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Veterinary Vertex

Veterinary Vertex is a weekly podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the clinical and research discoveries published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). Tune in to learn about cutting-edge veterinary research and gain in-depth insights you won’t find anywhere else. Come away with knowledge you can put to use in your own practice – along with a healthy dose of inspiration to remind you what you love about veterinary medicine. 

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Episodes

Exploring the Benefits of a Lidocaine CRI in Rabbit GI Obstruction Management

Send us a text Are you ready to have your minds blown with some intriguing insights on the use of a lidocaine CRI in rabbits? Dr. Gail Huckins is here to share breakthrough findings, which suggest that this treatment option not only bolsters survival rates for rabbits with gastrointestinal obstruction but also has the potential to lessen owner costs and nursing burdens. You'll be hooked as Gail takes us on a journey through her research process and the fascinating discoveries she's made along th...

Nov 07, 202317 min

Unveiling the Heroic World of Search and Rescue Dogs: Insights from a 15-Year Longitudinal Study

Send us a text Uncover the heroic world of search and rescue dogs as we welcome Cindy Otto and Abby Seeley to the Veterinary Vertex podcast. This episode promises to dig into a 15-year longitudinal study that unveils the occupational hazards, longevity, and overall health of these unsung heroes, shedding light on how veterinary care and mental engagement impact these canines' lives. In our conversation with Cindy, you'll also learn about the PennVet Working Dog Center. As we move further, the fo...

Oct 31, 202330 min

Uncovering Discrepancies in Neonatal Incubator Temperatures: A Theriogenologist's Insight

Send us a text Imagine the heartbreak of losing a newborn puppy due to a malfunctioning incubator. It's a tragic reality that our guest, Bruce Christensen, a theriogenologist and a veterinarian, has faced and is now dedicated to preventing. We delve into a critical issue - the alarming discrepancy in temperatures between what's set and achieved in neonatal incubators. Bruce shares the findings of his comprehensive research that uncovers how certain incubator models can heat up to fatal temperatu...

Oct 24, 202318 min

Exploring the Impact of Anxiety Medication on Dogs: GMA Protocol Insights

Send us a text Get ready to uncover the remarkably transformative world of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia, as we navigate through a ground-breaking clinical trial that has the potential to change the lives of anxious and aggressive dogs. Our special guest, Renata Costa from Murdoch University, Australia, sheds light on her innovative research involving gabapentin, melatonin and acepromazine. This study has opened up new doors in the realm of veterinary medicine, demonstrating remarkable suc...

Oct 17, 202323 min

Insights into Cat Gonadal Status: The Hormonal Perspective

Send us a text Get ready for a thrilling exploration of the intriguing world of feline reproduction with our special guests, Drs. Alan Conley and Aime Johnson, authors of Anti-Müllerian hormone and inhibin-B concentrations vary cyclically in nonovulating queens within reference ranges established for determining gonadal status in cats in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) . This fascinating conversation promises to unveil the importance of anti-Mü...

Oct 10, 202320 min

18F-FDG uptake in digital tissues of healthy horses

Send us a text Drs. Andrea Oliver and Andrew van Eps authors of " Effect of ambulation following 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose injection on standing positron emission tomography of the healthy equine digit in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 9 (2023) (avma.org) " discuss 18F-FDG uptake values for healthy horses undergoing standing PET imaging. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA ® OR ...

Oct 03, 202323 min

Corporate vs. privately owned veterinary clinics

Send us a text Dr. Lori Kogan author of " Differences in perceptions and satisfaction exist among veterinarians employed at corporate versus privately owned veterinary clinics in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses the positives and negatives of corporate-owned hospitals when compared to privately owned practices. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT T...

Sep 26, 202319 min

False positive FeLV SNAP ELISA results in cats with ASIMO

Send us a text Dr. Laura Izquierdo author of " A retrospective review of cats with suspected false positive results in point-of-care feline leukemia virus tests and concurrent immune-mediated anemia in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 10 (2023) (avma.org) discusses the necessity of confirming positive FeLV SNAP ELISA results with additional tools in cats with anemia of suspected immune-mediated origin (ASIMO). Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright an...

Sep 19, 202316 min

Veterinary antibiograms as one-health tools

Send us a text Drs. Catherine Lorenz and Heather Fritz authors of " Antibiograms as one-health tools for antimicrobial stewardship: California’s experience with livestock antibiogram development in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 9 (2023) (avma.org) " discuss antibiogram creation, use, and development by US veterinary diagnostic laboratories. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MA...

Sep 12, 202324 min

Veterinary antibiograms for empiric antimicrobial selection

Send us a text Drs. Claire Burbick and Edith Marshall authors of " Benefits and challenges of creating veterinary antibiograms for empiric antimicrobial selection in support of antimicrobial stewardship and advancement of one-health goals in: American Journal of Veterinary Research - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discuss veterinary antibiograms. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA : http...

Sep 05, 202333 min

RAPACAT trial: Rapamycin in cats with subclinical HCM

Send us a text Dr. Joshua Stern author of " Delayed-release rapamycin halts progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in subclinical feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of the RAPACAT trial in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how delayed-release rapamycin may prevent or delay progressive left ventricular hypertrophy in cats with subclinical HCM. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortie...

Aug 29, 202320 min

JAVMArt Jubilee

Send us a text Drs. Jolle Kirpensteijn, Ken Gorczyca, and John Plishka discuss the JAVMArt Jubilee — celebrating 50 years of the JAVMA cover art you love! Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA : https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthors AJVR : https://avma.org/AJVRAuthors FOLLOW US: JAVMA : Facebook: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | Facebook Instagram: JAVMA (@avma_ja...

Aug 22, 202329 min

Immune cell populations in asthmatic horses

Send us a text Dr. Celine Loubiere author of " B- and T-cell lymphocytes and other immune cell infiltration in the duodenal and rectal mucosa of severe asthmatic horses in: American Journal of Veterinary Research - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how asthmatic horses have greater infiltration of T lymphocytes in the duodenal and rectal mucosa. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA ...

Aug 15, 202321 min

PFAS: using comparative medicine to understand exposure

Send us a text Drs. Heather Brake and John Kaneene authors of " Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: using comparative medicine to understand exposure and adverse health outcomes in people and their pets in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 7 (2023) (avma.org) " and " Current per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) research points to a growing threat in animals in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 7 (2023) (avma.org) " discuss curre...

Aug 08, 202319 min

Canine vaccination risk factors

Send us a text Dr. George Moore author of " Breed, smaller weight, and multiple injections are associated with increased adverse event reports within three days following canine vaccine administration in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how risk factor information can be used to update canine vaccination protocols and client communication. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN...

Aug 01, 202332 min

Synovial sepsis

Send us a text Drs. Garett Pearson and Heidi Reesink, authors of " Synovial sepsis diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance: a one-health perspective in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 8 (2023) (avma.org) " and " Equine synovial sepsis laboratory submissions yield a low rate of positive bacterial culture and a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in: American Journal of Veterinary Research - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discuss the current state of ...

Jul 26, 202324 min

Grade shift for recurrent canine soft tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumors

Send us a text Dr. Maureen Griffin, Dr. Bernard Seguin, and Dr. Brandan Wustefeld-Janssens, authors of " Grade shifts in recurrent canine soft tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumors in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discuss grade shift for recurrent canine STS and MCT. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA : https://avma.org/JAVMAAutho...

Jul 19, 202314 min

Outcomes associated with anal sacculectomy in dogs with AGASACA

Send us a text Dr. Maureen Griffin author of " Short- and long-term outcomes associated with anal sacculectomy in dogs with massive apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how dogs with massive AGASACA experienced prolonged survival following anal sacculectomy despite a high incidence of local recurrence and metastasis. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier...

Jul 11, 202320 min

Ophthalmic solution ropinirole induces emesis in dogs

Send us a text Dr. Natalie Rosenstein author of " Ropinirole has similar efficacy to apomorphine for induction of emesis and removal of foreign and toxic gastric material in dogs in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses the use of ophthalmic solution ropinirole for the induction of emesis in dogs. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? J...

Jun 20, 202311 min

Emesis induction in cats

Send us a text Dr. Christiana Fischer author of " Emesis induction is successful for recovery of gastric foreign objects in cats in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how to successfully induce emesis in cats. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA : https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthors AJVR : https://avma.org/AJVRAuthors FOLLOW US: JA...

Jun 13, 202319 min

Influences on decision-making and outcome for dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen

Send us a text Drs. Jenna Menard, Skylar Sylvester, and Daniel Lopez authors of " Assessing major influences on decision-making and outcome for dogs presenting emergently with nontraumatic hemoabdomen in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discuss factors contributing to owner decision-making, satisfaction, and perception of quality of life with treatment of dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Edito...

Jun 06, 202320 min

Diving into dermatology

Send us a text Dr. Rosanna Marsella, Guest Editor of the June 2023 JAVMA dermatology supplemental issue, shares what readers can expect to find in this special issue. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR ? JAVMA : https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthors AJVR : https://avma.org/AJVRAuthors FOLLOW US: JAVMA : Facebook: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | Facebook Instagram: JAV...

May 30, 202315 min

Reverse zoonoses

Send us a text Dr. Frederick Kibenge author of " A One Health approach to mitigate the impact of influenza A virus (IAV) reverse zoonosis is by vaccinating humans and susceptible farmed and pet animals in: American Journal of Veterinary Research - Ahead of print (avma.org) " and " Continuous surveillance and viral discovery in animals and humans are a core component of a one-health approach to address recent viral reverse zoonoses in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahea...

May 23, 202324 min

d,l-Methionine in combination with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid successfully dissolves struvite urocystoliths in dogs

Send us a text Dr. Amber Harris author of " d,l-Methionine in combination with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid successfully dissolves spontaneously occurring infection-induced struvite urocystoliths in dogs: a pilot study in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses how d,l -methionine and amoxicillin–clavulanic acid can be used without changing diet for dissolution of infection-induced struvite urocystoliths in dogs. Hosted by Associate Editor D...

May 16, 202325 min

Cancer sniffing dogs

Send us a text Laurie Malone and Dr. MacKenzie Pellin, authors of " Trained dogs can accurately discriminate between scents of saliva samples from dogs with cancer versus healthy controls in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discuss how dogs can be trained to detect differences in scent between saliva samples from cancer and normal patients. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTERESTED IN SUBMITTI...

May 09, 202321 min

Pneumatic compression therapy accelerates lymphatic flow in equine forelimbs

Send us a text Drs. Lauren Schnabel and Drew Koch, authors of " Pneumatic compression therapy using the EQ Press accelerates lymphatic flow in healthy equine forelimbs as determined by lymphoscintigraphy in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 4 (2023) (avma.org) " discuss pneumatic compression therapy as provided by an equine-specific device to encourage lymphatic flow in equine forelimbs. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INTE...

May 02, 202319 min

CBD and CBDA in veterinary medicine

Send us a text Dr. Joe Wakshlag, author of " The clinical use of cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid–rich hemp in veterinary medicine and lessons from human medicine in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 5 (2023) (avma.org) " and " A One Health perspective on comparative cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid pharmacokinetics and biotransformation in humans and domestic animals in: American Journal of Veterinary Research - Ahead of print (avma.org) " discusses th...

Apr 25, 202320 min

A one-health review on brucellosis

Send us a text Dr. Toby Pinn-Woodcock, author of " A one-health review on brucellosis in the United States in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 4 (2023) (avma.org) " and " Antibody response over time correlated with treatment outcome in 30 dogs naturally infected with Brucella canis (2017–2022) in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 4 (2023) (avma.org) " discusses the zoonotic considerations for Brucella spp. Hosted by Associate Editor ...

Apr 18, 202315 min

Genomic tumor analysis provides clinical guidance for the management of diagnostically challenging cancers in dogs

Send us a text Dr. Esther Chon, author of " Genomic tumor analysis provides clinical guidance for the management of diagnostically challenging cancers in dogs in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - Ahead of print (avma.org) ," discusses how an evidence-driven genomic assay provided diagnostic guidance, prognostic support, and therapeutic options for patients with an unclear cancer diagnosis. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. I...

Apr 11, 202320 min

Endoscopic application of fibrin glue as a treatment for postintubation tracheal lacerations in cats

Send us a text Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell and Molly Cohen, authors of " Endoscopic application of fibrin glue may be a feasible method of treatment for postintubation tracheal lacerations in cats in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 3 (2023) (avma.org) ," discuss how the endoscopic application of fibrin glue may be a feasible method of treatment for postintubation tracheal lacerations in cats. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier. INT...

Apr 04, 202312 min
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