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Empirical Therapy – Can’t You Just Treat It Doc?

2015-08-10 by CriticalCareDVM

I have the privilege of evaluating patients and conversing with their families every day I’m in the hospital. Although I rarely meet healthy patients, I find tremendous satisfaction sitting on the floor with them in my consultation room, examining (and cuddling) them and chatting with their parents. As my patients are invariably ill, I have to devise … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: budesonide, dexamethasone, empirical, prednisone, recommendations, steroid

When Pet Parents Pop The Question

2015-08-03 by CriticalCareDVM

Pet parents pop the question to me multiple times per day. Unfortunately each time I can never answer them the way the want me to do so. Invariably I feel guilty when I give them my answer, but I know my response is the only fair one to give. Of course I’m not being asked … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: benefits, human-animal bond, question, recommendations, values

Recommendations vs. Options – An Important Difference

2014-09-08 by CriticalCareDVM

One of the best pieces of medical advice I ever received was from a board-certified veterinary surgeon at the hospital where I completed my internship after graduating from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The hospital was/is located in one of the most litigious parts of the country (Long Island, New York), and he was … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: options, recommendations

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