.
Underwater Treadmill Preparation
Mandi Blackwelder, DVM, CCRP, discusses the patient preparation for the underwater treadmill and what happens when there is an accident in the water.Underwater Treadmill Use
Mandi Blackwelder, DVM, CCRP, discusses the uses and functionality of the underwater treadmill and how it can help rehabilitate patients.Urinalysis Preparation
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), shows you how to prepare for the three parts of a complete urinalysis: perform a dipstick test, specific gravity, and sediment exam.
Urinary Catheter Discussion
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), explains the differences in common urinary catheter varieties, and how they serve specific patient needs.
Urinary Catheter in a Male Dog
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), demonstrates how to place a urinary catheter in a male dog. In this case, the catheter was temporary meant to drain the bladder for patient comfort; a similar approach can be used for an indwelling urinary catheter.Urine Line Smear
Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to perform a urine line smear.Urine Output
Let’s talk urine. More specifically, let’s talk measuring urine output. Are you doing it? And on which patients? If you are measuring urine output are you interpreting the results to be meaningful to…Urine Specific Gravity Test
DoveLewis Technician Connie Christen, CVT, reviews how to complete a urine specific gravity test using a refractometer.
Urine Specimen Handling
Sarah Harris, CVT, demonstrates how to properly handle a urine sample prior to labeling and analysis.Urine Trouble: Understanding Diagnostic Markers of Renal Dysfunction
Kidney disease is very common in companion animals. Clinical signs of renal disease don’t occur until kidneys have lost at least 75% of their function, making routine diagnostics key in early recognition of disease. This lecture presented by DoveLewis…