Working Through A Complicated Feline Diabetic Ketoacidosis Case
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VINner Lounge at WVC
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Great CE Near and Far
Stateside
The UCDavis Veterinary Business Management Association will host a one-day seminar on 'The Business of Veterninary Medicine' with veterinary business and financial consultant Fritz Wood on February 21. Register online today! Across the Pond
BSAVA Congress 2009 takes place April 2-5 in Birmingham, England. The BSAVA has earned an international reputation amongst veterinary professionals for its first class scientific program, vibrant social events and comprehensive commercial exhibition. This is the world's largest exclusively small animal Congress. Visit www.bsava.com or email congress@bsava.com for more information. Make sure to check out the BSAVA Congress 2008 proceedings.
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Risk-based cost modelling of oral rabies vaccine interventions for raccoon rabies
Distribution of oral rabies vaccine (ORV) is an effective but costly strategy to control raccoon rabies. Because of high costs, ORV for raccoon rabies in the U.S. has been limited primarily to epizootic areas, leaving extensive raccoon rabies regions without any ORV intervention.
Microbiological and histopathological features of canine acral lick dermatitis
It was hypothesized that cultures obtained from deep tissue would yield different results than predicted by surface culture and cytology, and that isolates from ALD have unpredictable susceptibility patterns showing resistance to antibiotics routinely administered for canine pyoderma.
Prevention of shedding and re-shedding of toxoplasma gondii oocysts in experimentally infected cats treated with oral clindamycin: a preliminary study
Clindamycin had a complete inhibitory effect on shedding of oocysts by cats, even under severe immunosuppression, which is a new finding not reported elsewhere.
Modifying office hours during a slow economy
Last year I said we would "never" close on Saturdays. Guess what - we are closed now every other Saturday. We still get all the people who need a Saturday for their schedule, Fridays and Mondays have become busier as well as Tuesday and Thursday evenings. So far very few client complaints.
Weird abdominal mineralization
Then I took the x-rays.....what the heck??!! It looks like she swallowed a bunch of gravel but the mineralization doesn't appear to be in her GI tract. Could this be dystrophic mineralization of a uterine or ovarian mass? Or mineralization secondary to a chronic pyometra?
Deconstructing the dominance theory as it relates to trianing dogs
The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior has a series of position statements available on its website ...
Dietary management for cat with alkaline urine and struvite crystalluria: what is the ideal formulation to feed a cat?
I don't think it's the issue of natural cat foods and crystalluria. Rather, it's the fact that any dry food fed as the primary or exclusive diet does not provide the moisture that cats need to "naturally" avoid crystalluria.
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 AAFP Rounds
Sunday, February 8, 8 p.m. ET
(Monday, February 9, 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Jennifer Devey DVM, DACVECC, for Working Through A Complicated Feline Diabetic Ketoacidosis Case.
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Tuesday, February 10, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, February 11, 2:30 a.m. GMT)
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Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course
March 30 - April 13, 2009 Participants will be able to evaluate their current practices and, if needed, implement improvements that reduce the risk of theft, diversion or prosecution for failure to maintain an adequate system of security and accountability for controlled substances. OSHA & Practice Safety
April 20 - July 13, 2009 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!
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