Double Rounds This Weekend!
This Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT join Margie Scherk DVM, DABVP, for Do Cats With Chronic, Recurrent Diarrhea Get You Down? Click the ROUNDS link on the VIN Navigation bar for the straight poop! Don't run off just yet! Many are talking about Cesar Milian's dominance oriented method of dog training. Join Sophia Yin, DVM, at 10 p.m. EDT for another perspective from the veterinary profession. Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussions. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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Food for Thought
Pet Food & Nutrition: A Necessary Review For Veterinarians by M.E. Smart, C. Haggart, J.A. Mills --- a review of the current status of the pet food industry from a veterinarian's perspective. The authors discuss market features, regulation and non-regulation, the value of information currently provided to veterinarians and their clients and some of its consequences.
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A modified subconjunctival enucleation technique in dogs and cats
To improve the cosmetic appearance postoperatively, place an orbital meshwork of nonabsorbable monofilament suture (such as 4-0 nylon), anchored to the orbital rim periosteum, in a continuous pattern. Close the conjunctiva and subcutaneous tissues with 5-0 absorbable polyglactin 910 in a simple continuous pattern and appose the skin with 4-0 nonabsorbable monofilament nylon or polypropylene in a simple interrupted or cruciate pattern.
Local and regional anesthesia techniques, Part 1: Overview and five simple techniques
A soaker-type catheter, also referred to as diffusion or wound catheter, can easily be placed during a surgical procedure, such as a limb amputation or large tumor resection, just before closure. In addition, they can be positioned nonsurgically at the site of a lesion that is painful but cannot be resected or when a course of palliative care has been chosen.
Gastrointestinal motor disturbance in rabbits experimentally infected with Strongyloides papillosus
These results suggest that gastrointestinal motor disturbances underlie the anorexia, weight loss, and subsequent death observed in rabbits infected with adult stage S. papillosus.
In-house meeting compensation for production based veterinarians?
I like going to staff meetings and unless they conflict with relief dates that I have set up, I plan on attending them on my days off or on. I feel like the meetings are a good way to get the staff together on issues. And since the boss and I are only together in the hospital one day a week, there are some issues that the staff wants us to work out (ie when to start the 3 yr protocol or if you can get enough probiotics from yogurt) and this is a good time to address this.
Multiple unerupted teeth
There are no swellings in her mouth, no gingivitis, and no pain on palpation of these sites. Do I worry about these missing teeth? Should she have a GA for me to take radiographs to look for unerupted teeth? (And then extract those I find.) Is it wrong to "wait and see" approach and just monitor for future problems?
Making clinical decisions based on blood pressure measurements in veterinary patients
Blood pressure measurement is extremely labile with marked individual variation to stressors such as ride to clinic, odors, noise, handling, etc. I am not a fan of going by the numbers for treatment decisions, but prefer to interpret the numbers obtained ...
Should we change to a high protein, low carbohydrate diet for all cats that have a moderate increase in blood glucose?
If you stick to this suggested protocol, you willl likely put quite a few stress hyperglycaemia, healthy, non-insulin-resistant cats on a new diet, without it actually having been necessary. On the other hand, you will likely also put a few future diabetic cats on a diet that has the potential to prevent diabetes in the future.
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 AAFP Rounds
Sunday, March 22, 9 p.m. EDT
(Monday, March 23, 1 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Margie Scherk DVM, DABVP, for Do Cats With Chronic, Recurrent Diarrhea Get You Down?
VIN Rounds
Sunday, March 22, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, March 23, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Sophia Yin, DVM, for a discussion about Cesar Millan's style of training.
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Tuesday, March 24, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
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Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 3
May 18 - June 22, 2009 The third module will focus on the treatment of periodontal disease by therapy and surgery, and simple and surgical extractions. Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 4
July 6 - August 10, 2009 The fourth module will focus on the treatment and restoration of broken teeth. Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 5
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