Animal Anatomy
This term is used when referring to something towards the dog's tail.
Caudal
These three pieces of equipment are required to be worn when taking x-rays.
X-ray gown, thyroid shield, and x-ray badge
This type of medication should not be given with steroids.
NSAIDs
These are the tests to be ran any time a patient presents for having diarrhea or loose stool.
Fecal float and smear
This 3-in-1 medication provides protection against heartworms, fleas, ticks, hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms for canines.
Simparica Trio
Pinna
Ehrlichia, Lyme, & Anaplasma
These two medications are commonly prescribed to dogs with urinary incontinence.
Proin or Incurin
This is used to measure specific gravity with urine and PCV tubes.
Refractometer
This feline prevention is given topically every 2 months and protects against fleas, ticks, heartworms, hookworms, and roundworms.
Bravecto Topical
The terminology used for laying a dog or cat on their stomach.
Ventral recumbency
The amount of time that it may take for a heartworm test to come back positive after exposure.
6 months
This type of medication may cause an increase in thirst and/or urination.
Steroid
This tube is used for Clotting Profiles.
Blue Top citrate tubes
This injectable preventative is given to dogs 6 months of age and older and lasts for 12 months, providing flea and tick prevention.
Bravecto Quantum
The proper term for the knee.
Stifle
These are two charges that should be entered when a doctor collects a sample of a mass and looks at it in house.
Cyto collect & Micro
It is important to finish this type of medication to prevent resistance.
Antibiotics
These are the values obtained from running a PCV.
Total Protein and Packed Cell Volume
This oral prevention is given to dogs and prevents against heartworms, hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms, and prevents flea eggs from hatching.
Sentinel Spectrum
When counting the digits of the paw, this digit always comes first (as #1).
Dewclaw
These are the most common symptoms of a pet that has a potential foreign body ingestion, Pancreatitis, or Parvovirus
Vomiting & diarrhea
This medication has often been used in micro-dosing to treat pain via injection.
Ketamine
This is the reason for performing regular senior blood work.
To obtain a baseline and to practice preventative medicine.
This popular medication is given to dogs to prevent heartworms, but is no longer carried in hospital. Dogs over 100lbs require more than one dose.
Heartgard Plus