SIGNALMENT: Cassidy, 10-month-old, female spayed, Bernese Mountain Dog Mix INITIAL CONSULTATION: Referral from another surgical specialty center Since adoption 6 months prior (age of 4 months old), Cassidy had a progressive right pelvic limb lameness. Otherwise, Cassidy was systemically in good health. Relevant Physical Examination Findings: Ambulatory x 3 with a right pelvic limb nonweight-bearing [...]
Case Report: Soren is a 4 year old, male neutered, German Shepherd Dog. History: Presented to ER after his owner picked him up from doggie daycare and noted he seemed lethargic, vomited twice, and ulcerations were seen on his tongue. Initial physical exam and diagnostics: Initial physical exam revealed a fever of 103.8 F, bleeding [...]
Patient: Lily Signalment: 7-year-old spayed female DLH History and presenting complaint: Lily presented to the emergency service at AVES for severe weakness, dehydration, and emaciation. Lily’s family was moving into their new home on January 4th when she accidentally got out of her new house. Her owner had relentlessly searched for her to no avail until [...]
Case Study: Heat Stroke in Canine Patient Signalment: 2-year-old, male neutered, Labrador Retriever History: Patient presented in July after a hike, laying down and not wanting to get back up. His owner suspected he overheated so put him in a pool to cool him off. The dog vomited once. He was first brought to an [...]
A 5-year-old spayed female Standard Poodle was brought to AVES ER with acute onset inappetence, teeth chattering, and intermittently turning left. After evaluation, the AVES ER team performed bloodwork, cervical/skull radiographs and a sedated oral examination which were unremarkable. She was started on carprofen and seemed to be improving. Three days later, she had her [...]
We are excited to extend a warm invitation to you for an evening filled with great food, refreshing drinks, and invaluable knowledge sharing at our Oncology Continuing Education Event. Here's what you can look forward to: 🍸 Cocktail Mixer: We'll kick off the evening with a cocktail mixer, providing the opportunity to network with veterinarians in [...]
📢 Attention Veterinarians! Mark your calendars! Join us on July 11th at 7 PM for an informative session in collaboration with CAVMA. Dr. Jeremy Fleming, DVM, DACVS-SA will be presenting on Veterinary Mass Removal Techniques. During this engaging session, Dr. Fleming will delve into different approaches for both routine and challenging mass removals frequently encountered [...]
SIGNALMENT 13 week old, Female Intact, Labrador HISTORY On Monday Apri 17th around 1:30 pm Evie fell into her family’s pool. When she was pulled from the water she was weak, had a dull mentation and was having difficulty breathing. She was taken immediately to her primary care veterinarian where radiographs were performed, and she [...]
All veterinarians are invited to a FREE Continuing Education (CE) lecture in partnership with CAVMA. Jami Becker DVM, DACVECC will be presenting: Treatment of the Poisoned Patient Date: Tuesday, June 13th Time: 7 pm Location: Dell Jewish Community Campus
A total hip replacement (THR) procedure replaces both the head of the femur (‘ball’) and the acetabulum (‘socket’) of the hip joint (‘ball-and-socket’ joint) resulting in a complete arthroplasty. At AVES we use state of the art surgical implants, BioMedtrix total hip arthroplasty. These prosthetic implants are designed to function in the same manner as [...]