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• Instrucciones postoperatorias en perros

  Contenido en español actualizado.
  Translated from the original English article Post-Operative Instructions in Dogs

• Instructions for Ear Cleaning in Cats

  This handout discusses the anatomy of the cat’s ear canal and how to safely clean your cat’s ears to prevent ear infections.

• Instructions for Ear Cleaning in Dogs

  This handout discusses the anatomy of the dog’s ear canal and how to safely clean your dog’s ears to prevent ear infections.

• Laser Surgery for Cats

  Laser surgery is a procedure in which a beam of light energy is generated at a specific wavelength, resulting in the cutting of tissues. Laser surgery has major advantages when compared to traditional surgery, including decreased pain, decreased inflammation, and improved tissue healing.

• Mites and Lice in Guinea Pigs

  Mites and lice can cause trouble for guinea pigs. Some mites may cause no clinical signs, while others can cause extreme signs, including itchiness, crusty skin, hair loss, and secondary bacterial skin infection. This article summarizes diagnosis and treatment.

• Multi-Modal Pain Management for Osteoarthritis in Dogs

  Pain research suggests that multi-modal therapy is the best choice for managing the chronic pain of OA. In this approach, multiple approaches are used together to manage OA pain, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), joint supplements, nutraceuticals, nutrition, adjunctive medicines, physical medicine, and changes to the home environment.

• Orthotic Devices for Dogs: Braces

  Supportive braces can help dogs with many orthopedic conditions, including skeletal deformities, carpal hyperextension, and cruciate ligament disease. It is important to have any brace properly fitted to avoid complications. Braces are not considered equivalent to surgery for cruciate ligament disease.

• Pain Management for Cats

  Many cats instinctively hide their pain, as a survival mechanism; however, cats have a nervous system that is very similar to that in humans. This handout outlines how to know if your cat is in pain and how you can help.

• Pain Management for Dogs

  Many dogs instinctively hide their pain, as a survival mechanism; however, dogs have a nervous system that is very similar to that in humans. This handout outlines how to know if your dog is in pain and how you can help.

• Pneumothorax in Dogs

  Pneumothorax is an accumulation of air outside the lungs, but inside the chest wall. The air outside the lung prevents the lungs from inflating normally, and can lead to lung collapse. There are several variations of pneumothorax.