QUARTERLY BEAT / JULY 2025
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Practical Approach to the Atopic Pet by Dr. Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD • IL-31 is a pruritogenic cytokine that is the target of several anti-itch medications in veterinary medicine. • Cefpodoxime is considered a "second choice" antibiotic for staphylococcal pyoderma and should be used if indicated by bacterial culture and susceptibility. • Allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only effective way to immunologically reduce allergic flare and can now be administered transdermally by team members. When used appropriately, this may be exactly what they need to be successful.
Small Animal Webinar
March 18, 2025
Performance Review Process That Actually Improves Performance by Randy Hall • When employees leave a review conversation with no clearer path forward, or less motivation than before, the process isn’t working. • Effective performance reviews focus less on judgment and more on growth. That means defining what success looks like, offering regular feedback based on behavior, not assumptions, and helping every team member see how to improve, not just what went wrong. • This approach includes: 1. Using a Success Profile to set clear, outcome-based expectations. 2. Asking better questions that invite ownership and forward progress. 3. Creating consistency and structure to replace one-off, subjective evaluations. 4. Avoiding the common pitfalls that damage trust and reduce engagement. • Performance reviews aren’t just a formality, they’re a leadership tool. When done well, they build the foundation for a more committed, capable team.
The Coughing Cat: Is it the Heart or the Lungs? by Dr. James Barr, DACVECC and Dr. Nancy Love, DACVR • Initial stabilization of cats in respiratory distress is the key to being able to safely proceed with diagnostic imaging. • Oxygen therapy, minimizing stress and bronchodilation are safe and effective initial therapies for cats in respiratory distress. • A checklist for the review of the thorax aids in the systematic evaluation of thoracic radiographs. • An unstructured interstitial pattern is not synonymous with normal; it indicates that fluid or fibrosis is present in the interstitial space. • The right middle lung lobe can sometimes show an alveolar pattern in cats with chronic lower respiratory disease due to decreased aeration or atelectasis.
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