If you have ever looked into getting an MRI for your pet and noticed clinics advertising their "1.5T" or "3T" machine, you may have wondered what those numbers actually mean...
EEG is the acronym for electroencephalography. Which is definitely a word that needs an acronym .... Electroencephalography is a method of using electrodes that can sense the flow of electricity...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, has been used since the late 1970's to image the human body. Among the different ways that doctors have to image ourselves and our animal...
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular condition in people and animals that causes a weakness of the skeletal muscles. Often, this weakness is exercise-induced and with short periods of rest...
Did you know that dogs can develop a condition that is startlingly similar to Alzheimer's Disease in people? It's true. It's called Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) and a large percentage...
Chiari-like malformation — also called Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome, or COMS — is a condition where the back of the skull is smaller than it should be relative to the...
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty (CDA) is a relatively new procedure that is used to treat Disc Associated Wobbler's Syndrome (DAWS). It was developed by Dr. Filippo Adamo ECVN, the inventor of...
CUSA is the acronym for cavitronic ultrasonic surgical aspirator. This is an amazing device that is used in tumor surgery in a select number of hospitals around the world, and...
When your regular veterinarian refers your pet to a specialist like Live Oak Veterinary Specialists, it’s because they recognize that your pet needs a focused depth of expertise that only...
Working as Neurology technicians, we are regularly asked questions from owners pertaining to the daily care and maintenance of their beloved pets. These questions range from diet standards to bowel...
I mentioned in an earlier post that the term "Wobbler's Disease" is actually used to describe two different conditions in dogs, Caudal Cervical Spondylomyelopathy and Disc Associated Wobbler's Disease. So I...
There are a few Veterinary Neurologists that only treat conditions requiring medical management, but the vast majority of us now also perform neurosurgery. In veterinary medicine, there is no such...
Veterinary Neurology is currently considered a subspecialty in veterinary medicine under the umbrella of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM). The ACVIM was founded in 1973 and the...
Many people aren't aware of the advanced training that is required to be considered a veterinary specialist. Just like your primary care physician might refer you to a specialist for...
