Operating Without Consent: The Legal Risk Every Veterinarian Should Understand
In veterinary practice, there are moments when a patient’s life hangs by a thread. You see the problem clearly. You know what procedure could save the animal. Sometimes the solution is obvious: remove a ruptured spleen, take out a diseased uterus, stop internal bleeding. But there is a line every veterinarian must understand. Even if […]
The Hidden Powers of Sucralfate in Veterinary Medicine
The Hidden Powers of Sucralfate in Veterinary Medicine By Dr. Geoff Carullo, DVM, FPCCP, DPCVSCA In veterinary medicine, some drugs are dramatic. They stop seizures, reverse shock, or rapidly eliminate parasites. Their effects are obvious and immediate. Then there are medications that work quietly in the background. They do not look impressive at first glance, […]
Don’t Take Constructive Criticism from People Who Haven’t Constructed Anything
Don’t Take Constructive Criticism from People Who Haven’t Constructed Anything By Dr. Geoff Carullo, DVM, FPCCP, DPCVSCA One quiet reality in veterinary practice is this: the more visible you become, the more opinions you will hear. Some will question how you treat cases. Some will question how you run your clinic. Some will question your […]
6 Signs That You’ve Made It in Small Animal Practice
In veterinary school, success often looks very different from what it becomes in real life. Back then, many of us imagined success as owning a big hospital, having the latest equipment, or being the most popular vet in town. But after years in practice, you realize that “making it” in small animal practice is not […]
When a Client Requests Abortion of Puppies Already Developing in the Uterus
Every so often, a situation arises in practice that puts a veterinarian in a difficult position. A client discovers their dog is pregnant. Sometimes the pregnancy was not planned. Sometimes the owner simply changes their mind. And then the request comes: “Doc, can we abort the puppies?” In one recent case, the pregnancy was already […]
FIP Is Not Contagious the Way Many People Think
From time to time, posts appear online from worried cat owners who fear that one cat with suspected FIP will automatically infect all the other cats in the household. The concern is understandable. Feline Infectious Peritonitis is a frightening diagnosis, and when several cats live together, the instinct is to assume the disease spreads directly […]