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What is the difference between a “cytology”, “biopsy”, and “culture”?

Posted October 13, 2020 by Dr. Jeromin
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Many clients are confused or misspeak when mentioning their pet had a “biopsy” when in reality it was perhaps a skin scraping, culture, or cytology. So let’s get it straight! First of all, ANY SKIN LUMP OR BUMP should have a...

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Reliability of saliva or serum tests for food allergy in dogs.

Posted September 19, 2019 by Dr. Jeromin
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Blood and or saliva tests for food allergy appear to be inaccurate! According to a new report by Lam A, et. al. in October 1, 2019 JAVMA, 3 companies claiming to examine saliva or blood for food allergies in dogs found that these tests often...

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FDA: Possible Dog Food Link to Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)-summary of webinar released September 8, 2018

Posted October 14, 2018 by Dr. Jeromin
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The following is a summary of a webinar featuring 3 experts in the field of veterinary nutrition and updating us on the current DCM issue seen in dogs and cats on certain diets released September 8, 2018. FDA representative (Dr. Martine...

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Flea and Tick Control-What’s New?

Posted February 18, 2018 by Dr. Jeromin
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Let’s talk ticks first! What many people don’t realize is that there are many species of ticks including those that live ALL YEAR ROUND. Flea and tick control, for that reason, should be continued even in the winter months. As Dr...

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