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Difficult decisions in veterinary medicine

Emmanuel MacapagalMarch 8, 2023

Very often, animals are victims of accidents like falls, unintentional injuries, or malevolent attacks by humans with no regard for others. As a veterinarian, ... Read More...

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Head tilt in Cats

Emmanuel MacapagalJanuary 6, 2023

In the past, I oversaw students doing their internship rounds in Companion Animal Medicine, which we used to call Companion Animal Clinics. At one point, I was... Read More...

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What to do when a Puppy has Rickets

Emmanuel MacapagalAugust 8, 2022

I had a patient, a Puppy no less than five months old. He had what seemed like an angular deformity in his limbs. According to the radiography, the damage i... Read More...

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What you should know about hypovolemic shock in Dogs

Emmanuel MacapagalJune 6, 2022

All forms of shock share a common concern: inadequate perfusion.” – Garret E. Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC... Read More...

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Here are 3 vets to watch out for

Alex BicharaJune 2, 2022

As companions to nonhuman animals, we usually build decades- long relationships with their doctors. Often underappreciated, veterinarians are everyday heroes who save and care for countless lives, including those of our little loved ones.... Read More...

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WHEN A CAT WOBBLES

Emmanuel MacapagalMarch 24, 2022

Cervical spondylomyelopathy, commonly referred to as wobbler syndrome or wobbly cat syndrome, is a disease of the spine within the neck, resulting in poor transmission of nerve signals between the brain and the body. ... Read More...

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CAN SOMEONE COVID-VACCINATED ALSO GET RABIES SHOTS?

Animal SceneJanuary 24, 2022

Almost half of rabies cases in the country involve companion animals, according to the Department of Health. An online initiative titled Review of Animal Bite ... Read More...

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WHEN A CAT SWALLOWS A NEEDLE

Emmanuel MacapagalDecember 21, 2021

Sometime in October 2010, I was preparing myself mentally for my night shifts at the veterinary hospital I worked for in Makati. I was riding the MRT when my b... Read More...

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CANINE DISTEMPER AS SEEN FROM A VET’S EYES

Emmanuel MacapagalOctober 27, 2021

Distemperen means “to disturb, upset the proper balance of.” It is taken from the Old French destemprer and directly from medieval Latin distemperare, which means “to vex, make ill.” ... Read More...

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FEROCIOUS FERRARI

Manuel YapOctober 20, 2021

In my February 2020 article titled Ferrari: The Tranquil Indian Star Tortoise, I wrote about my unexpected animal companion Ferrari, a seven-year-old female Indian Star tortoise whom I have been taking care of since 2014.... Read More...

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REPTILES

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VET CONCERNS

Difficult decisions in veterinary medicine

Head tilt in Cats

What to do when a Puppy has Rickets

What you should know about hypovolemic shock in Dogs

Here are 3 vets to watch out for

WHEN A CAT WOBBLES

CAN SOMEONE COVID-VACCINATED ALSO GET RABIES SHOTS?

WHEN A CAT SWALLOWS A NEEDLE

CANINE DISTEMPER AS SEEN FROM A VET’S EYES

FEROCIOUS FERRARI

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