Vacuum Assisted (VAC) Wound Therapy

Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, explains Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure (VAC Therapy) and its applications for veterinary patients. A case study is included.

Vacuum assisted wound closure (VAC), also referred to as negative pressure wound therapy,…

Isolation Protocol

Isolation protocol can get confusing, so Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), walks through the DoveLewis isolation protocol for dealing with patients with communicable diseases.

Parvovirus

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), presents a case of a puppy with Parvovirus and explains symptoms, concerns, and treatment.

Tracheostomy Tube Care

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to manage a tracheostomy tube with a removable inner cannula.

Controlled Substances

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses DoveLewis’ controlled drug policy and the steps taken before administering any controlled substances to a patient.

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Subcutaneous Fluids

Joanie Abrams, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to set up for and administer subcutaneous fluids to a cat. This video is great for showing clients how to do this for their pets.

Checklists: A Tool to Improve Function

Many of the tasks we perform daily in veterinary medicine are systematic--we perform physical exams in the same sequence every time, we chart notes in a SOAP format, we generate diagnostic and…

Pentobarbital Toxicity

A 3-year-old male neutered Labrador retriever presented to his regular veterinarian in the afternoon for an acute onset of severe ataxia and dysphoria. He had been normal earlier in the morning. A…

Acetaminophen Toxicity

On the list of toxic items to dogs and cats, I think every veterinary professional and probably a large portion of pet owners all know that acetaminophen (Tylenol®) is toxic to pets (there is a…

NSAID Toxicity

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), walks through a case of NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) overdose.

Basic Enema

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to administer a warm water/lubricant enema to a canine patient.

Lily Toxicity

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), talks about toxicity and kidney failure in cats after lily ingestion.

Interpreting PCV/TS

Performing a packed cell volume (PCV) and total solids is one of the easiest tests performed in a veterinary hospital. Almost all team members can perform a PCV/TS (total solids), but how many of…