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Get 2017 Off to a Knowledgeable Start
Whether you travel across the pond or around the corner to get there, you'll find some great CE at these upcoming conferences:

• BSAVA 2017
  6-9 April in Birmingham UK
  2016 proceedings
• OAVT 2017
  March 2-4 in London, ON, Canada
  2016 proceedings
• VECCS Spring 2017
  April 6-9 in Maui, Hawaii
  2016 proceedings

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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Pet cremation: questions and answers for veterinarians
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• Ban on powdered gloves coming Jan. 18
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• Big gets bigger in 2016
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• Veterinary-drugs seller Sean Gerson arrested
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• Free workshops on business savvy in rural veterinary practice
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- U.S. veterinarians working abroad

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A Comparison of Zoo Animal Behavior in the Presence of Familiar and Unfamiliar People
Different behavior was evident and observed as decreased avoidance behavior toward familiar keepers. This finding suggests the zoo animals have a lower level of fear toward familiar keepers. Keeper familiarity did not significantly affect any other behavioral measure.

Oral absorption profiles of sulfonamides in Shiba goats: a comparison among sulfadimidine, sulfadiazine and sulfanilamide
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The mean oral bioavailability of sulfadiazine was high (83.9 ± 17.0%), whereas those of sulfadimidine and sulfanilamide were low (44.9 ± 16.4% and 49.2 ± 2.11%, respectively).

Utility of CPR in hemorrhagic shock, a dog model
There was no benefit to chest compressions in the hypovolemic animals. Chest compressions in addition to fluid did not reverse signs of shock better than fluid alone. Further research is needed to define if there is a role of CPR in the trauma patient with hemorrhagic shock.

Use Of Routine Spaying For Rabbits; Epidemiology And Prevalence Of Uterine Neoplasia In Rabbits
Greene's paper showed uterine adenocarcinoma in 79.1% of rabbits aged 5-6 years of age. We can say there is an age-associated increase in the frequency of uterine adenocarcinoma, but...

Osteosarcoma Suspected In Dog That Has Tibial Osteolysis On Radiographs
The left proximal tibial lesion has a good chance of being an osteosarcoma. The other lesions are likely to be bone infarcts, an immune-mediated issue.

Photographs Show Progressive Secondary Healing Of Dog's Necrotic Cheek Wound
Silver sulfadiazine cream was developed as a burn treatment and it will penetrate an eschar, so that is what I have owners apply to the scab.

Is Insolvency/Bankruptcy A Solution To Enormous Student Debt?
The goal is not to be insolvent. This is really a "back door" bankruptcy-like alternative in my opinion. It's there if you need it, but with 20-25 years to plan, you shouldn't need to use this.

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Monday, January 9 - 8 p.m. ET
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Venting Over a Venti
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New in the VIN Library:
- Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasonography: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text (3rd Edition, 2003) by Ronald L. Burk, DVM, MS, DACVR and Daniel A. Feeney, DVM, MS

- Yunnan Bai Yao Information Sheet, by Richard Palmquist, DVM, GDVCHM, ACVCHM

New Proceedings:
- 2016 Southwest Veterinary Symposium (SWVS 2016)
- 2016 Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet 2016)
- 2016 European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Companion Animals Congress (ECVIM-CA 2016)

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When castrating an unilateral cryptorchid, which testicle do you typically remove first?

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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Seizure Management: Depolarization, Repolarization, and What we can do about it
January 11 - February 18, 2017
Presenter(s): Anne Elizabeth Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM/Neurology; Dawn Boothe, Phd, DVM, DACVIM/Internal Medicine, DACVCP

The primary purpose of this course is to provide an in depth understanding of how various anticonvulsants work and how to use this information to make decisions regarding which anticonvulsant to use for a given patient and when to alter the dose or change the drug. The course will include a discussion of seizure pathophysiology, general principles of seizure management, drug monitoring and a discussion of the most commonly used anticonvulsants in the canine and feline species.

Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools
February 6 - 23, 2017
Presenter(s): Catherine Lenox, DVM, DACVN

This course is intended to review tools used in nutrition practice, as well as basic principles of canine and feline nutrition. This two-hour course will focus on nutritional assessment tools, differences between canine and feline nutrition, a brief overview of pet food label interpretation, and a discussion of dietary options for dogs and cats.

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