Tag Archives: pathologist

Dog And Cat Biopsy

Biopsy. It’s a scary word, isn’t it? But it doesn’t have to be, because a biopsy can just as easily bring good news as bad. First, let’s define biopsy: “The removal and examination of tissue, cells or fluid from the living body.” So, though we may usually think of a biopsy in terms of taking [...]

Xylitol Poisoning In Dogs

I was at lunch today when I saw Touloulou’s owner and asked how she was doing. “I’m glad I ran into you because I had an epiphany the other day talking to my daughter. She said, ‘Touloulou isn’t eating my gum since school has been out.’ I asked what she meant and she said, ‘She [...]

Anesthesia And Surgery In Older Pets: A Dutchess Update

Periodically I’d like to update you on some patients we’ve talked about in previous posts. Dutchess, the older dog with gum disease and two lumps that needed removal (original post here) arrived for her procedures today. As we were performing two soft tissue surgeries and dental prophylaxis all in the same day we needed extra [...]