GI Hemorrhage Got You Down?
Join Michael Willard, DVM, MS, DACVIM, on Sunday, January 20 at 10 pm ET for Gastrointestinal Bleeds. If you worry about diagnosing and treating GI hemorrhage, this session is for you. Attend to learn common sense tips on how to approach and manage these cases. Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussion. To discover what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule.
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Need a summary of your 2007 VIN Community membership and related fees for tax preparation or reimbursement? Try the new easy Email Billing Statement tool - in your MyVIN -- click on MyVIN in the main navigation bar near the top of the page. From there, choose Membership>Payment info. Your VIN membership and online access charges are likely tax deductible (check with your tax professional). Hopefully this will make tax season a little easier for you. We have tried to make the statement more clear (we used real English and filtered out unnecessary lines in your record). Please let us know if anything doesn't seem right to you. Email feedback@vin.com or join the discussion. Thanks for using VIN!
A Purrfectly Educational Day!
If you'll be in California next month and are craving some feline CE, mark your calendar for the 26th Annual Feline Medicine Symposium. The UC Davis Feline Medicine Club is hosting 6 hours of learning for veterinarians, staff and students on Sunday, February 3, 2008. Need Help?
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Antibiotic therapy in reptiles
Antibiotics are the most commonly administered therapy to reptiles. A logical approach to therapy is important and this encompasses quantifying the need for therapy, followed by an appropriate choice of agent.
Serum concentrations of lidocaine and its metabolites MEGX and GX during and after prolonged intravenous infusion of lidocaine in horses after colic surgery
Lidocaine is the most commonly used prokinetic after gastrointestinal surgery in horses. Cardiovascular status, hepatic function, and duration of therapy are the primary determinants of lidocaine metabolism, and these factors could affect equine patients after colic surgery.
Capstar reaction
Just a recommendation- if we open up a cat's abdomen, regardless of what is obvious, we biopsy the stomach, all 3 parts of the SI, pancreas, liver, and mesenteric LNs. I still have this on the wall outside of surgery- a cat ate a piece of scotch tape- 1.5 inches long. It stoppered the stomach. The stomach juice made the adhesive so sticky, it is still sticky 10 years later...
How would a recession affect us?
I think this is a very timely discussion. We track our client related revenues each month compared to last year in our Bow Wow Jones. For the last two years, the veterinary revenues have increased. It has been a healthy economy. But starting in August of last year, we have seen a precipitous drop in growth (this year versus last year).
Is there a link between dental disease and systemic diseases in dogs and cats?
If dental disease can cause noxious systemic effects then maybe much of the liver disease, pancreatic disease and renal disease can be prevented.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, January 20, 10:00 pm ET (January 21, 03:00 am GMT)
Join Michael Willard, DVM, MS, DACVIM, for Gastrointestinal Bleeds.
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Tuesday, January 22, 9:30 pm ET (January 23, 02:30 am GMT)
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February 11 - February 25, 2008 NAVLE Review and Preparation
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VA Module 1: The Basics of Becoming a Veterinary Assistant and an Orientation to the Veterinary Hospital
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