Keep 'em Smiling!
Join Jan Bellows, DVM, DABVP, DAVDC, and Paul Camilo for Presenting The Oral ATP (Assessment, Treatment, Prevention). In this session, you'll learn how to present a dental treatment plan to your client and how to make a report that will WOW them.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.
Great CE Overseas!
British Small Animal Veterinary Congress
Head across the pond April 3 - 6, 2008 for the British Small Animal Veterinary Congress. The BSAVA has earned an international reputation amongst veterinary professionals for its first class scientific program, vibrant social events and comprehensive commercial exhibition. This is the world’s largest exclusively small animal Congress. Visit www.bsava.com or email congress@bsava.com for more information. Read the 2006 and 2007 BSAVA Proceedings Australian Veterinary Association
The 2008 Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conference will be held in Perth on Australia's beautiful west coast from May 25-30, 2008. The program has a strong line up of local and international speakers covering a diverse range of topics from small animal dermatology to emerging infectious diseases, climate change, stress and work life balance and equine influenza. Visit the AVA online for more information on the conference and to learn more about the amazing city of Perth. The VIN CyberCafe will be there for you at both meetings. Stop by and say hello!
Don't Let Fleas (or Flea Product Choices) Bug You!
VIN Consultants Mark Grossman, DVM MS and Carol Foil, MS DVM DACVD have organized a chart of Ethical and Prescription Flea Products to help you and your staff make sense of the plethora of products. Print a copy and keep dosages, patient notes, clinical effects and mechanisms of action at your fingertips. Join the message board discussion to share your thoughts and give your feedback/suggestions!
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Effects of oral administration of furosemide and torsemide in healthy dogs
In dogs, diuretic resistance developed after 14 days of furosemide, but not torsemide, administration. However, both loop diuretics were associated with increased BUN and plasma creatinine concentrations, compared with values before treatment.
Efficacy of tinidazole for treatment of cats experimentally infected with Tritrichomonas foetus
Although tinidazole decreased the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus and treated cats were resistant to later efforts to incite the infection, inability of tinidazole to eradicate infection in many cats poses a serious impediment to the drug's effectiveness in practice.
Comparison of analgesic efficacy of preoperative or postoperative carprofen with or without preincisional mepivacaine epidural anesthesia in canine pelvic or femoral fracture repair
Preoperative carprofen combined with mepivacaine epidural anesthesia had superior postoperative analgesia when compared to preoperative carprofen alone. When preoperative epidural anesthesia was performed, preoperative administration of carprofen did not improve postoperative analgesia compared with postoperative administration of carprofen.
Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole following intravenous and oral administration and body fluid concentrations of voriconazole following repeated oral administration in horses
Results indicated that voriconazole distributed quickly and widely in the body; following a single intravenous dose, initial plasma concentrations were high with a steady and early decrease in plasma concentration. Absorption of voriconazole after oral administration was excellent, compared with absorption after intravenous administration. Voriconazole appears to be another option for the treatment of fungal infections in horses.
Foaling/dystocia advice
It does become a skill, you look at it like a jigsaw puzzle, figuring out what move you can make things easier. The worst scenarios are live foals that are in a horrible position, meaning no chance of fetotomy. They are frustating and in the end, you more than likely will lose the foal, but the end goal should be to salvage the mare.
Post-grooming furunculosis
The groomer reported no skin lesions noted at the time. The dog supposedly did not react as if painful. 3 days later the owner reported the dog as painful and blood on fingers when pet. She took to her vet. See pictures before clipping, after clipping and after skin slough/debridement. The groomer is being accused of animal cruelty by the owners.
Managing practice growth without giving up preferred practice style
If physical space is the real problem, then organize and microsize. Remove every single thing that is clutter, unused, or extra, and use every inch of space you can for storage of excess.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 2, 10:00 pm ET (March 3, 03:00 am GMT)
Join Jan Bellows, DVM, DABVP, DAVDC, and Paul Camilo for Presenting The Oral ATP (Assessment, Treatment, Prevention)
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Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, March 4, 9:30 pm ET (March 5, 02:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
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How to Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, March 5, 9:30 pm ET (March 6, 02:30 am GMT)
Learn how to be a Super VINner!
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@ = VINcast is available for this session The Art of Referral Surviving Investment Storms Avian Radiography @ Equine Laminitis @ Fun with Fecals @ Care of Assistance Dogs @ Gastrointestinal Bleeds @ Vets & Understanding HIV/AIDS @ AAFP/AAHA Pain Management Guidelines Pregnancy In Practice @ Placement and Maintenance of IV Caths @ Sepsis: Not A Synonym For Hopeless @ Communicating Value To Your Clients @ VETPROOF: Rebirth Of The ACE-I? @
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Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans, Second Edition
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Upcoming Conferences
Looking to attend -- or contribute a paper to -- a veterinary conference? Check out the On The Road With VIN folder, or the Press Releases folder, to see what conferences are coming up and to visit their web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: SAVMA, BSAVA and NAVDF.
These courses are currently open for enrollment. Click on the links to see the details and enroll!
For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check out the CE Main Page. Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course
April 2 - April 16, 2008 Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module A
March 27 - May 29, 2008 Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module B
June 12 - August 14, 2008 Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module C
August 21 - October 23, 2008 Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 4
March 31 - May 5, 2008 Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 5
May 12 - June 7, 2008 Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 6
June 23 - July 14, 2008 OSHA & Practice Safety
April 21 - July 14, 2008
(Also open to staff at www.VSPN.org) Basic Fish Medicine
May 20 - June 17, 2008
(Also open to staff at www.VSPN.org) CE Opportunities For Your Staff: Introduction to Computers in Veterinary Medicine
April 9 - May 16, 2008 Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course
April 2 - April 16, 2008 Please visit How-To Of Online CE for more information about how to register and participate in online CE courses. If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel and certain VIN courses are also open to VPSN members.
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