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Dr Brock and I talk about a couple of VERY geriatric patients that we have dealt with in our careers.  These cases serve to illustrate the point that “age is […]

This is just an interesting case that was sent to me and I wanted to share it with you.  It involves a female cat that was surrendered to the humane

I really like the tibial compression test (TCT), or tibial thrust, as a diagnostic tool for dogs with a damaged cranial cruciate ligament.  I have small hands and sometimes doing

It is always unnerving to have a patient wake up poorly from anesthesia.  Dr Brock discusses with me some key factors that can help keep this occurrence to a minimum. 

Skin glue is used commonly in general practice and, in truth, it rarely is associated with complications. When there is a problem, however, it can be difficult to address, trust

Dr Brock chats with me about the importance of having a patient be calm before inducing general anesthesia. Understanding that that is, in part, the point of premedication, it seems

The finger trap tie, also known as the Chinese finger trap tie is definitely my favourite way to secure a drain, tube or urinary catheter to a patient. The finger

Dr Brock discusses the many advantages of using regional anesthesia to help her patients recover more quietly and comfortably from anesthesia. Regional anesthesia means getting better control of your patient