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Survey of captive parrot populations around Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, for psittacine beak and feather disease virus, avian polyomavirus and psittacine adenovirus
Samples of fresh droppings were collected from 118 psittacine birds (109 clinically normal and 9 with feather abnormalities) from 11 avaries in different locations. BFDV, APV, and PsAdV were detected in 31%, 13%, and 4%, respectively, of the specimens tested.

The effects of preoperative oral administration of carprofen or tramadol on postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing cutaneous tumor removal
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Carprofen, tramadol, or no pre-emptive analgesia, combined with pre-operative hydromorphone and rescue analgesia, resulted in satisfactory analgesia in the 24-hour postoperative period.

Novel treatment of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis of incisor teeth in a 22-year-old Arabian mare
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Equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis is a rarely reported condition in the incisor and canine teeth of older horses. Histologically, there is internal and external resorption of the tooth with formation of excessive cementum. Once lesions become infected or supragingival this condition is very painful.




Cats Fed Exclusively Canned Food: Expected Urine Specific Gravity, And Are They More Susceptible To Urinary Tract Infections Because Of Less Concentrated Urine?
As more of my clients switch their cats over to 100% low carb canned food, I was wondering what the normal specific gravity range would be and when I would be concerned with chronic renal disease -- still <1.035?

Mild Hypothyroxinemia In Asymptomatic Hypothyroid Dog: Should Levothyroxine Dose Be Adjusted?
Dose adjustment for levothyroxine is based mostly on clinical signs. If this dog is doing well, I would leave the dose alone.

Unvaccinated Cat Is In Lateral Recumbency With Muscle Rigidity
The neurologic signs you see are dictated by *where* the lesion is, not *what* the lesion is. The history tells you what the lesion is.

Extraction Site; Tips And Photographs Of Envelope Flap Technique
That periosteal releasing incision is really the key to success in these flaps.

 

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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, February 16 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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Thank you so much for proving my cynical prejudgments wrong about your dedication to your cat when you brought your 9/9 BCS kitty in to me for inappropriate urination.



Book Review of the Week
Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals, Thirteenth Edition
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Website of the Week
Hand-Rearing Resource Center

Newly Added Proceedings
- 2nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians Conference 2015 (AAFV 2015)
- 2015 Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians Annual Conference (AEMV 2015)
- 2014 Wild West Veterinary Conference (WWVC 2014)

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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner, Module 2
February 29 - April 7, 2016

The second of 2 modules, this course is designed to allow discussions of current techniques used in veterinary dentistry. The course will start out with oral examination and disease recognition, then cover prevention and treatment of periodontal disease, and continue to intraoral radiographs.

Introduction to Holistic Methods 2
March 2 - April 4, 2016

The second of 2 modules, this course provides an introduction to homeopathy, chiropractic, rehab/laser therapy, and natural nutrition. The course covers the theory behind each holistic method, any scientific support for the efficacy of the method, and the appropriate use of these holistic methods in veterinary medicine.

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