Posted by Debbie Breitstein on Sun, May 09, 2010 @ 10:06 AM
Dr. Deborah Breitstein recently returned from the European spring veterinary conference, Voorjaarsdagen, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was her fourth year consecutive conference presence. She brought back many new and interesting practice ideas to her veterinary hospital. Many of the speakers and attendees were delayed or couldn't attend due to the volcano eruption in Iceland. One of the veterinary specialist speakers, Dr. Wilke from the Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine presented his talks on Skype which actually was a very novel and well received format. Dr. Breitstein concentrated her learning efforts on osteoarthritis in cats, making her practice a cat friendly place to be and senior cat concerns including high blood pressure which can have deleterious effects on the heart and kidney as well as lead to premature blindness. It's clear that high blood pressure is not good for use and now we know the effects on our furry friends, too. A new test available from Idexx laboratories can aid veterinarians in determining if the heart murmurs we hear are actually a functional concern for overworking the heart muscle. A simple blood test can be especially relevant in dog breeds at risk and cats in general and can aid in determination of the need for cardiology diagnostics and consultation with specialists such as Dr. Goodwin of Garden State Veterinary Specialists as well as aid in determination of effectiveness of medical management and treatment of certain heart diseases. Many medications and procedures and protocols for animals are similar in Europe but it still was interesting to see common veterinary companies with their Dutch counterparts: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Pfizer Animal Health, Idexx Laboratories, and Bayer Healthcare to name a few.
Many people are also unaware that up to 20 % of healthy cats and kittens can carry the bacteria known to cause cat scratch disease. This fact can be important for new kitten owners as well as seasoned pet parents as this disease is transmitted to people through play activity though scratches and/or "love nibbles". Dr. Breitstein and the doctors and team of Animal Health Care of Marlboro have advocated testing all new kittens at introduction into households as well as those cats who may exhibit a myriad of clinical signs including, but not limited to, chronic upper respiratory problems, skin diseases such as acne and even is cases of premature or excessive dental disease. These recommendations are in keeping with the AAFP: American Association of Feline Practioners and the UK counterpart the Wellcare Cat Initiative.
For further information about any of these important information and testing please bark back at us. We're just a bark away at yourpetsvet@ahcmarlboro.com, a quick tweet toyourpetsvet@twitter.com or stop in as we're purr-fectly ready to help!
Posted by Debbie Breitstein on Fri, Oct 09, 2009 @ 12:17 PM
Animal Health Care of Marlboro, an AAHA accredited companion animal hospital, is celebrating our new veterinary hospital with pets and their people. On October 21
st from 5-8 pm we are opening our doors to the pet loving community for a behind the scenes look and a front office tour to you the pet parents: both new and experienced owners and soon- to-be pet parents for a celebration of the human animal bond.
We're planning a great evening with dental demonstrations, exam room etiquette-what you can expect from the doctor-nurse team in a typical examination experience, rehab/physical therapy treadmill treatments, label reading lessons, Dr. Deb's calorie counting club for the weight challenged, and pain prevention practices, our medical boarding and kitty condos for boarding and much more!
We will have our Marlboro police dogs on premises, raffles and giveaways, and we're planning an early Howl-a-ween costume contest for our dogs and cats, too.
So Drs. Breitstein and Tepper invite you to come and meet your animal health care team who welcome you to come in "furr" a while and take a tour of our new dog house.
For further information about our open house please bark back at us at http://www.ahcmarlboro.com/and we'll be(agle) right back or e-mail the animal healthcare team yourpetsvet@ahcmarlboro.comor follow us @yourpetsvet on Twitter.com!