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Head trauma in the cat: Assessment and management of traumatic brain injury
There is a limited clinical evidence base to support the treatment of traumatic brain injury in cats, despite its relative frequency in general practice. Appropriate therapy is, therefore, controversial in veterinary medicine and mostly based on experimental studies or human head trauma studies.
Blindness and behavioural changes in the cat: Common neurological causes
In cases of partial or unilateral blindness, obvious visual deficits may not be apparent to the owner or clinician. Rather, the visual impairment may manifest more subtly as changes in behaviour, reluctance to jump, or unwillingness to go outside.
Clinical resolution of nasal aspergillosis following therapy with a homeopathic remedy in a dog
A dog was treated homeopathically for nasal aspergillosis after failing to respond to two treatments of topical (intranasal) clotrimazole and oral amoxicillin trihydrate/clavulanate potassium. At presentation for homeopathic treatment, the dog had aggressive left-sided sinusitis and rhinitis with destruction of nasal turbinates and severe bouts of epistaxis. After two treatments with homeopathic aurum metallicum, resolution of clinical signs occurred and clearance of the aspergillosis organisms was documented by computed tomographic scan, rhinoscopy, and histopathology.
Should practice require that veterinarians have to examine pets prior to euthanasia?
We decline to perform convenience euthanasia and make every attempt to assist clients with re-homing healthy pets if necessary. Euthanasia is hard on all the staff, including the doctors, so this is how the policy evolved.
Pulse-dosing terbinafine for ringworm in shelter cats
I'm a shelter veterinarian currently revamping the ringworm treatment protocols at my facility, which features a "ringworm room" for positive cats. So far, just adding q3-7d lime sulfur dips to the previous protocol of daily terbinafine has worked wonders on reducing the volume of cats in this room. (Shocking, I know.)
Critically ill icteric cat; is esophageal feeding tube in the right place? (radiographs)
When I was placing the tube and reversed it to go down esophagus, the only thing that was a bit odd was it coursed over to the right side of neck midway down (I could physically feel the tube on the right side of her neck). Did I just not place the entrance caudally enough (i.e. tube exited too close to the larnyx, and if it backed up a bit it obscured the entrance?).
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 VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, January 29 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 30, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Noah Jones, RVT, for Why Your Patient Doesn't Suck: Pulmonary Physiology In Health And Disease.
Invite your staff to attend via www.vspn.org.
*This session will feature audio. Are you ready?
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, January 29, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 30, 3 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Lester Mandelker, DVM, DABVP, DAAVPT, for New Drugs/Old Drugs and Novel Therapies for 2012 and Beyond.
* This session is all text, no audio.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Drop by and hang out for a bit with other VINners!
VIN Journal Club
Thursday, February 2, 12:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, February 2, 5:30 p.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Yaiza Forcada, DVM, RCVS, DECVIM-CA, to discuss a feline medicine paper.
Culp WT, Weisse C, Kellogg ME, et al. Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in cats: 65 cases (1994–2006).
J Am Vet Med Assoc 236:9,May 1, 2010.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this new monthly series.
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 Book Review of the Week
Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians
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Website of the Week
NIMH's Suicide Prevention Center
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
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Improved Accuracy for Statistics
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 87 - Opened 1/23
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Hip Dyplasia (feline)
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What's the point?
New patient was coming in for exam/update vaccines. I was reading through the faxed record from previous DVM and found this gem: "What is the point the dog is as mean as a snake. Would hurt you thru the muzzle if he could grab and pinch you. Too tense to check his legs, won't lay down, forget it. Both stifles feel like they don't have effusion, ? on the right actually. Thinking hips or low back? O to start gluc/chondroitin 1500mg/750mg daily for 8 weeks. Also try Deramaxx 75 mg daily for 2 weeks. Check in by phone, can't do an exam."
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Llamas and Alpacas - Medicine and Surgery
January 29 - March 7, 2012 This course is designed to make veterinarians confident in their dealings with llama and alpaca patients, and their owners. Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
February 9 - April 15, 2012 This course is the third of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the on foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems.
CE opportunities for yourself, your veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. You can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN-VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.
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Double Rounds: Pulmonary Physiology and Old/New Drugs