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Fine needle biopsy on cytology

Fine needle biopsy on cytology

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The fine needle biopsy is used to remove diseased fabric for microscopic cell examination (ie cytology). It can be helpful in the initial or final diagnosis of infections, neoplasia or other clinical conditions. The fine needle biopsy can be carried out with a needle connected to a syringe (fine needle aspiration) or only with a needle (fine needle capillary withdrawal). The fine needle aspiration is preferred to remove tissue with normal or low vascular supply and fabric with fiber stroma. However, fine needle capillary can be used to reduce blood pollution if the lesion is presumably strongly vascularized (e.g. thyroid gland, hemangiosarcoma) or if the aspiration pressure leads to cell ruptures (e.g. thyroid cells and some lymphomas).

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happy Easter

happy Easter

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Easter is just around the corner - a time that not only reminds us of the beginning of spring, colorful eggs and rabbits, but also brings deeper values ​​and thoughts. As a small veterinarian group, we experience every day how significant compassion, care and new life are - and that is exactly what makes Easter time very special for us.

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Mind Kehit in veterinary medicine

Mindfulness in veterinary medicine

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Veterinarians experience emotional challenges every day: from medical emergencies to compassionate conversations with animal owners in difficult situations. In a professional field based on care, they are often under considerable psychological pressure. More and more studies show that mindfulness and self -compassion are effective tools to strengthen emotional well -being and to counteract burnout.

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Tachyarrhythmias in dogs

Tachyarrhythmias in dogs

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Heart diseases are not uncommon in dogs, and especially tachyarrhythmias - that is, fast, irregular cardiac arrhythms - can be life -threatening for our four -legged friends. Two frequently used medication to treat these cardiac arrhythmias are amiodarone and Sotalol. But which of these drugs is more effective and safer for dogs?
In this article we take a detailed look at current research results, explain the advantages and disadvantages of both therapies and answer frequent questions that dog owners employ.

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Hepatic lipidosis in cats

Hepatic lipidosis in cats

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Cats are mandatory carnivors and need a protein -rich diet with essential amino acids for their energy metabolism. A short phase of loss of appetite or hyporexia can lead to metabolic disorders.¹, ² With negative energy balance, lipase activity is stimulated in the peripheral adipose tissue in order to release fatty acids into the blood. These are absorbed by the liver, oxidized and either installed in VLDL (very-low-density-lipoproteins) or stored as a triglycerides intracellularly.¹ In anorectic cats, most triglycerides are stored due to the limited oxidative capacity and VLDL redistribution in Lebernervakuol.

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Fall management in dogs

Fall management in dogs

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Bully, a 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever, was presented due to an increasing frequency of generalized seizures. Two years ago, idiopathic/primary epilepsy was diagnosed-based on the age of the first seizures (1–6 years), normal physical and neurological examinations between the seizures and unobtrusive metabolic laboratory values ​​(e.g. large blood count, clinical-chemical profile, bile acids, urine examination).

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Chinchilla apnea

Chinchilla apnea

Pet diseases , Chinchilla / von

The Chinchilla Apnea is a serious and potentially life -threatening event that can occur particularly in connection with anesthesia or sedations. Due to their sensitive metabolism and physiological peculiarities, chinchillas react sensitively to certain drugs, especially to anesthetics such as midazolam and ketamine. In this article you will learn everything important about the causes, symptoms, emergency measures and prevention of apnea at chinchillas - ideal for animal owners, veterinarians and everyone who deals with the safe anesthetic tour of small -eyed.

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Abdoimnal surgery course

Abdominal surgery courses

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With its highly qualified courses in abdominal surgery, the Doc4Pets Academy offers an excellent way for veterinarians to specifically expand their surgical skills. Under the committed and technically outstanding direction of specialist veterinarian for surgery Dr. Sandra Kühnel-Lawatsch are conveyed practical content that are specially tailored to everyday life in small animal practice.

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Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in cats

Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in cats

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A current retrospective study with 177 cats shows that the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) could be a valuable early indicator for the extent of a trauma and the severity of the inflammatory reaction. This relationship, which has already been associated with the survival forecast in human medicine, is also becoming increasingly important in veterinary medicine.

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Responsible antibiotic use

Responsible antibiotic use

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Antibiotics are undoubtedly one of the most important achievements of modern medicine - also in veterinary medicine. They enable the successful treatment of bacterial infections that were often life -threatening. But as in human medicine, it can also be seen here: A too frequent or uncritical use of antibiotics can have far -reaching negative consequences - both for the individual animal and for animal population as a whole. Side effects such as gastrointestinal complaints are only part of the problem. The increasing formation of resistant germs is much more serious, against which at some point there is hardly any antibiotic. That is why it is more important than ever to decide antibiotic agencies consciously and with a sense of proportion.

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