We are so happy to be part of healing these wonderful companions. Check out these short videos of a terrific pooch making his way back home! Thanks to all of our vet partners and pet-parents who trust us to get their loved-ones up and atom once again. …Read More
Join us May 17, 2018. Our Dr. Laura Harvey, DACVIM (Neurology) is giving the key presentation at this Clinic. …Read More
Thanks to all of our Veterinary partners in the Hunt Valley, Maryland area who helped launch our companion animal ambulance. It was a great evening, and hopefully, the last time we'll see any snow around here for a while! Contact us for more information about how our ambulance helps pet parents and patients. Happy Spring! …Read More
If you’ve ever been to Healing Hands Animal Hospital on the Eastern Shore, you’ve likely met Simba the cat, who’s been the “practice pet” for the past 11 years. His family signed him over to Dr. Carol Ross Lewis after Simba was hit by dump truck and sustained serious injuries. While Simba healed well, he was left with a crooked jaw and a tongue that often stuck out. As Stephanie Bystra…Read More
This is a picture of a cat’s food dishes after it had eaten. Why do you think they look like this? We suspect this is an example of “hemi-neglect” in a cat. Hemi-neglect, hemi-inattention or hemi-spatial neglect is a neuropsychological condition in people where they do not have awareness to the opposite visual field after damage to one hemisphere of the brain. For instance, if a person susta…Read More
What Happens When A Pet Is Anesthetized? Q&A with Veterinary Anesthesiologist Rebecca Krimins, DVM, MS Q: While the majority of veterinary anesthesiologists are employed by veterinary teaching hospitals., you’ve opted to work in private practice, Veterinary Imaging of the Chesapeake (VIoC). Why is having a veterinary anesthesiologist so important in this type of practice? A: When a patient …Read More
Free CVRC Spring CE Conference: Two Tracks, One Day-Sunday, March 11 For the second year, CVRC is hosting two conferences on the same day at the elegant Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, Stevensville, Maryland. Veterinarians and Registered Veterinary Technicians from the mid-Atlantic are invited to take in lectures by CVRC's board-certified veterinary specialists, with opportunities to mingle during brea…Read More
We hope everyone had a fabulous and fun New Year’s Day, and that your 2017 closed out well with the holidays. Family, friends, food and festivities are a great way to celebrate. Ready or not, 2018 is here! We've got lots of things going on at Veterinary Neurology and Imaging of the Chesapeake. In the coming months, we’ll be bringing you news, information and some entertaining stories on thes…Read More
There are thousands of cases of Canine Cushing's Disease in the U.S. each year, but the current medical treatment is medication given daily or several times per week that treats the symptoms. Surgery for pituitary macroadenomas in dogs and cats has been pioneered by Björn P. Meij, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVS of the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. His transphenoidal hypophysectomy was first refi…Read More
