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New Blog Post - 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

This month, Dr. 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 takes us behind the scenes of the highly anticipated 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 — a prospective, double-masked, multicenter trial comparing clopidogrel vs. rivaroxaban for preventing recurrence of cardiogenic arterial thromboembolism (ATE) in cats.

What did the trial reveal?
- 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 well in prolonging time to ATE recurrence.
- Many cats lived far longer than expected — reinforcing that 𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆.

Dr. Brainard also reflects on the study’s outcomes, future directions, and the feasibility of complementary investigations that could build on these findings.

Read the full Blog Post on VetUpdates.org

New Blog Post - 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

In human trauma patients there’s a growing interest in the use of 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 (SWB), as it offers red cells and plasma in physiologic ratios. New evidence also shows that platelets still play a role in clot formation — renewing attention on SWB as a 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

In this month’s Meet the Author, Dr. Claire Sharp discusses her team’s study on 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟰𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, exploring how donor breed and storage duration influence its clinical performance.

Discover what the findings mean for transfusion practices in veterinary ECC.

Read the full blog post at VetUpdates.org

New Blog Post - 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

This month, we feature Dr. Anusha Balakrishnan BVSc, DACVECC, who shares insights on the recently published 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗩𝗲𝘁 Definitions for 𝗔𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 (JVECC, 2025).

Dr. Balakrishnan, who works at the Veterinary Emergency Group - developing training programs for emergency doctors, describes how the updated definitions were developed through expert consensus to reflect current diagnostic and therapeutic advances—including the integration of 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 and recognition of 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦.

The 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 across diverse veterinary settings, with Part II soon to follow, highlighting practical clinical application through real case examples.

vetupdates.org/meet-the-author

New Blog Post – 𝗘𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

We’re excited to share this month’s Suggested Readings from Dr. Duana McBride, BVSc, MSc, MVMedSc, DACVECC, DECVECC, Adjunct Professor at CityU Veterinary Medical Centre in Hong Kong.

Dr. McBride highlights a recent study exploring how 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗥 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Using high-fidelity simulation, the authors compared different group sizes and uncovered important insights into how team dynamics can shape outcomes in critical situations.

Thank you to Dr. McBride for bringing forward this thought-provoking paper and for her reflections on the role of simulation and teamwork in veterinary emergency care.

Read the full post here at vetupdates.org/suggested-readings

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New Blog Post – 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗦

We are deeply honored to present this month’s Meet the Author feature, spotlighting a special issue on the Initiative 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀.

In this edition, Dr. Manuel Boller, chair of RECOVER Research and adjunct associate professor at the University of Calgary, and Dr. Jamie Burkitt, Guidelines Chair of RECOVER and faculty criticalist at UC Davis, reflect on the journey behind these new guidelines
VetUpdates.

They share 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 the focus on this domain, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗱, and highlight some of the 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 that distinguish neonatal resuscitation from adult protocols. One thing is clear - it took 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

We extend our 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to Dr. Boller and Dr. Burkitt for their leadership, and to all the contributors involved in the development process for bringing critical attention to this foundational advancement in newborn veterinary care.

Read the full post on VetUpdates.org

New Blog Post – 𝗘𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

We’re delighted to share another thoughtful contribution to our Suggested Readings series, this month from 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗼, DVM, MS, DACVECC, faculty in ECC at the University of Florida.

In her post, Dr. Odunayo highlights an interesting case series titled “𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.” This innovative study explores 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to manage severe azotemia in cats when conventional modalities such as intermittent hemodialysis are not available.

A sincere thank you to Dr. Odunayo for spotlighting this recent publication and for advancing the conversation around 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in small animal critical care.

Read the full blog post on VetUpdates.org

New Blog Post! – Meet the Author Series

This month, we're pleased to feature Dr. Corrin Boyd, BSc, BVMS(Hons), MVetClinStud, GradDipEd, PhD, MANZCVS, DACVECC - senior lecturer in ECC at The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University.

Dr. Boyd shares insights from his PhD research on the renal effects of synthetic colloid fluids.

His recent clinical study follows earlier experimental work that unexpectedly showed evidence of harm from gelatin, but not starch. This follow-up aimed to determine whether hydroxyethyl starch poses similar risks in real-world settings.

Many thanks to Dr. Boyd for sharing the story behind this important research!

New Blog Post - 𝗘𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

We’re excited to share another insightful contribution to our Suggested Readings series, this month from Dr. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁, Co-Chair of the RECOVER Initiative.

Dr. Burkitt’s choice centers around a vital clinical question in the context of CPR: “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽?”
In this post, she shares a compelling pediatric study she encountered while working on the new RECOVER Initiative domain on Newborn Resuscitation (out late this summer), a study that offers an insight into outcomes following prolonged, high-quality CPR.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Burkitt for her thoughtful reflections!

To read her blog post in full, visit VetUpdates.org
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New Blog Post – Meet the Author

This month, we’re excited to feature Dr. Joon Seo BVSc, MVetMed, DipACVIM (Cardiology), who shares his cardiologist’s perspective on the dynamic nature of systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Dr. Seo discusses findings from a retrospective study conducted across two centers, which revealed that SAM is a labile process, some cats with HCM spontaneously gained or lost SAM over time. These insights challenge previous assumptions and highlight the importance of longitudinal monitoring in feline cardiology.

We would like to thank Dr. Seo for sharing the story behind his recent research and shedding light on this evolving aspect of feline HCM.

Read the full post here on our main page vetupdates.org
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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁! – 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

This month, we’re thrilled to spotlight Dr. Maxime Cambournac, Dr Vet, DipECVECC, head of the Emergency and Intensive Care Unit at CHV Frégis in Paris, France. Dr. Cambournac shares insights from his recent prospective study evaluating the caudal vena cava-to-aorta (CVC:Ao) ratio as a non-invasive marker for diagnosing and monitoring cardiac tamponade in dogs.​
"𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮-𝘁𝗼-𝗮𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗲"

In this blog series, ECC experts share papers that recently caught their attention, offering reflections, practical takeaways, and insights on how emerging research might influence clinical practice.

We want to thank Dr. Cambournac for sharing his perspective on this specific research topic​!

Read the full post here at the link in bio!
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴!
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New Blog Post! – 𝗘𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

In this month’s ECC Suggested Readings, Dr. Christopher Byers highlights a recent publication on 𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰/𝗲𝘂𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 ("𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹" 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀) 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀:
"Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases" by Da Silva et al.

In this blog series, ECC experts share papers that recently caught their attention—offering reflections, practical takeaways, and insights on how emerging research might influence clinical practice.

We thank Dr. Byers for sharing his thoughts and expertise on this topic.

You can read the full post here by visiting our main website (link in bio).

Happy reading!
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Another great ECC Suggested Readings, this time recommended by Dr. Bobbi Conner, DACVECC, faculty at Virginia Tech!

Dr. Conner shares her thoughts on a recent paper about cannabinoid toxicosis in dogs: “Analysis of Cannabinoids in Plasma from 38 Cases of Suspected Cannabinoid Intoxication in Dogs” by Loewen et al.

Don't miss this insightful read on a growing concern in small animal toxicology.

Also, be sure to check out Dr. Conner’s podcasts on Vet Journal Club and Discussions, link in bio on her profile ! Her content is just great, covering all sorts of clinical considerations: clinical tips, articles and book chapters reviews, communication tips, and more!