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Check out VeterinaryPartner.com, then show it to your clients! VIN Sponsors The Tufts Canine and Feline Breeding and Genetics Conference
Oct. 2 - 4 in Sturbridge, MA. You deal with genetic disorders every day in your practice, whether working with pet or breeding animals. Genetic disorders differ from other medical and surgical conditions in the ability to predict disease prior to the onset of clinical signs. With disorders whose progression can be altered, our role as veterinarians is early diagnosis and intervention. Learn more about this unique CE opportunity!
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The Canine and Feline Neurological Examination CD-ROM
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Authored by Joane Parent (DMV, MVetSc, ACVIM Neurology) this CD-ROM makes learning to do a neurological exam fun and easy.
Find it in the VINstore. Two NEW Proceedings on VIN!
Popliteal and mesenteric lymph node injection with methylene blue for coloration of the thoracic duct in dogs
Thoracic duct coloration after lymph node injection occurred within 10 minutes and persisted for 60 minutes. This information is useful in planning thoracic duct ligation in cases of chylothorax, when observation of the duct is desired. Injection of both lymph node sites was successful, but mesenteric node injection was a more reliable technique.
Hookworms of feral cats in Florida
Two species, Ancylostoma tubaeforme and Ancylostoma braziliense, were identified. Forty-five cats (75%) were infected with A. tubaeforme, with a mean intensity of 48 hookworms per cat. Twenty cats (33%) were infected with A. braziliense, with a mean intensity of 28 worms per cat.
Effects of chronic renal disease on the transport of vitamin A in plasma and urine of dogs
Chronic renal disease affects the concentrations of retinol in plasma and urine of dogs.
Management of transitional cell carcinoma
Despite advances in treatment of canine TCC, median survival times reported for prospective clinical trials have never exceeded 1 year, regardless of the treatment modality. Development of accurate tests for early tumor detection could have a significant impact on the success of treatment of this tumor in canine patients.
Requiring Staff To Wear Cosmetics?
Our office manager informed the female staff members that they needed to wear makeup to improve their image to the clients. Can anyone tell me with any certainty what the legality is here?
Faculty Salaries By Rank And Gender
Academic faculty salaries have grown slowly over the past 5 years, while practice salaries for specialists have boomed. Used to be that the main places you could play with state-of-the-art toys -- and function in an environment of specialty eggheads with all the intellectual bells and whistles -- were the colleges. Just isn't so any more. We've turned out so many highly qualified folks that they've set up high level multi-specialist private practices that sometimes outstrip what the universities can do. And the level of bullshit in universities can choke creativity and enterprise. It's a problem that will have to be addressed soon, if veterinary education is to prosper.
Getting Clients To Use The New Or Associate Veterinarian
Usually my boss is a lot busier than I am, but he really has set some great policies to help clients see me ...
CRI Management: General Suggestions (Including Information On Protein Restriction)
An effect of protein restriction on the progression of CRF has been looked for for YEARS and no effect was found until a couple of studies recently. These studies need to be run in larger numbers of animals, in a randomized, controlled study. And it remains to be determined whether protein restriction itself, or phosphorus restriction, is providing the benefit. A low protein diet is a low phosphorus diet, and controlling hyperparathyroidism prolongs survival in CRF. Veterinarians (and most veterinary nephrologists) continue with the mantra that "protein is bad" but this is wrong, was wrong, and will always be wrong. Every benefit that folks have seen, over these many years from protein restriction, was really due to the phosphorus restriction. Even though pet food manufactureres cannot practically (inexpensively) separate protein from phosphorus in their food sources, pet owners can (and should) -- simply by adding in cooked egg whites to an otherwise protein and phosphorus restricted diet. Egg whites contain no cells, so no cell membranes loaded with phosphorus, so they have very very low levels of phosphorus.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 21, 10 pm ET -
Join Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, for How To Conduct An Effective Staff Meeting.
There is a handout for this Rounds session if you would like to read it in advance.
Rounds Room
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 23, 9:30 pm ET -
What really bad movies have you seen lately? Stop by, and share!
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 28, 10 pm ET -
Join Julie Fischer, DVM, DACVIM, for Principles And Applications Of Veterinary Hemodialysis.
Rounds Room
Recent Rounds
* Alternatives To Corticosteroids
* FIV: Afraid of a Positive
* Aussie Rounds: Management Of Diabetes In Dogs
* What We Learned at ACVIM 2003: Part 2
* Canine Hemangiosarcoma
* My South African Travelogue
 Abstract Of The Week:
Effectiveness and Comparison of Citronella and Scentless Spray Bark Collars
Website Of The Week:
Nutrition Support Service, and more....
Book Review:
Veterinary Nursing For Exotic Pets
eVetSites Tip of the Week:
Submitting Your Site To Search Engines
Survey of The Week Results:
* Grape/Raisin
* Consumer Reports
* ACE Inhibitor Use in Dogs
* Imaging & Telemedicine
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE
* Veterinary Career Survey, Part 1
From the Boards:
* Fluid Choice
* Breeder Guarantees
* Limb Deformity
* Vaginal Septum
Feline GI Disease: What's Eating our Cats? Module A
- Do IBD cats give you stress colitis?
- Do gastritis cats give you stomach ulcers?
- Do you grab for the antacids because you feel like every feline patient is a minefield of a GI case?
VIN CE can help make your life better! VIN's Feline GI Disease: What's Eating our Cats? Module A continual education course will help you create a diagnostic plan for those frustrating cats. - You'll learn about the normal structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract, and how histopathological changes affect it.
- You'll learn how to evaluate the clinical signs.
- You'll learn which diagnostic tests are best for each case, and how to interpret the results.
- You'll learn how to create a reasonable treatment plan -- and how to modify your diagnostics and treatment based on the cat's response to therapy.
Instructors:
Drs. Michele Gaspar, Laura K. Andrews, Katharine F. Lunn Dates: October 15 - November 26th, 2003
Interactive Sessions: Wednesday; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET Course Description:
Feline gastrointestinal disease represents a significant component of small animal clinical practice. Clinicians commonly evaluate feline patients with one or more clinical signs and symptoms that may represent disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines and pancreas. Upon completion of this course, the clinician will: - Understand the normal structure and function of the feline GI system, mucosal immunity, as well as factors (congenital and acquired) that may contribute to abnormal structure and function and loss of normal mucosal integrity;
- Be able to evaluate patient signs, in order to more accurately focus on the potential area(s) of concern;
- Utilize readily available as well as advanced diagnostic tests and interpret them correctly;
- Choose the most appropriate diagnostic tests for each patient, be able to interpret the selected tests and formulate a rationale treatment plan;
- Understand the principles of biopsy and histopathology, as it relates to feline gastrointestinal disease;
- Gain an understanding of the histopathological findings common in feline GI disease and be able to relate them to clinical cases and presentations;
- Formulate additional treatment plans and diagnostics, based upon each patient's initial response to therapy.
For more Information and to Enroll: Visit the Feline GI Disease: What's Eating our Cats? Module A course page and click on the Enroll now link.
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