Tag Archives: Emergency and Critical Care

From the Client Perspective: My Cat Needed Emergency Oral Surgery


Boots recovered nicely. No bleeding, no swelling, etc. despite being such a challenge to all, even me. I know Boots was in the back doing his utmost to give everyone a hard time, but you were absolutely right about him. Continue reading

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NorthStar VETS Cool Case Casey


Casey was an 8-year-old Labrador Retriever that presented to NorthStar VETS late one morning after her owner found her laying on her side and minimally responsive after consuming a bottle of medication. Dr. Berkowitz of the Emergency and Critical Care team, opted to try a novel therapy of giving her intravenous lipid emulsion. Continue reading

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Meet the NorthStar VETS team: Lauren Higgins, DVM


Dr. Lauren Higgins is an emergency veterinarian at NorthStar VETS. In this video, she talks about how she got into veterinary medicine and the kinds of things she does most commonly for pets. Continue reading

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