Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)

What are your differential diagnoses for a 1-year-old female Alpine goat that was found dead and submitted for postmortem examination? 🐐

Open access article: jav.ma/goat3

What are your differential diagnoses for tachycardia, hypotension, collapse, and mild swelling on the left side of the face in a 10-month-old intact male Golden Retriever?

Full case: jav.ma/golden3

Learn how at the University of Sydney, a meticulously designed year 3 DVM program marks a pivotal moment, in which students experience performing surgery and anesthesia on small animal patients for the first time: jav.ma/sydney3

Veterinarians should consider using multiple parameters to estimate parasitic burden in addition to FAMACHA when deciding to administer anthelmintics to small ruminants in New York State.

Open access article: jav.ma/famacha

Veterinarians should notify dog owners early about the risk and clinical signs of GDV and discuss prophylactic gastropexy as an effective preventative measure. Learn more: jav.ma/gdv2
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Canine enteric coronavirus vaccines are immunogenic and reduce diarrhea, but do not significantly reduce viral shedding, potentially masking infections in clinical settings and thus complicating disease control in communal environments.

Learn more: jav.ma/cecov

Discover how visionary University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine faculty are driving innovation through groundbreaking programs and technologies: jav.ma/ugavetmed1

Benign additional #liver masses frequently occur in dogs with primary liver masses. 🐕 Open access article: jav.ma/liver @ohiostatemed.bsky.social #hepatocellular #biopsy #malignant #benign

Introducing the December #JAVMA cover art! 🎨

“Portrait of a Bull” (36 x 36 in; oil on canvas) was created by Ryan Perea in 2023.

Put spectrum of care to work with JAVMA supplement How do you turn spectrum of care from a concept into day-to-day clinical practice? JAVMA’s latest supplement delivers research, case examples, and skills you can use right away—plus a bonus technical ...

Have you had a chance to read the December #JAVMA supplemental issue, “Weighing the Evidence and the Options: Spectrum of Care”?

The latest @avmavets.bsky.social blog offers a thoughtful overview of what readers can expect from this important issue: www.avma.org/blog/put-spe...

Our top trending #JAVMA article last month was "Secret shopper survey reveals generally reasonable access to preventive veterinary appointments for dogs, with notable gaps in rural areas and for other outliers": doi.org/10.2460/javm... @simonfhaeder.bsky.social

Our top trending #JAVMA article last week was "Learning a spectrum-of-care approach at WisCARES: student reflections 1 month after completing the rotation and a long-term follow-up with alumni": doi.org/10.2460/javm...

What does teaching spectrum of care look like in vet school? A JAVMA article highlights how our WisCARES rotation shapes students after they leave Madison: building confidence, tailoring care to clients’ realities, and deepening empathy.

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It's "What is Your Diagnosis Wednesday?"

What are your differential diagnoses for a 9-year-old multiparous Quarter Horse mare that was presented at day 278 of gestation for evaluation of a markedly enlarged abdominal profile which had developed rapidly? 🐎

Full case: jav.ma/quarter

It's "What is Your Diagnosis?" Wednesday!

What are your differential diagnoses for a 17-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat that was presented for evaluation of a single new onset geriatric grand mal seizure? 🐈

Full case: jav.ma/seizures

Learn how @texastech.bsky.social aims to graduate practice-ready, confident veterinarians for rural and regional communities: jav.ma/ttu

What are your differential diagnoses for acute lethargy, decreased appetite, and altered vocalizations in a 9-week-old female caique (Pionites leucogaster)? Full case: jav.ma/caique

An ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene implant secured with an interference screw appeared to be a safe & effective option for managing patellar ligament rupture in dogs, avoiding the need for postoperative immobilization, with a low complication rate. 🐕 Learn more: jav.ma/plr

Insulin-induced hypoglycemic seizures occurred in most dogs with insulin-induced hypoglycemia; however, long-term seizure therapy was seldom required, suggesting a generally favorable prognosis. Learn more: jav.ma/iihs

Client investment and economic considerations play central roles in follow-up compliance. Open access article: jav.ma/compliance

Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast to hear from Dr. Josh Becker and learn how taper suture needles are noninferior to reverse cutting needles for intradermal skin closures in tibial plateau leveling osteotomies: www.buzzsprout.com/2047448/epis... 🎙️ 🐕

Dogs with sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome are hypercoagulable; reduced clot lysis may contribute to thrombus-associated ischemic risk. 👁 Open access article: jav.ma/sards

\Exciting to see the interest in our work on access to preventive veterinary care

You can read the full article #OpenAccess
Secret shopper survey reveals generally reasonable access to preventive veterinary appointments for dogs, with notable gaps
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Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast to learn how parasternal thoracotomy via sternocostal disarticulation can be performed in cats with good short-term outcomes with Dr. Kristen Gabriel: www.buzzsprout.com/2047448/epis... 🐈🎙

A machine learning model accurately localized accessory pathways in canine ventricular preexcitation. 🐕

Open access article: jav.ma/vpe

Repeated fecal microbiota transplantation could reduce disease activity and corticosteroid usage in dogs with refractory chronic enteropathy. 🐕

Open access article: jav.ma/fmt

Lung lobectomy with self-ligating loop provides a safe technique for total lung lobectomy and can be considered as an alternative when thoracic stapler is not available in cats. 🐈

Learn more: jav.ma/lobectomy

Learn how thoroughbreds deemed to be most at risk by inertial measurement unit sensors suffered a fatal musculoskeletal injury at a higher rate than other racehorses from a recently published #JAVMA article: www.avma.org/news/press-r... 🏇 @avmavets.bsky.social

Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast to learn how vital pulp therapy remains a viable alternative to root canal therapy for managing pulp exposure in dogs from Ethan Elazegui and Dr. Elias Wolfs: www.buzzsprout.com/2047448/epis... 🎙️ 🦷 @uwvetmed.bsky.social