Emergency Care

Knowing the poor outcomes associated with postoperative reflux in some surgical patients helps owners make difficult end-of-life decisions. Read more

Chewing on a bit quickens gastrointestinal transit times, making this an inexpensive and well-tolerated method to avoid post-operative ileus. Read more

Understanding how the small intestine becomes trapped by a lipoma can help veterinarians pursue better ways to surgically correct Read more

Veterinarians recently explored “sham chewing” as a way to jump-start the intestinal tract following colic surgery. Read more

Because colic may stem from many causes, predicting survival is a challenge. Can a scoring system predict colic survival Read more

Cryotherapy, the intense and prolonged cooling of the lower limb and hoof, may prove a valuable pain-relieving modality for Read more

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of joint infections minimizes damage and often, though not always, prevents career- and life-threatening consequences. Read more

However beautiful they may be, when leaves drop from a red maple tree and begin to dry, they become Read more

Researchers evaluated data from 2,600 emergency calls and found that colic was by far the most common complaint followed Read more

While immobilizing a limb helps the primary injury heal, prolonged casting can be problematic, resulting in bone, joint, and Read more