Veterinary Interview Prep

Whether you are applying for a position in a new city, or promotion at your current hospital, there are a few tips you should keep in mind. Cheryl Latta, DoveLewis Human Resources Manager, discusses how to make the best impression during your next…

Hydration Assessment

Christy Michael, BVMS, reviews different techniques for completing a hydration assessment.

Who’s Hungry? Getting Nutrition into Our Patients

Nutrition in hospitalized patients is often overlooked in the early hours of illness. With blood work to run and radiographs to take, diarrhea to clean up and blood pressures to measure we forget…

Moving an Anesthetized Patient

James Reid, CVT, demonstrates how to safely move an anesthetized patient from surgery prep into the surgery suite.

Esophageal Perforation in a Labrador Retriever

An 11 month old Labrador retriever presented on emergency after sustaining a stick impalement injury. During a game of fetch, the young dog dove for the stick inadvertently shoving one end deep into…

Blood Pressure in Anesthesia

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses the normal values for blood pressures, anesthetic complications, and to how to manage them.

Anal Gland Expression

Kara Erdman, CVT, demonstrates how to perform anal gland expression on a dog.

Block Party: Local Regional Anesthesia in the ER

If pain control was a party, the opioids, NSAIDs, and neuromodulating therapies would be the most glamorous and gregarious attendees. But sometimes a very effective member of the party is the often…

Pericardiocentesis – A Review

Pericardiocentesis is a potentially life-saving therapeutic procedure commonly performed on the ER floor. Although considered relatively safe, this invasive procedure may be associated with serious…