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The Animal Medical Center in New York City is a nonprofit veterinary medical center that has been a national leader in animal care since 1910. As an academic veterinary facility, we promote the health and well-being of companion animals through advanced treatment, research, education, and community services. The Animal Medical Center provides routine and emergency medical care for pets, and also offers treatment for animals suffering from complicated diseases. The staff, which includes more than 90 veterinarians, utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach and combines expertise in 17 different specialties. The facility is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The purpose of our blog is to educate pet owners and animal lovers about the proper care and treatment of companion animals.
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 3d ago

Lost in Translation

Veterinarians request a lot of information from pet owners. We interrogate them: What does his cough sound like? We dictate to them: Give these pills three times a day. And we expect them to understand a foreign language — doctor talk. Mistranslated doctor talk results in communication gaps between
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 1W ago

Salmonella in Pets and Humans

On April 6, 2012, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall of Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal and Rice dry dog food. Since the initial recall, several other brands of food manufactured in a South Carolina plant have been voluntarily recalled for possible Salmonella cont
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 1W ago

Dog Bites Happen to Everyone, Even Me!

May 20-26, 2012 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. Dog bites are a serious public health issue. In the United States, 4.7 million bites are estimated to occur each year. Children ages 5-9 are the most common victims of dog bites, but everyone is at risk. I want to share my personal dog bite story and [...
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 2W ago

Fighting Breed-Related Diseases

The refinement of purebred dogs over the past four or five centuries has created interesting versions of Canis familiaris, such as dogs with dreadlocks, wrinkles, extra toes, a double coat, or an innate ability to herd sheep. Selective breeding of dogs to propagate characteristics related to coat, f
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 2W ago

Healthy Pets Make Happy Homes: National Pet Week 2012

May 6-12, 2012 is National Pet Week and the theme chosen by the Auxiliary to the American Veterinary Medical Association is “Healthy Pets Make Happy Homes.” Each year the Auxiliary sponsors a poster contest around the year’s theme. This year’s winner, Stephanie Jensen, depicts a whimsical home fille
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 3W ago

Your Child and the Loss of a Pet: Answers to Tough Questions

In my last blog I wrote about children and pet loss based on a presentation given at The Animal Medical Center by Dr. David Schonfeld, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician. I recently posed some frequently asked questions about pet loss to him; here’s what he had to say. Q: I just found out our 1
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 3W ago

Children and the Loss of a Pet

Last week I received a telephone call from one of my clients. She realized the time had come for her 17-year-old dog to be euthanized. She had not previously euthanized a pet and we had a long discussion about the logistics related to timing, the procedure itself, and the options of cremation and bu
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 4W ago

Seizures

Seizures are a frightening medical condition. Like lightning, a seizure strikes out of the blue, due to a short circuit in the brain. After a minute or two, the brain resets itself. Even though seizures commonly last a minute or two, watching your pet lose consciousness, twitch, jerk, and maybe even
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 1M ago

Go Dog Go!

Go Dog Go! is a 1961 children’s book about dogs who drive cars to a dog party. While this is a fanciful children’s book and we all know dogs can’t drive, according to a New York Times article, 90% of pet owners claim they travel with their pets, and dogs in cars are reality, not [...]
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The Animal Medical Center Blog · 1M ago

Bronchoscopy: In the Words of a Dog Owner

I was happy to receive an email from an old friend of mine, but was concerned when the subject line said, “Summer’s cough.” My friend no longer lives in New York City and was updating me on a medical procedure her dog, Summer, had earlier that day. The procedure, a bronchoscopy, was performed by boa
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