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• FDA seeks veterinary oversight of 'medically important' antibiotics in livestock
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• Veterinarians try to make sense of Cuddon case
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• Judge orders FDA to assess antibiotic safety in livestock
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• Labor Department job outlook for veterinarians: 'Overall ... good'
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Evolving stories
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* Job scarcity and veterinary school enrollment growth - ominous combination?

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Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)

Uveitic glaucoma in the horse
Glaucoma is a serious complication of anterior uveitis that can result in significant ocular discomfort and loss of vision. As glaucoma is insidious and mostly asymptomatic until late in the course of disease, it is often undiagnosed. Equine recurrent uveitis is the most common underlying disorder.

Distribution and persistence of topical clotrimazole after sinus infusion in normal canine cadavers
Clotrimazole cream has the potential to be retained in the frontal sinus for several days and is distributed effectively in normal canine cadavers. Medicating both the rostral and lateral compartments of the frontal sinus may be indicated in some clinical cases.

Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of mucormycosis
Mucormycosis is an emerging angioinvasive infection caused by the ubiquitous filamentous fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. Mucormycosis has emerged as the third most common invasive mycosis in order of importance after candidiasis and aspergillosis in patients with hematological and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Mucormycosis also remains a threat in patients with diabetes mellitus in the Western world.

What is the shelf life of an opened bottle of insulin?
I had a client call me in a panic tonight. She went to the pharmacy to pick up her next bottle of Humulin-N and was told by the pharmacist that once the bottle is opened its potency is lost after 28 days and it needs to be discarded. Now she is worried that her dog, who has been doing well on the "bogus" insulin that she has been giving for the last few weeks (used beyond it's 28 days of potency) will have problems when she starts her next bottle of "real" insulin. I have never heard anything like this before. I looked up the package insert on-line and the only reference to use is the usual "Do not use Humulin N after the expiration date stamped on the label or if it has been frozen." Is there any truth to this?

Is the relationship between Trupanion and Petco potentially damaging to my practice?
If you have a license in the state in which you prescribe for animals that fall within the legal definition of a valid V/C/P relationship (your own dogs would qualify) and the drugs are not controlled substances, then you can call in a prescription. You do not need to be employed in order to prescribe. For controlled substances you would also need a DEA registration.

Treatment options for dog with lacerated pinna
I hate ears, I hate, hate, hate, ear lacerations. You have to bandage until the idiot dog, I mean patient, stops being able to spray blood when shaking his head. One dog was two weeks, one dog was three weeks, ahhhhhhh!!! They get ear infections from the bandage, dermatitis and hair loss from the bandage, infection of the wound from the bandage, and without the bandage bleed everywhere. Seriously, if anyone has a brilliant idea on how to stop a large, active, flap eared dog from being a pain in the rear when an ear injury occurs, please share with us all.

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Book Review of the Week
Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine,
Volume 6
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Healthy Roads Media
Homeland Security Digital Library

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What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 93 - Opened 4/3
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Dental Case 87 - Opened 4/1

What's New
The revised 2012 Canine Heartworm Guidelines and Feline Heartworm Guidelines from the American Heartworm Society (AHS) are now on VIN. They are located in the Cardio-Pulmonary and Parasitology Specialty Centers in the Library.

Associate - Updated and New
Cerebellar degeneration (canine)
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Does the AKC know about this?
>>> We have seen a few dogs of the breed "Borderline Collie." <<<
I think I own one. Looks like a border collie, but deathly afraid of livestock. Pretty sure I know why she got dumped out in the middle of nowhere!

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Anesthesia for Rabbits and Ferrets
May 23 - June 22, 2012

This course will introduce practitioners to a safe and versatile approach to anesthesia for rabbits and ferrets. Emphasis will be on drug selection, anesthesia equipment, monitoring and atraumatic endotracheal intubation.

Small Rodent Review
September 5 - October 13, 2012

This course is intended to provide an overview of basic husbandry, medicine, and common disease presentations by species in order to allow veterinary staff to feel more comfortable with basic rodent diagnosis and treatment. Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and current considerations for prevention will be covered.

Veterinary Acupuncture - Fundamental Principles
October 30 - December 14, 2012

This course is designed to provide veterinarians with detailed information on a simple and logical way to grasp the fundamental principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and veterinary acupuncture.

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