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545 articles across pharmaceuticals, equipment, diagnostics, insurance, and practice management · showing 21–30.

A relaxed golden retriever sleeping on a padded veterinary exam table, with an out-of-focus ultrasound unit on a stand behind it

DiagnosticsSeptember 20, 2026 · 24 min read

Before a Dog's Ultrasound: Fasting and Medication Questions for the Clinic

A clinical guide to fasting, water, medication, and bladder prep for a dog's ultrasound, comparing study types, veterinary consensus, and high-risk exceptions.

Ran Chen

A relaxed white-and-tan puppy sleeping on a padded veterinary exam table in a quiet clinic room

DiagnosticsSeptember 19, 2026 · 23 min read

The BAER Hearing Test for Dogs: What the Result Can Establish

A canine BAER test establishes whether each ear hears clicks at protocol intensity. Learn how to interpret OFA and Kennel Club labels, air versus bone testing,…

Ran Chen

Calm kitchen counter with an unlabeled kraft pet-food bag, a blank identity card, a metal scoop, empty wooden sorting trays, and a relaxed mixed-breed dog

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 18, 2026 · 26 min read

Is This Pet Food Calorie Count Calculated or Fed?

Mark whether one labeled dog or cat food states metabolizable energy as calculated or fed, how Modified Atwater works, and why calorie counts are not…

Ran Chen#Nutrition

A calm veterinary clinic table with an unlabeled kraft paper kibble bag, a blank card, three small bowls of kibble, and a relaxed sleeping cat on a blanket in the background.

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 17, 2026 · 25 min read

Is This Pet Food Complete and Balanced, or Intermittent Feeding Only?

How to verify pet food nutritional adequacy: decode AAFCO complete and balanced claims, intermittent feeding statements, treat exemptions, and vet-directed…

Ran Chen#Nutrition

Calm veterinary-reference still life: a sleeping yellow Labrador on a clinic bed, one unlabeled amber vial, a blank identity card, and empty metal trays on a counter.

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 16, 2026 · 28 min read

Is This Autogenous Vaccine USDA-Licensed or 107-Exempt?

Mark whether one custom vaccine packet is a USDA-licensed autogenous biologic, a 9 CFR 107 exemption, a State-licensed product, a commercial biologic, an FDA…

Ran Chen#Vaccination & Infectious Disease #Drug Safety & Toxicology

Unlabeled medicine vial, blank verification card, and four sorting trays on a veterinary clinic counter with a resting cat

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 15, 2026 · 24 min read

Is This Animal Drug Approved, Conditionally Approved, or Indexed?

Identify whether an animal drug package is fully approved, conditionally approved, indexed, or unapproved, and whether extra-label use is legally available.

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology

A calm veterinary evaluation bench under soft daylight with a closed unlabeled metal chew tin, empty sorting trays, a blank identity card, and a relaxed dog resting nearby.

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 14, 2026 · 27 min read

Is This Pet Chew a Food or an Unapproved Animal Drug?

FDA does not recognize a dietary-supplement category for animals. Classify one labeled chew as animal food or as an unapproved new animal drug.

Ran Chen#Nutrition #Drug Safety & Toxicology

Veterinary consultation bench with an unlabeled amber medicine bottle, blank identity card, four sorting trays, and a resting cat

PharmaceuticalsSeptember 13, 2026 · 35 min read

AMDUCA: Labeled Animal Drug, Extra-Label Use, or Bulk Compounding?

A one-use legal identity worksheet distinguishing labeled animal drugs, 21 CFR 530 extra-label finished-drug use, 530.13 compounding, and FDA GFI #256 bulk…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Antibiotics & Anti-Infectives

A calm mixed-breed dog resting on a clinic rug beside a desk holding an unmarked records folder and USB drive

PracticeSeptember 12, 2026 · 26 min read

Leaving a Veterinary PIMS: Check the Data Export Before Giving Notice

Before serving veterinary PIMS cancellation notice, verify your data export, post-termination deletion clocks, AVMA ethics duties, state medical-record laws,…

Ran Chen#AI & Practice Tech

A relaxed dog resting on a veterinary examination table next to an unbranded tray of glass microscope slides prepared for cytology evaluation

DiagnosticsSeptember 11, 2026 · 29 min read

A Nondiagnostic Cytology Result: What Pet Owners Should Ask Next

When a pet's lump cytology returns nondiagnostic, understand why the slide failed, what inconclusive reports mean, when biopsy is required, and the exact…

Ran Chen#Clinical Pathology