Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term used to characterize a group of chronic intestinal diseases. It’s common in both cats and dogs and is thought to be related to a variety of triggers: Reactions to food antigens – an antigen is a foreign substance that triggers an immune response.…
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Telemedicine for Cats & Dogs in the Age of COVID-19
Unquestionably our lives have temporarily changed due to the COVID19 pandemic. Most states have stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders in effects. We’re spending more time at home with our two-legged and four-legged family members. Essential businesses are allowed to operate, but we’re practicing social distancing when patronizing these establishments. As I…
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Practical Ways to Help Vets During COVID-19
In the past week, several pet owners have asked me how they can help veterinarians during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic. I found myself at a loss for words. To be honest, I was humbled to even be asked such a compassionate question. After all, I’m not fighting…
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Mechanical Ventilation in Cats & Dogs
In this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve probably heard about the dire need for more mechanical ventilators. You may have also heard veterinary emergency and critical care facilities around the globe are loaning their mechanical ventilators to human hospitals to help meet the needs of human patients who…
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COVID-19 & Your Pet – What You Need to Know!
If you’ve remotely paid attention to the news recently, you’ve undoubtedly heard or read about COVID-19, a novel coronavirus infection. This is a serious and potentially lethal disease. CriticalCareDVM.com is dedicated to providing pet owners with comprehensive, up-to-date, and unfiltered details about various pet health conditions. To that goal, this…
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Campylobacteriosis in Dogs – Wash Your Hands
In the past couple of weeks you may have read some news stories about some folks being hospitalized due to an infection called campylobacteriosis after coming into contact with puppies in pet stores. So, this week I wanted to share information about this under-appreciated disease. I hope you find the…
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Declawing Cats – Not Exactly a Manicure
This week I wanted to share information about declawing our feline friends. Too many folks think this procedure – called an onychectomy – is simply the removal of a cat’s claws. It’s so much more than that! So, I felt motivated to compose a post to educate cat lovers about…
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Different Expectations – Veterinary vs. Human Medicine
Recently I had a very frustrating medical experience with a human family member. I won’t delve into the specific issues, but suffice it to say, the experience struck a sensitive chord. It made me think of some circumstances in which folks have different expectations of veterinarians compared to medical doctors.…
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Pulmonary Edema – Water on the Lungs
Lungs are a vital organ essential for delivering oxygen to the lungs and expelling carbon dioxide from the body. In various disease states, the lungs become damaged, and fluid can inappropriately swamp them with fluid. This fluid accumulation in the lungs is called is called pulmonary edema and can dramatically…
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Stem Cell Therapy & Your Pet
Medical doctors have used stem cell therapy to help treat a myriad of orthopedic conditions in people. Veterinarians have similarly used stem cell therapy, but we’re still learning about the benefits and risks of this treatment modality in pets. In this week’s post I share some information about stem cell…