Idiopathic Issues

Would you still pick veterinary medicine as your career? Would you attend veterinarian school again? Do you have any Vet School regrets? To find out, in a June poll, we asked that question. With just over 100 responses so far, the results are discouraging. 

The majority of respondents, 42%, said No, and 20% said they Didn’t Know.  Only 38% said Yes, they would do it again. 

Research by BYU psychology professor shows how dogs perceive and use human emotional cues and gestures.

Hernia, a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it.  Hernias are suspected to be hereditary in nature.  Here is our latest infographic that displays the common hernias of veterinary patients.

Please check out our other Fact Posts.

As a DVM, the decision to treat a case yourself, or to refer it for outside care can be difficult. There are many factors that can influence the decision. So how do you decide?

Here are five tips to help veterinarians determine when to refer.

Our ViralVet Case of the week is from VV User, TiffanyD!  She posted photos before and after resulting from a lab running thru woods and being impaled on a stick. Fortunately it did not penetrate the chest cavity.

Unfortunately this is an all too common injury for canine patients.  Check out the intra-op and post-op pictures to see how this pooch turned out!