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This video demonstrates how simple in-house urine culture plating can help clinics quickly screen for bacteriuria while improving antimicrobial stewardship and making diagnostics more affordable for clients.
Using proper sterile collection, blood agar/MacConkey biplates, and basic incubation techniques, clinics can identify which samples truly need full culture and susceptibility testing. Negative cultures can save owners unnecessary costs, while positive samples can still be submitted for definitive identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing.
A practical reminder that good diagnostics donโt always have to be expensive โ and that smarter testing helps protect both patients and antibiotics.
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Despite being recognized for decades, Dancing Doberman Disease remains poorly understood.
In our latest article, we review the clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, differential diagnoses, and current understanding of this unusual neuromuscular disorder seen almost exclusively in Doberman Pinschers.
Read the full article linked in the comments.
de Lahunta, A., Glass, E. N., & Kent, M. (2021).
Veterinary Information Network. (2025). Dancing Doberman disease (canine). VINcyclopedia.
05/21/2026
Not all medications should be stopped abruptly in dogs and cats.
Certain drug classes may require gradual tapering before discontinuation to help reduce the risk of withdrawal syndromes, rebound physiologic effects, or disease recrudescence.
Additional discussion includes tapering considerations for:
โข Furosemide
โข Heparin
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
Tapering recommendations vary depending on the underlying disease process, treatment duration, dosage, concurrent therapies, adverse effects, and individual patient response. In many areas of veterinary medicine, evidence-based tapering protocols remain limited, and recommendations may rely largely on expert consensus and clinical experience.
Quick references:
โข ACVIM GI Protectants Consensus (Marks et al., 2018)
โข ACVIM IMHA Consensus (Swann et al., 2019)
โข ACVIM ITP Consensus (LeVine et al., 2024)
This post is intended for educational purposes only and should not replace individualized veterinary guidance.
Adapted from:
โข Clinicianโs Brief (Mealey, 2024)
-Veterinary Drugs That Should Be Tapered Before Discontinuing-
05/03/2026
A quick reference on how targeted nutrients support disease management in dogs and cats. Because what we feed is part of how we treat.
From reducing sodium in heart disease to increasing medium-chain triglycerides in epilepsy, nutrition plays a direct role in clinical outcomes.
Cline, M. G., Burns, K. M., Coe, J. B., Downing, R., Durzi, T., Murphy, M., Parker, V., & 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines Task Force. (2021). 2021 AAHA nutrition and weight management guidelines for dogs and cats. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 57(4), 153โ178.
Nutrition Guide for Disease Management in Dogs and Cats
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