There are plenty of steps we can take to change how we address aging in our canine patients
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Osteoarthritis can be difficult to measure pain in cats, but there are tools that can help
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Some owners feed their cats canned food instead of kibble to keep carbohydrates down, but is that really true?
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While more evidence is needed, it is likely increased physical exercise is beneficial in maintaining health and slowing aging
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We should make decisions based on the best possible evidence, and we should limit our claims to what the evidence can support
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Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as vomiting and diarrhea, are among the most common presented to veterinarians in the clinic
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It is common to withhold food for some period prior to sedation, however, there is great variation in specific recommendations
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The widespread use of gabapentin as an effective treatment for acute and chronic pain may not be based on reliable scientific evidence
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There are undoubtedly many misconceptions about nutrition that lead our clients to make questionable feeding choices
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There is little high-quality clinical research on veterinary acupuncture and the belief it is an effective therapy is based mostly on anecdote
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Why we need more than anecdotal evidence when it comes to recommending this widely used treatment
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