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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Massachusetts veterinarians must report animal abuse
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• Veterinarians voicing opinions on accreditation are not 'elitists'
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• Ownership of Sentinel antiparasitic line poised to change
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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Lymphoma in Cats (revised)

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Update on the diagnosis and management of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster (formerly megabacteria) in avian patients
Direct observation of the organism in the feces is a specific, but somewhat insensitive, means of diagnosis. At least three antifungal drugs are reported to be effective for treatment, but resistance to one or more of these drugs may occur.

Clinical findings and prevalence of the mutation associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia in old english sheepdogs
CCDC39 mutation is dispersed in a worldwide population and is responsible for PCD in this breed. Genetic testing might enable control of this disease.

Management of the surgical equine colic patient following hospital discharge
This article discusses the management of the colic patient in the postoperative period and outlines possible complications, with a particular focus on the identification and management of complications that may occur immediately after hospital discharge.

Intravenous Fluid Dose Modifications For Patients With Mitral Valve Disease That Will Be Anesthetized For Dental Procedures
Why do you need to give fluids for a short procedure? If a dog is euvolemic to start, and you control blood pressure and perfusion with good balanced anesthesia, why do we want to make it hypervolemic during a non-fluid-losing procedure?

Trying To Find The Cause Of Hematuria In A Cat That Has Renal Pelvis Dilation
If we have port wine colored urine with any component of pigmenturia, no other lower urinary tract signs, negative culture, normal CK, normal platelets and normal buccal mucosal bleeding time, with negative urine culture...

Vikane (Sulfuryl Fluoride) Gas Toxicity In A Cat
The cat was trapped inside the termite tent and presented with dyspnea, open mouth breathing, hypersalivation, twitching, and swollen erythematous conjunctiva.

Hyperkalemia And Hyponatremia In Dog Presented For Grape Toxicosis: Could He Also Have Addison's Disease?
As I tell my students, not every animal who is acutely ill is poisoned.

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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, November 25 - 9:30 p.m. ET
Need to vent about things that bug you? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

VIN/SVECCS Rounds
Wednesday, November 26 - 6 p.m. ET
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Where Have All the Clients Gone?
I try to keep my "free time" work related and I read text books, journals, and VIN. I will go watch surgeries or discuss another doctor's cases with them. I call clients and go over blood work, call and check up on patients, etc. I am not the only doctor that is slow, some days a few of us have 2-3 appointments so am not concerned that it is me specifically. But there are two doctors that are constantly booked, every single day. I ask them how it is they manage and they don't really know - it just happens.

Is there something I should be doing to bring clients in? I hand out business cards when appropriate, but don't really know of any other ways to "market" myself. How do those of you that employ new grads want them to spend their down time?

Book Review of the Week
Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles First Edition
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Website of the Week
Thanksgiving Safety

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonotic Case 163 - opened 11/18

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Articles in 27 subject areas, ranging from Anesthesia to Urology, have been compiled in the Procedures and Techniques section.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Senior Pet Behavior
December 2 - 19, 2014

The goal of this lecture is to help clinicians provide holistic care for senior patients through a comprehensive understanding of diagnosis and treatment of common geriatric behavioral problems.

Common Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Injuries
January 6 - March 27, 2015

This course will go through diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of common musculoskeletal injuries seen in our canine (some feline cases will be presented by the focus is on dogs) patients. The focus of this course is practically relevant information that is applicable to everyday practice.

To get the most from your CE course, plan to attend a practice session before your course begins. Practice sessions are scheduled for the same days and times each week for your convenience:

• Tuesday afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
• Wednesday evenings 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
• Thursday evenings 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

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