Double Rounds this Sunday
"The sequencing of the genome of the domestic cat will provide a wealth of genetic resources, specifically genetic markers, for investigating inherited traits in the domestic cat and potentially wild felids," says Leslie Lyons of the Department of Population Health and Reproduction at UC Davis.Join her Sunday to discuss The Feline Genome Project And It's Clinical Applications. Take a break and come back a bit later for Open Book Management - How To Prepare Your Team and What to Share with Elise Lacher, CPA. Learn how to implement OBM and help your team feel more connected to your practice's successes and failures.
There's Something Fishy Going On!
The International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine is making their complete proceedings archive available to the scientific community. Browse articles from 2003 to 2007 by speaker or category or you can search by topic. The complete archive will be finished in time for the 2009 IAAAM conference. Forty years of information on topics from tumors in Tursiops (dolphins) to fish vaccinations to environmental conservation will be available at your fin-tips!
VIN Member Breakfast at ACVIM!
The 2008 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum is just around the corner... June 4-7 in San Antonio, Texas. Start your Saturday at the VIN Member breakfast!
Meet fellow VINners, including several of your favorite VIN Consultants/Editors and Reps. Paul will be demonstrating and previewing many fun and new VIN features! See you there! Date: Saturday, June 7
Time: 6:30 - 7:50 am
Place: Marriott Riverwalk Hotel Grand Ballroom Salons C& D
Please RSVP with this quick questionnaire. Don't miss the ACVIM 2007 proceedings in the VIN Library. CPR in Veterinary Practice Survey
What kind of CPR training have you received? Have you performed CPR on dogs or cats? How successful is CPR in your hands? Inquiring minds want to know! Take the CPR survey and help Dr. Manuel Boller of the University of Pennsylvania collect data on CPR techniques and opinions. If you participated in another survey and haven't seen the results, check the Survey Results in the Surveys & Clinical Research Section of the VIN Library.
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Texas Farm Radio
Is routine pre-anaesthetic haematological and biochemical screening justified in dogs?
In dogs, pre-anaesthetic laboratory examination is unlikely to yield additional important information if no potential problems are identified in the history and on physical examination.
Clinical evaluation and management of hemoperitoneum in dogs
Goals of therapy for patients with hemoperitoneum include maintenance and restoration of effective circulating volume, maintenance and restoration of oxygen-carrying capacity, and arrest of hemorrhage. These goals can be achieved via fluid resuscitation, administration of blood products or hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, as well as application of abdominal counterpressure, and surgical intervention.
Adrenal gland disease in ferrets
The exact causes of the adrenal gland changes that lead to the disease are not known. Early oophorohysterectomies and neutering, combined with the artificially prolonged photoperiod experienced by indoor pet ferrets, and a possible genetic component, may be contributing factors.
Update on neuroendocrine regulation and medical intervention of reproduction in birds
Tremendous progress has been made in the last few years in our understanding of the neuroendocrine control of reproduction in birds. Advantage should be taken of these experimentally derived data to develop appropriate and safe treatment protocols for avian patients suffering from reproductive disorders.
Unusual chicken egg
In a commercial enterprise you might consider culling this bird. If she is a pet, recommend means of ceasing egg production (reducing daylength, cut back on feed, remove nest box, etc) and giving her oviduct a chance to rest and heal.
Dogs developed kennel cough following intranasal vaccination; recommended antibiotics for bordetella infections
Pencillins and cephalosporins don't work well against bordetellosis; the drug of choice is doxycycline. Penicillins don't cross the blood-bronchus barrier very well, so the antibiotic doesn't achieve therapeutic concentrations in the mucus lining the airways, which is where the organism lives.
Dog bit a running chainsaw: when and how to reconstruct the lip commissures
I just do not know what to recommend to the owner. Wait until healed or debride and try to reattach as much as possible now.
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 AAFP Rounds
Sunday, May 18, 8 pm EDT (May 19, Midnight GMT)
Join Leslie Lyons, PhD, for The Feline Genome Project And Its Clinical Applications.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, May 18, 10 pm EDT (May 19, 02:30 am GMT)
Join Elise Lacher, CPA for Open Book Management - How to Prepare Your Team and What to Share.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 20, 9:30 pm EDT (May 21, 01:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
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Wednesday, May 21, 9:30 pm EDT (May 22, 01:30 am GMT)
Learn how to be a Super VINner!
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From The VINDEX: Have You Explored Associate Yet?
Associate can help you with your feline, canine, public health and foreign animal disease/bioterrorism questions.
Funny Bones:
"My younger sister made this one up when our age was still in single digits...
Why did the elephant put peanut and butter between his toes? So he could stick to his lily pad!
I still giggle imagining an elephant with PBnJ squishing out from between his toes, balancing on a lily pad."
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Techniques in Large Animal Surgery
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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: AVA, EVECCS and ACVIM.
This course is now open for enrollment!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Veterinary Cytology & Fluid Analysis: What Can You Learn From a Smear of Schmutz
July 8 - August 19, 2008
Interactive sessions: Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5 and 12; 9:00 - 11:00 pm ET (01:00 am - 03:00 am GMT)
INSTRUCTORS:
Joyce S. Knoll, VMD, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Perry Bain, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Denise Wunn, DVM, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Deborah Davis, DVM, DACVP (Clinical Pathology) Collection and evaluation of a cytology preparation can be a quick, relatively noninvasive way to obtain information about a lesion or effusion. This course is designed to provide veterinarians with detailed information on collection and interpretation of these samples.
For information on other CE courses starting soon, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To Of Online CE for details 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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