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183 articles across pharmaceuticals, equipment, diagnostics, insurance, and practice management · showing 31–40.

Guinea pig with visible incisors beside a skull radiograph on a light box.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 9 min read

Guinea Pig Dental Disease: Why Incisors Look Normal While Molars Are the Problem

Weight loss, dropping food, and a wet chin in guinea pigs often come from molar disease invisible to owners. How vets find it, what skull imaging reveals, and…

Ran Chen#Dentistry

Guinea pig with slight nasal discharge in a quarantine enclosure with fresh bedding.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 9 min read

Guinea Pig Respiratory Infection: When a Mild Sneeze Is Not Mild

Bordetella and Streptococcus can kill guinea pigs after appearing as a sniffle. How quarantine works, which antibiotics are safe, why rabbits and dogs carry…

Ran Chen#Emergency & Critical Care #Vaccination & Infectious Disease

Guinea pig beside fresh vegetables and vitamin C supplement.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Guinea Pig Vitamin C Deficiency: Why Stiffness and Poor Appetite Need a Vet Visit

Guinea pigs cannot make vitamin C. When the diet falls short, stiff joints and poor appetite can mimic arthritis or infection. How to tell the difference and…

Ran Chen#Nutrition

Companion animal beside veterinary diagnostic materials.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Hamster Cheek Pouch Impaction and Abscess: What Owners Miss and What the Vet Checks

A persistent lump in a hamster's cheek is not always food. How impaction becomes abscess, what bedding and diet drive recurrence, and why home emptying is…

Ran Chen#Dentistry #Emergency & Critical Care

Hamster in clean bedding with veterinary hydration supplies nearby.

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Hamster Wet Tail: Why Watery Diarrhea Is Always a Veterinary Emergency

Proliferative ileitis caused by Lawsonia intracellularis can kill a young hamster within 48 hours. Why OTC products are not treatment and what a veterinarian…

Ran Chen#Gastroenterology #Emergency & Critical Care

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome vs Treatable Causes: Why Not Every Wobbly Hedgehog Has WHS

Wobbly hedgehog syndrome is progressive, incurable, and confirmed only after death. But treatable conditions — mites, obesity, spinal injury — produce the same…

Ran Chen#Emergency & Critical Care #Drug Safety & Toxicology

Companion animal near veterinary equipment and workflow materials.

EquipmentMay 30, 2026 · 14 min read

In-House Chemistry Analyzer for Vet Clinics: IDEXX Catalyst One, Zoetis VetScan VS2

Buying guide for in-house veterinary chemistry analyzers — IDEXX Catalyst One vs Zoetis VetScan VS2 vs Antech Element DC5X.

Ran Chen#Clinical Pathology #Clinic Workflow & Operations #Practice Finance & ROI

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Leopard Gecko Retained Shed: Eye Caps, Toe Constriction, Humidity Hides

Retained shed (dysecdysis) is one of the most common health problems in pet leopard geckos.

Ran Chen#Dermatology #Nutrition #Emergency & Critical Care

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Converting a Parrot From Seeds to Pellets: Why Rushing Can Cause Hepatic Lipidosis

Switching a seed-addicted parrot to pellets takes weeks, not days. How to monitor weight and droppings, what hepatic lipidosis looks like, and why…

Ran Chen#Nutrition #Gastroenterology

DiagnosticsMay 30, 2026 · 10 min read

Parrot Feather Plucking: Why the Medical Workup Comes Before the Behavior Plan

Feather destructive behavior in parrots is often assumed to be behavioral, but many cases have an underlying medical cause.

Ran Chen#Dermatology #Nutrition