Credit: This article originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of West Coast Veterinarian, the quarterly magazine of the CVMA-Society of BC Veterinarians Chapter. By Dr. Geoffery Hutchinson, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACVS. Photos courtesy of Tawni Silver, DVM, Dipl. ACVR. Download PDF Excerpt: "Charlie, a 22-week-old male intact...
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