Category Archives: Everyday Medicine

Veterinary Receptionist Week 2023 at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

Stephanie and Eve, Care Coordinators at AMC's Cancer Institute

Veterinary Receptionist Week, celebrated April 24 – 28, 2023, is the perfect time to show appreciation to the passionate and hardworking Client Service Representatives in veterinary hospitals everywhere. At the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, we include all our public-facing team members in the Clinical Services Department in this celebration. This means we’re recognizing all of our

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My Pet is Trying to Urinate and Nothing is Coming Out. What is Wrong?

Cat in litterbox

Difficulty urinating is a common reason to visit the animal ER. When a pet is urinating frequently or with blood, we worry about a urinary tract infection. In male cats, the potential for a urinary blockage is a special concern. When your pet is having difficultly urinating, observe them carefully for clues to the problem.

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Simple, Yet Essential: Stomach Tubes in Dogs and Cats

NG tube appears on an x-ray

Veterinarians at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center have many pieces of medical equipment available to provide excellent care for your pets. Some equipment is high tech like our CT scanner, MRI and brand new linear accelerator. Other pieces of equipment are decidedly low tech. Today’s blogpost focuses on the low tech, yet essential stomach tube. Stomach

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What Vaccines Does My Dog Really Need?

William, a puppy

The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center has been an accredited member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) since 1976. The AAHA’s mission is to “simplify the journey towards excellence for veterinary practices.” One method of doing so is by developing evidence-based guidelines to help veterinarians practice high quality medicine. AAHA recently convened a task force to update its

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My Dog Ate My Ethernet Cable! And Other Examples of “Wired” Dogs

Wirehaired Fox Terrier

As dog lovers, we all have a special place in our hearts for wirehaired breeds including the wirehaired fox terrier, the breed with the most wins at New York City’s favorite dog show, the Westminster Kennel Club show. There are also wirehaired pointers, dachshunds and a relatedly obscure breed, the wirehaired pointing griffon. However, at

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