Estimated reading time: 3.1 minutes As we stand on the brink of a new year, it’s time to look back on a remarkable 2025. This wasn’t a year of incremental change; it was a year of validation, purposeful expansion, and turning visionary tools into the daily standard for veterinary teams like yours. In fact, […]
Welcome back to our series, “The Turning Point,” where we spotlight real cases from your colleagues that demonstrate how an ECG can dramatically alter patient management. This edition tackles a common emergency where the ECG is a critical diagnostic and monitoring tool: toxin-induced arrhythmias. The Patient: A 4-year-old Labrador Retriever presented for suspected […]
Estimated reading time: 3.93 minutes Welcome back to our series, The ECG Decoded: A Veterinarian’s Guide to the Heart’s Rhythm. We now arrive at one of the most critical topics in veterinary cardiology: Ventricular Arrhythmias. These rhythms originate in the ventricles themselves, bypassing the heart’s coordinated conduction system. They range from occasional, benign “blips” […]
Veterinarian Spotlight #22: Dr. Shaomin Cai We are delighted to introduce Dr. Shaomin Cai as our featured veterinarian for this issue. Dr. Cai serves as the Head of the Imaging Department and is a Cardiology Specialist at SAPPHIRE Veterinary Hospital in Shanghai. He holds a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from China Agricultural University. […]
Estimated reading time: 4.25 minutes Welcome back to our series, The ECG Decoded: A Veterinarian’s Guide to the Heart’s Rhythm. After exploring the world of slow heart rhythms, we now turn to the opposite end of the spectrum: rhythms that are too fast. This installment focuses on tachycardias originating from above the ventricles, a […]
Welcome back to our series, “The Turning Point,” where we spotlight real cases from your colleagues that demonstrate how an ECG can dramatically alter patient management. The Patient: A 5-month-old, male Domestic Shorthair kitten presenting for routine neutering. The Presenting Signs: The kitten was bright, alert, and responsive. Physical examination was unremarkable. On auscultation, […]
Veterinarian Spotlight #21: Dr. Bong-hoon Shin We are delighted to introduce Dr. Bong-hoon Shin as our featured veterinarian for this issue. Describing himself with the key words “sincerity” and “consistency,” Dr. Shin is a veterinarian who treats his patients not with fleeting passion, but with an unwavering heart from beginning to end. He is […]
Vet Spotlight #20: Dr. I Ping Chan As we welcome the 20th issue of the CardioBird Vet Spotlight Series, we are honored to invite a specialist with profound influence in the field of veterinary cardiology — Dr. I Ping Chan. Dr. Chan is not only a PhD graduate from National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) […]
Estimated reading time: 4.37 minutes Welcome back to our series, The ECG Decoded: A Veterinarian’s Guide to the Heart’s Rhythm. Having explored how arrhythmias originate and how the ECG reflects structural changes, we now turn our focus to rhythms that are too slow. This installment provides a clear framework for understanding and identifying bradyarrhythmias […]
Welcome back to our series, “The Turning Point”, where we share real cases from your colleagues that demonstrate how an ECG can dramatically alter patient management. This edition focuses on a critical aspect of comprehensive oncology care: monitoring for chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity. The Patient: A 10-year-old mixed-breed dog receiving doxorubicin for lymphoma. The […]