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Has business kept you too busy to attend the live Sunday Rounds?
Click the Rounds button on VIN's main nav bar, and you can read the transcripts of the last few Rounds - or click the Complete List Of Rounds Logs hyperlink to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts. (Rounds are also searchable via the Search button. Just remember to choose Rounds as the "Source" in your search parameter.)
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury in the Dog: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Regardless of surgical technique, 85% of dogs show clinical improvement following surgery. Large-size nylon used for extracapsular stabilisation is not necessarily stronger than small-size nylon, due to additional stresses at the level of the knot.
Canine Lymphosarcoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
Most chemotherapeutic agents are well tolerated by companion animals. With moderate doses, less than 10% to 15% of dogs require hospitalization for drug-induced toxicity. Resistance to anticancer agents, which involves all classes of chemotherapeutic drugs, is a major impediment to complete cure.
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Dogs
Immobilization of the tibiotarsal joint with a transarticular external skeletal fixator provides rigid stability, allows access to surgical wounds, and avoids some of the disadvantages associated with cast application.
Acute Equine Colitis
In contrast to other domestic animals and humans, horses with acute diffuse colitis exhibit sudden, massive cecal and colonic fluid loss and severe electrolyte imbalances that can result in death in a matter of hours.
Cat With Possible IBD And Adverse Reaction To Steroids: Budesonide Information
The dose of budesonide that I am using now is 1 mg/cat/day. This comes from a recent study funded by the Winn Feline Foundation and completed at AMC. I have found budesonide well tolerated in cats in my practice, and they do resolve their IBD signs. I usually reserve it for use in patients with additional medical problems that may be exacerbated by the use of steroids. The capsules are easily procured at your local pharmacy. They come as 3 mg capsules.
Demodex And Breeding
If a dog has localized demodex, and clears up on its own, I don't worry about it. If a dog develops systemic demodicosis and requires therapy, then my recommendation is to not breed.
Introducing A New Associate To Clients
As an associate myself, the best way to introduce your associate is personally. Your clients need to know that you have hired an associate that you respect and trust.
Persistent Ketosis In DKA Cat
Uncontrolled diabetes itself doesn't cause ketosis -- it's the combination of diabetes, lack of insulin, and anorexia that usually is responsible for ketosis.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 28, 9:30 pm ET -
How's life treating you? Stop by, have some coffee and cake, and share!
Rounds Room
New Grad Rounds! Special Night!
Wednesday, October 29, 10 pm ET -
Join Dr. Andrew Mackin for Internship Tips.
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, November 2, 10 pm ET -
Join Robert Vasilopulos, DVM, for Hypercalcemia.
Rounds Room
Recent Rounds
* Cardiology Q & A
* Drug Toxicities and MDR1 Mutation
* ACVSc Rounds - CHF Therapy: The Role of Positive Inotropes and ACE Inhibitors
* Technician and Staff Utilization
* The Reality Of Team-Based Healthcare Delivery
 Abstract Of The Week:
Comparison of the analgesic effects of butorphanol with those of meloxicam after OVH in dogs
Website Of The Week:
Halloween, and more....
Book Review:
Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIII, Small Animal Practice
This book is available in the VINstore. eVetSite Tip Of The Week:
Meta Tags
Survey of The Week Results:
* Veterinary Support Staff
* Client Sympathy Response
* Grape/Raisin
* Consumer Reports
* ACE Inhibitor Use in Dogs
* Imaging & Telemedicine
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE
* Veterinary Career Survey, Part 1
From the Boards:
* Prescription Labels
* Cryoprecipitate Dose
* Digital Photography
* Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Intermediate Reptile Medicine
Sure, you can tell a snake from an iguana from a turtle, and you're pretty good at recognizing basic reptile anatomy and finding information to answer those pesky husbandry (diet, housing, etc.) issues, but ... - How much renal anatomy/physiology do you really understand?
- How confident are you about anesthetizing turtles and tortoises?
- And just how good are you at endoscopy?
Sign up for Intermediate Reptile Medicine! Instructors: Drs. Stephen Hernandez-Divers, B.Sc.(Hons), B.Vet.Med., D.Zoo.Med.(Reptilian), C.Biol. , M.I.Biol., M.R.C.V.S.; Diplomate RCVS Zoological Medicine, RCVS Consultant in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Reptiles); Sonia Hernandez-Divers, DVM, Dip. ACZM (Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine) Dates: November 10 – December 15, 2003
Realtime Sessions: Mondays; 9:30pm - 11:30pm ET Course Description: Intermediate Reptile Medicine is geared for those practitioners who are familiar with the basics of reptile husbandry and medical care (including basic anatomy), but who would like to sharpen their skills and delve into more advanced techniques. This course will also provide some of the more in-depth anatomy and physiology fine points of the Class Reptilia and how it relates to clinical medicine. If you completed the Basic Reptile Medicine course, or if you feel like you have outgrown the basic reptile medicine references out there, this course is for you. To Register: Visit the course information page for more details and click on the Enroll Now link to register for this course.
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