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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Canine Pancreatitis (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Capped Elbow

VetzInsight

• String Theory for Cats

Post-operative complications associated with the Arthrex Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair Anchor System in small- to medium-sized dogs: A retrospective analysis (2009-2012)
The overall complication rate was 30.3% with an inflammation-infection rate of 5.4% and a documented infection rate requiring implant removal of 1.8%. Owners reported full or acceptable function in 96% of cases with an average functional score of 86.5.

Dental Disease in Aged Horses and Its Management
There is only a finite amount of tooth available for eruption in the horse and therefore, as the teeth become worn and less efficient as a grinding unit, dietary modification becomes a paramount consideration to accommodate this.

Effect of sensor location in dogs on performance of an interstitial glucose monitor
Significant differences were detected between continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) and criterion-referenced glucose concentrations. Overall clinical utility of CGMS was acceptable at all sites, with most of the values from all sensors, sites, and dogs meeting guidelines for point-of-care glucometers.

Suture Preference For Canine/Feline Cystotomy
Biosyn is the brand name of glycomer 631. It maintains effective wound strength for about 3 weeks, based on tensile strength, and is completely absorbed in 90-110 days, which is about half the time of PDS or Maxon.

Antech Diagnostics Suing Me For Breach Of Contract; Experiences With Contracts With Antech, Idexx, And Heska
This will be a very expensive learning experience for you, unfortunately, but sharing this here may keep Antech from duping more vets in the future.

Spayed Rabbit With Chronically Enlarged Mammary Glands: Pituitary Tumor Suspected
Once there is neoplasia, the pituitary keeps growing. What kills the patient is pituitary apoplexy, where the pituitary is so big it ruptures blood vessels and causes bleed out into the base of the brain. The animal suddenly dies.

Importance Of Observation In Working Up Urinary Incontinence In Dogs
Once you're practiced at helping clients make the right observations, it applies to everybody, although cats are generally harder than dogs are.

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VIN Rounds
Sunday, February 5 - 5 p.m. ET
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, February 7 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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How to Use VIN, Part 2
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Take a Bite Out of Time!
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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Bees and Veterinary Medicine
February 8 - March 11, 2017
Presenter(s): Meghan Milbrath, PhD, MPH

This course is designed to provide veterinarians with basic information on honey bee health. We will cover basic honey bee biology, honey bee diseases, and how to manage and treat for mites. We will focus on the needs to keep bees in good health, how to recognize a healthy colony, how to identify common diseases and issues in the hive, and what treatments are necessary to bring a colony back to health. No previous beekeeping experience is necessary.

OSHA & Practice Safety 2017
April 10 - July 6, 2017
Presenter(s): Phil Seibert, CVT

This course is designed for the practice owner, manager, or administrator who desires to understand OSHA's Standards as well as practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice. We attempt to avoid debating the merits of any particular requirement and focus on how to achieve compliance! This course will cover ALL aspects of a hospital safety program, not just the Hazard Communication Standard. The participants will be provided with many downloadable resources, including the actual text versions of applicable standards.

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