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You need books. So do your friends & colleagues. VIN has the perfect member benefit to help. Your VIN Bookstore features the best prices and free shipping on many orders. Featured Item:
Textbook Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Dog & Cat
6th Edition, 2 Volumes & CD-ROM - 2005
List Price: $210.00 ~ VIN Member Price: $189.00
Authors: Ettinger and Feldman Updated and expanded WITH included CD-ROM, the new 6th edition of this popular text remains the only encyclopedic resource for veterinary internal medical problems! This internationally acclaimed "gold standard" offers unparalleled coverage of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting dogs and cats.
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6th Edition - 2 Volumes & CD-ROM and Continually Updated Online Reference - 2005
List Price: $275.00 ~ VIN Member Price: $247.50
Authors: Ettinger and Feldman
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Effects of dietary antioxidant supplementation before and after oral acetaminophen challenge in cats
Lipoate supplementation (150 mg/kg [DMB]) did not act as an antioxidant, but appeared to enhance oxidant effects of acetaminophen. Vitamin E plus cysteine had protective effects.
Effects of cidofovir on cell death and replication of feline herpesvirus-1 in cultured feline corneal epithelial cells
Cidofovir in vitro was highly efficacious against FHV-1 infection of a primary culture of FCE cells, but had cytostatic effects on cultured cells.
Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery of Birds
The use of miniature endoscopic equipment has been pioneered in human pediatric laparoscopy, and many of these techniques can be used in avian medicine. The advent of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery offers important benefits, including rapid and accurate diagnosis, reduced need for an extensive coeliotomy, reduced surgical stress, improved pulmonary function, more stable anesthesia, and reduced surgical and hospitalization periods.
Characterization of equine intestinal fatty acid binding protein and its use in managing horses with colic
Determination of intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) concentrations in abdominal fluid and plasma may be useful for predicting survival and the need for abdominal surgical intervention in horses with colic. Furthermore, serum creatine kinase activity and color and protein concentrations of abdominal fluid may be useful in the diagnosis of intestinal ischemia.
Who Should Euthanize Unwanted Pets: Animal Control Or Private Practice Veterinarians?
The city of San Antonio is faced with handling nearly 50,000 unwanted pets annually. Over 97% are euthanized. A recent series of sensationalized, inflammatory articles in the local newspaper has rallied a significant effort by animal activists to change this situation. One "solution" that has been suggested is to encourage people with unwanted pets to take them to a veterinarian for a more humane euthanasia ...
Ultrasound Images And Radiographs Of Cat With?
The second ultrasound looks to me like there is dilation of the common bile duct in the far field. That can happen in anorexic cats, but this looks excessive. That, coupled with the history, makes me at least put biliary obstruction on the list. On both radiographs, there is a small calcific density near the area of the junction of the common bile duct with the duodenum.
New LA Practice Is Offering Drugs/Services Well Below Our Prices: Do We Compete Or Not?
Always keep in mind: if your competitor is behaving foolishly, don't compete with him!
Giardia Testing Errors
Even if Giardia organisms (or the antigen) are present, the animal may be asymptomatic and treatment may not "clear" every last organism. So it's difficult to come up with a gold standard to compare test methods.
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Recent Rounds
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Risk of Hypothyroidism After Iodine 131 Treatment based on the Pretreatment Pattern of Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Uptake in the Thyroid Gland of Hyperthyroid Cats
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The Dog, Its Behavior, Nutrition, and Health
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From the Boards:
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Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
Exotic and emerging animal diseases affect all of us. They impact livestock on a daily basis and at their worst, can lead to devastation in livestock and potentially pet animals when not successfully contained. The local practicing veterinarian has an important role as the first line of defense, to rapidly recognize the clinical signs of these exotic diseases and alert state veterinarians to new cases. VIN CE can help! Our annual Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases CE course will provide a vast store of current knowledge on these emerging diseases. This course provides interactive scenarios that guide you through diagnosis of exotic diseases and help you learn! This course will discuss foot and mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, swine vesicular disease, bluetongue, Rift Valley fever, classical swine fever, African horse sickness, highly pathogenic avian influenza, (Exotic) Newcastle disease and MANY MORE! Instructor:
Steve Sorden, DVM, PhD, DACVP; Iowa State University Dates:
September 8 - October 20, 2005
Interactive sessions: Thursdays; 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13; 10:00 - 11:00 PM ET (USA) CE Hours: 6 Tuition:
Member/$92, Non-Member/$146 by August 25, 2005;
Member/$102, Non-Member/$162 after August 25, 2005 Registration also open to VSPN members.
* This course is only RACE approved for Veterinarians To Register: visit the Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases - Remembering the Zebras page and click on the Enroll Now link to enroll. Looking for more great CE? Other scheduled VIN CE courses include: Looking for CE for your staff?
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