by Vickie Byard | May 10, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
by Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) The other day I was involved in a dental case with the most wonderful, beautiful black lab. She was admitted for a COHAT (Comprehensive Oral health Assessment and Treatment). These owners attended Rau Animal Hospital’s...
by Vickie Byard | Apr 23, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ Hello there! PetED activities have been crazy busy this year. Unfortunately, that has curtailed my ability to send out cool cases like this for you as regularly as I had been. Good news! I’ve missed you and I am...
by Vickie Byard | Mar 10, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
by Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ Hi! Sorry I have not posted for a while. I have been traveling meeting extraordinary technicians from all over. I met with many of you at NAVC in Orlando. Shortly thereafter, I skirted over to WVC in Las Vegas and...
by Vickie Byard | Feb 2, 2014 | Anesthesia
By: Tasha McNerney BS,CVT As technicians monitoring patients under general anesthesia, hypothermia is a common problem encountered in almost every surgical patient. Hypothermia occurs when the temperature drops below 97 degrees F (36 degrees C). So, why does body...
by Vickie Byard | Jan 26, 2014 | Exotic Animals and Pocket Pets
By: Stephen Cital RVT, SRA, RLAT Most practices in the United States are setup and stocked to treat two domestic species; cats and dogs. However, there is a huge, under-served population of pets that most clinics are not prepared to handle in the event of an emergency...
