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What is the first drug of choice typically administered during cardiac arrest in small animals?
Epinephrine
This class of drugs, commonly ending in “-pril,” is used to manage heart failure and hypertension in dogs by inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme.
ACE Inhibitors
This surgical procedure, often performed prophylactically in large-breed dogs, permanently attaches the stomach to the body wall to prevent life-threatening gastric dilatation and volvulus.
Gastropexy
This highly contagious canine virus attacks rapidly dividing cells, especially in the intestinal lining and bone marrow, often causing severe vomiting, diarrhea, and leukopenia.
Parvovirus
This mentorship program is designed to produce the next generation of confident and capable DVMs
The 5th Year
A dog presents with inspiratory stridor, hyperthermia and collapse after exercise. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Laryngeal Paralysis
This injectable anesthetic agent is known for rapid onset and short duration, often used for induction, but can cause transient apnea if administered too quickly.
Propofol
The disruption of this structure allows abdominal organs to enter into the thoracic cavity
Diaphragm
This fungal infection in dogs, caused by Coccidioides species, often starts in the lungs but can spread to bones, joints, and the central nervous system.
Valley Fever
This cerebral area is the inspiration for our name and our headquarters
The Hippocampus
What osmotic diuretic is commonly used in emergencies to reduce cerebral edema?
Mannitol
This antiarrhythmic drug is used for refractory ventricular tachycardia, blocks sodium channels, and can be administered as a continuous IV infusion in dogs.
Lidocaine
This abnormal cyst is a collection of saliva under the tongue
Ranula
This disorder, most common in middle-aged to older dogs, is caused by excessive cortisol production and often presents with increased drinking, urination, appetite, and a pot-bellied appearance.
Cushing's Disease
This "Head Hippo" was the first DVM to install a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber in a Veterinary Hospital in Arizona.
Dr. Langhofer
In cases of urethral obstruction in male cats, what electrolyte imbalance is most immediately life-threatening?
Hyperkalemia
This H2-receptor antagonist reduces gastric acid secretion and is commonly used in dogs and cats with gastric ulcers or reflux.
Famotidine
When closing a cystotomy, suture material should not enter the lumen of the bladder in an effort to avoid this complication.
Cystic calculi (Bladder stones)
This tick-borne bacterial infection in dogs is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and can lead to fever, lameness, swollen joints, and sometimes kidney disease.
Lyme Disease
Compensation for DVMs within the Hippo Veterinary Group is a combination of _____ and ____?
Salary and production
A dog presents with acute dyspnea and cyanosis after being hit by a car. Thoracic radiographs show no obvious fractures, but you note free air in the thoracic cavity. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Pheumothorax
This antifungal binds ergosterol in fungal membranes, creating pores that cause cell death, is reserved for systemic infections, and is notoriously nephrotoxic.
Amphotericin B
Luxation of this tendon is a Sheltie is often from an anatomic abnormality of the calcaneus
Superficial digital flexor tendon
This neurological disease is caused by a virus transmitted through saliva, almost always fatal once clinical signs appear.
Rabies
These two things are a great way for DVM students to experience the Hippo Vet culture first hand.
Externships and Shadow days