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Veterinarians kept a close watch on animals and food at Obama's inaugurationU.S. Army veterinarians saved a horse, monitored dogs, and inspected the food supply.
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Constant rate infusion Analgesia (Proceedings)Constant rate infusion (CRI) analgesia is a way of providing pain control by ensuring that the blood levels of the drugs are held constant. In practice, it entails maintaining a venous access. This technique can be used during anesthesia as part of balancing the anesthetic technique and continued to the postoperative period.
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Ending team animosity at your veterinary practiceWhen opposite personalities collide, it can be difficult to see eye-to-eye. Look for fresh perspective on coworkers' differences to achieve harmony in your workplace.
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Vin founder responds:The query from Dr. Warren Kaplan regarding the safety of heartworm prophylaxis medications in heartworm-positive dogs deserves to be addressed. On the American Heartworm Society Web site (www.heartwormsociety.org/AHS%-20Guidelines-Canine.htm) it is clearly stated that: "The macrocyclic lactones may be administered to heartworm-infected dogs with few or no microfilariae. However, dogs with moderate to high microfilarial levels should be carefully monitored following administration of these drugs, as they are the most effective microfilaricides available."
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My Back Office Blunder: Shot through the ... leg? Bob gives clients a bad nameA client calls with an unbelievable tale (and zero remorse).
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4 ways to a smaller hospitalIs bigger always better? I don't think so. With size come building and maintenance expensesforever. Look at what you need in your new veterinary clinic, plan accordingly and get creative.
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Veterinary medicinal leech therapy: Application, monitoring, complicationsThinking about giving medicinal leeching a try? Read this overview of the process.
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When pieces are better than the whole: Hydrolyzed protein diets (Sponsored by Nestlé Purina)Part of the 2011 Nestlé Purina Veterinary Symposium publication
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Consider all tear film layers when treating KCS (1:53)Dr. Jennifer Hyman discusses the importance of considering all tear film layers when treating KCS.
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Adjuvants in Veterinary Vaccines:Modes of Action to Enhance the Immune Response & Potential Adverse EffectsThe word adjuvant derives from Latin. It literally means "aid," precisely what adjuvants do when added to vaccines. Adjuvant agents enhance the immune response that occurs after vaccine administration. Although they have been used extensively in the last 50 years, there has not been a comprehensive veterinary journal review of adjuvant mode of action and selection rationale until recently.
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6 statements that burst your bubbleSome remarks from clients and colleagues can deflate your enthusiasm. Here's how to respond the next time their words make you ready to pop.
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What's new with hyperthyroidism in cats (Proceedings)Feline hyperthyroidism was first described in 1979 by Peterson and 1980 by Holzworth. It is now estimated that the incidence is as high as 2% of the feline population seen in tertiary veterinary care facilities.
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Techniques for useful interpretation of the small animal fundus (Proceedings)Some of the most common fundic abnormalities result from ocular fungal disease such as blastomycosis, but cryptococosis, histoplasmosis and coccidiomycosis also may cause a variety of retinal changes.
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Transfusion-associated lung injury: Put it on the watch listAdvances in veterinary transfusion medicine and development of canine and feline blood donor programs have increased the availability of blood products to the veterinary market. An increasing number of small animal practices are routinely using commercial blood banks and providing their patients with valuable transfusion medicine services. It is important when administering these products to understand and recognize the most-common signs of a reaction. Side effects such as vomiting, fever and urticaria have been well described in veterinary patients.
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Flea bites cause FAD (Sponsored by Lilly)Despite modern advances in flea control, flea allergy dermatitis continues to be the most common skin disease seen in general small animal practice. Practitioners and technicians must diffuse owners' belief that it is impossible for ectoparasites to exist on their pets.
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Client handout: Top tips for teething puppiesYou can save your veterinary clients shoesand their sanitywith these quick tips to handle their furry little teethers.
