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…

Cruciate Suture Pattern

Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, demonstrates a cruciate suture pattern and a figure of eight suture pattern. Examples of when to use which pattern are covered.

Salmon Poisoning Disease

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), discusses Salmon Poisoning Disease, a rickettsial disease in the Pacific NW. How the disease is contracted, clinical signs, and treatment measures are discussed.

Lavage in Surgery

Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses sterile lavage used in surgery including storage and use. 

Phenobarbital Loading

Ladan Mohammad-Zadeh, DVM, DACVECC, discusses different strategies of phenobarbital loading in a dog with seizure activity.

Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign

Kristin Spring, CVT, VTS(ECC, Anes.), CVPP, presents a lecture on monitoring pain, and treating pain as the fifth vital sign. Pain recognition and identification are discussed in detail.

This talk is specifically RACE-approved for one…

Bearded Dragon Supportive Care

On location at Southwest Animal Hospital, Veterinary Assistant, Justin During, demonstrates how to give injections, intracoelomic fluids, and syringe feed a sick bearded dragon patient.

Simple Interrupted Suturing

Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, demonstrates how to perform a simple interrupted suture pattern. Proper instrument holding and knot tying is discussed.

Fluid Therapy

Fluid therapy is a topic that we all learned from day one in veterinary school. Although it is a fundamental part of many of our therapies, it is far from a basic concept. This review of fluid…