Is It Poisonous?
The Household Poisonous Plant Book from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center has information you need about bulbs, ferns, flowering plants, garden perennials, houseplants, lilies, shrubs, succulents, trees, vines, and more. Plant information is arranged both alphabetically and by plant type. Check it out!
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Compendium of Measures To Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2005. Multiple venues encourage or permit the public to come in contact with animals, resulting in millions of human-animal contacts each year. Learn how to control disease in public settings!
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Texas Farm Bureau: Are Your Clients Asking About Fireworks Paranoia/Anxiety?
Not clear on just how to handle this loud and explosive holiday? Need a source of advice for your clients with fearful dogs? Just have a need to know? Learn more about Fireworks Phobia on VeterinaryPartner.com!
Serologic Survey of Cats and Dogs During an Epidemic of West Nile Virus Infection in Humans
Family dogs not receiving heartworm medication were 2.5 times as likely to yield positive results for antibodies against WNV as family dogs receiving heartworm medication.
Clinical and serological follow-up in dogs with visceral leishmaniosis treated with allopurinol and sodium stibogluconate
Seven dogs with parasitologically proven clinical visceral leishmaniosis were treated with a combination of allopurinol and sodium stibogluconate. The dogs received allopurinol (15 mg/kg, orally, every 12h until the clinical signs improved); then, in the following 1 month period, both allopurinol (15mg/kg, orally, every 12h) and sodium stibogluconate (30 mg/kg, subcutaneously) daily. At the end of the combined treatment, allopurinol was continued alone at the same dose until the end of the eighth month.
Response of a Veterinary College to Career Development Needs Identified in the KPMG LLP Study and the Executive Summary of the Brakke Study: A Combined MBA/DVM Program, Business Certificate Program, and Curricular Modifications
Given the documented need for better career development and business management skills for veterinarians, the CVMBS at Colorado State University now offers 2 new programs: the Business Certificate Program for Veterinary Health Professionals and the combined MBA/DVM degree program. In addition, the standard professional veterinary medical (PVM) curriculum has been modified to provide a focus on career development, practice management, and business skills training.
Anthelmintic activity of extracts of Spondias mombin against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep: studies in vitro and in vivo
The mean percentage faecal egg reduction of sheep drenched with 500 mg/kg Spondias mombin extracts was 15.0%, 27.5%, 65.0%, 65.0%, 100.0% against Haenmonchus spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Oesophagostomunm spp., Strongyloides spp., and Trichuris spp. respectively, on day 12. Extracts of S. mombin could find application in the control of helminths in livestock.
How To Stabilize A Cat For Surgery For String Foreign Body Removal? If Surgery Not An Option, Can Medical Management Be Attempted?
So far, I've had this same presentation happen 4 times that I can remember. We cut the string and all have passed. I am not so convinced that this is a better approach than surgical exploration, but when cornered like this, I've tried it and it worked 100% of the time - so far.
Parvo In Eight Week Old Puppy That Was Vaccinated Once At Five Weeks
There has always been a window of opportunity with parvovirus, because the titer that inactivates vaccine is around 1:40, but the titer required to prevent infection is around 1:80.
Antibiotic Dosing Intervals/Treatment Length In UTI Dog With Reduced GFR
Length of treatment depends on where the bug is and how hard it is to kill. So, if this were just a lower UTI without any significant tissue invasion or bladder wall thickening, it might be easy to kill it in a couple of days. If you have the bug living in the renal medulla that has a lot of damage and poor renal blood flow, then that's a different story.
Thoracic Radiographs: Expiratory Film Artifact Resembles Pulmonary Edema
The reason for the differences between the 2 films is the phase of respiration. The initial lateral was expiratory, which creates false impressions of "edema". The second lateral was inspiratory and "voila!" the "edema" disappeared. This was not an effect of the lasix. Secondly, "right atrial bulge" is just about the most nebulous radiographic finding in interpreting chest films. My suspicion is (and I need to verify this one day), that with a series of radiographs, a "right atrial bulge" or "mild right atrial enlargement" will be incorrectly identified the vast majority of the time. You're not the only one to fall for this, by a long shot. Many many many vets make this diagnostic misinterpretation.
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Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module B
Last chance to enroll - Course starts June 15th! This course is an excellent review of organ systems designed to help you prepare for the ABVP exam or just to refresh your knowledge! Each module of the Organ System and Core Examination Module B CE course provides a systematic review of the physiology & pathophysiology of the selected organ systems. Module B is the next in the series!
(NOTE- Module B is independent of Module A and C. You may take some or all of the Modules, as you wish!) Dates:
June 15 - August 10, 2005
Interactive sessions: Wednesday evenings, 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET Topics and Instructors:
· Week 1: Pharmacology -- Lauren Trepanier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP and Katrina Mealey,DVM, PhD, DACVCP, DACVIM
· Week 2: Reproduction -- Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM
· Week 3: Dermatology - Keith A. Hnilica, DVM,MS,Dip.ACVD
· Week 4:Fluid/Acid Base -- Katherine M. James, DVM, PhD
· Week 5: Nephrology/Urology -- Katherine M. James,DVM, PhD and Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN
· Week 6: Infectious Disease (cats) -- Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP and Stacey Hoffman, DVM, MA, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)
· Week 7: Infectious Disease (dogs)-- Stacey Hoffman, DVM, MA, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)
· Week 8: Ophthalmology -- Michael Zigler, DVM, CertVOphthal and Bob Munger, DVM, DACVO CE Hours: 16 Tuition:
Member/$272, Non-Member/$375 To Enroll:
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