Archive for February, 2010

Western Veterinary Conference

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Greetings from Las Vegas!  I’m here for the week attending the Western Veterinary Conference 2010.  This is one of the largest veterinary continuing education conferences on the West Coast, with an extensive offering of meetings, symposia, and “hands-on” labs.  My focus on this trip is to “bone-up” on orthopedic surgery, and aside from some general lectures, will be attending an all-day “hands-on” lab on Thursday.  I’m also attending meetings on the use of lasers in surgery, hoping to expand our use of our new carbon dioxide laser at Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital.  And of course, the sun and 65 degree weather isn’t too tough to take, either!
So I’m looking forward to a great meeting, and hope to bring back many great “updates” and “pearls” so that we can continue to expand the services we offer at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital, and continue to improve the quality of care we provide to our patients and clients!
Dr. Bob

Greetings from Las Vegas!  I’m here for the week attending the Western Veterinary Conference 2010.  This is one of the largest veterinary continuing education conferences on the West Coast, with an extensive offering of meetings, symposia, and “hands-on” labs.  My focus on this trip is to “bone-up” on orthopedic surgery, and aside from some general lectures, will be attending an all-day “hands-on” lab on Thursday.  I’m also attending meetings on the use of lasers in surgery, hoping to expand our use of our new carbon dioxide laser at Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital.  And of course, the sun and 65 degree weather isn’t too tough to take, either!

So I’m looking forward to a great meeting, and hope to bring back many great “updates” and “pearls” so that we can continue to expand the services we offer at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital, and continue to improve the quality of care we provide to our patients and clients!

Dr. Bob

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Digital Radiography

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Well, we’ve been working in our new clinical work space (new surgery suite, new treatment area, new radiology room, new lab), for about two weeks now, and our new “state of the art” digital radiography equipment is finally up and running!  The new equipment allows us to obtain diagnostic images with less stress to our patients, decreased radiation exposure for both our patients and staff, no need for a darkroom and processor . . . and most importantly, the images are AMAZING!  Additionally, we no longer need to store old X-Rays, can copy the digital images onto a CD when needed, and can request a radiology review by a Board Certified Veterinary Radiologist just be sending the images electronically.  After using the new equipment and technology for just a couple of weeks, it’s hard to imagine how we got by with the old equipment for so long!

Well, we’ve been working in our new clinical work space (new surgery suite, new treatment area, new radiology room, new lab), for about two weeks now, and our new “state of the art” digital radiography equipment is finally up and running!  The new equipment allows us to obtain diagnostic images with less stress to our patients, decreased radiation exposure for both our patients and staff, no need for a darkroom and processor . . . and most importantly, the images are AMAZING!  Additionally, we no longer need to store old X-Rays, can copy the digital images onto a CD when needed, and can request a radiology review by a Board Certified Veterinary Radiologist just by sending the images electronically.  After using the new equipment and technology for just a couple of weeks, it’s hard to imagine how we got by with the old equipment for so long!

Feline Lateral Thorax

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