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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has not been featured as prominently in the news lately as it was in winter. Luckily, cases in Illinois have been on the decline this spring. This was expected, as…
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Ergonomics for Veterinary Dentistry

February 09, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Information abounds to help veterinarians develop and improve their dental diagnostic and treat­ment skills. This article, however, describes devices and techniques that can make the practice of dentistry more ergonomic, com­fortable, and easy. Loupes and…
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Pharmacist’s Corner: To Split or Not to Split

February 09, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Frequently, we get asked if it’s okay to split Clavamox chew tabs. These tablets are scored, which seems to indicate splitting is okay, but they are individually packaged, and the manufacturer indicates they should be…
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Clinical Trial for Pain Control in TPLO Surgery

December 22, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tisha Harper and surgery resident Dr. Kyle Chu are seeking dogs for a clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of epidural injection to that of peri-articular infiltration of a long-acting local anesthetic…
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Tiered System of ER Service During COVID Spike

December 22, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

To Our Referring Veterinarians: In response to the spike in community COVID-19 cases and the quarantine of hospital employees with potential exposure, the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital has implemented a tiered system (described…
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Earn C.E. at Fall Conference through December 31

November 24, 2020 / General News

Stay Connected, Earn CE Credit [row][column size=”6″] Updated Dec. 3: It’s still possible to earn up to 40 hours of continuing education credit at Fall Conference through the end of this month, in time for…
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Pharmacist’s Corner: Food Animal Prescriptions

November 16, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

The first and most important thing that the veterinarian has to consider is what consti­tutes a food animal. Technically speaking, this is any animal that is being used for food production or consumption. However, intended…
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‘Take Care of Yourselves, Each Other’

October 15, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Dear Colleagues, So, here we are, in our seventh month of the pandemic, working harder in the hospital than we have ever worked before, or trying to hold it together working at home and no…
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