Lily Toxicity Survey Results
In September, VINners participated in a survey exploring veterinarians' awareness of and experience with lily toxicity. 1248 VINners responded to the survey and the results are now available in the VIN Library. About twenty percent of those responding were unsure of the level of pet owner awareness in their practice. The survey results will be used to develop an awareness campaign and potentially lobby florists to include labeling of lilies to increase pet owners knowledge of the potential danger. If you participated in another survey and haven't seen the results, check the Surveys and Clinical Research area in the Library.
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New and Revised
(Share these with your clients!) Texas Farm Radio
Cytological lymph node evaluation in dogs with mast cell tumours: association with grade and survival
These results suggest that cytological evaluation of lymph nodes in dogs with mast cell tumours provides useful and valuable clinical information, and the results correlate with tumour grade and outcome thus providing a practical and non-invasive method for staging.
Inactivation of avian influenza virus using four common chemicals and one detergent
Multiple common chemicals including acetic acid (1 and 3%), sodium hydroxide (2%), and calcium hydroxide (1%) effectively inactivated low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) on a metal surface. The laundry detergent without bleach, sodium carbonate (4%), and the lower concentration of sodium hydroxide (1%) were not able to consistently inactivate LPAIV on hard, nonporous surfaces.
Multiple congenital urogenital abnormalities in a Tennessee Walking Horse colt
Necropsy revealed unilateral agenesis of the right kidney and ureter with severe left ureterolithiasis, bilateral cryptorchidism, and segmental aplasia of the ductus deferens.
Monitoring anesthesia in pot-bellied pigs
I am about to neuter a PBP for the first time. He is about 3 months old. I don't know the weight. I have been reading posts about the procedure and anesthetic protocols. I haven't found anything about monitoring anesthesia.
What's with these weird looking bones?
Rads show extreme thickening of the bones and lysis that appears to cross joints, and is present on front legs, back legs and pelvis. What are my rule-outs? I came up with paraneoplastic disease, some sort of osteodystrophy, metabolic disease like rickets, parathyroid imbalance, infectious, what else? I am afraid to biopsy since they are so lytic on the front legs. On the femurs the bones are just thick, but not lytic yet, maybe that would be the spot to look. Anybody else see anything like this before?
Cardiopulmonary cerebrovascular resuscitation: is it worthwhile in dogs and cats?
My conclusion is that, if the animal has a cardiopulmonary arrest and is not anesthetized, it's toast ...
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Medical Mathematics and Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Professionals, Second Edition
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Visual Guide To Equine Reproduction and more...
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Weird Book Titles
"Sometimes I come across things like this (found it on the humor section of the NY Times site) that I know I must post on here. I read the description and comments on The Social History of the Machine Gun. Really interesting."
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Assessment and Management of Proteinuria in Dogs and Cats: A look at the ACVIM Consensus Statement
November 11 - November 18, 2009 In this two hour session, three of the panelists will engage you in discussion of its salient points, in addition to any new findings since creation of the Consensus Statement. Shelter Medicine
November 23 - December 21, 2009 This course is designed as an introduction to the field of shelter medicine - for those considering spending time in a shelter, those newly engaged in the profession, or those with an interest in finding out what shelter veterinary medicine is all about! The course is primarily aimed at a veterinarian with minimal shelter experience but all veterinarians interested are encouraged to enroll. This course includes four, 2-hour real-time sessions and interactive message boards with the instructors.
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