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We often had difficulty finding the metal and ceramic tips for our laser after sterilization.

Using preprinted paper and animal stickers, we make eye-catching scrapbook pages featuring our flea control and heartworm preventive products.

Patients receiving IV fluids always get the line wrapped around their legs the second I leave them alone.

Alachua, Fla. - Veterinarians could be losing tens of thousands of dollars each year by leaving one clinic position unfilled - practice manager.

Denver - Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) leaders plan to gather soon to consider enacting broad-based ani mal-welfare principles. The draft prin ciples, developed by a task force earlier this year, are not species-specific, officials say. n

Atlanta - The Southeast's worst drought in more than a century seems to have caused few problems so far for veterinary hospitals, other than some browned-out lawns.

Raleigh, N.C. - A newly enacted state law allows veterinarians to report suspected animal abuse without fear of retaliatory lawsuits.

Kansas City- Luring three companies and a trade association, the KC Animal Health Corridor says it's poised to make even deeper tracks into the market next year.

After taking two key steps toward gaining full accreditation, the University of Calgary veterinary school can open its doors next fall to an inaugural class of students.

After reading your interview with Dr. William J. Kay in the September issue, I felt compelled to write about this outstanding veterinarian, administrator, author, and teacher.

San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades claimed the lives of at least 100 birds. Veterinarians and staff at a local wildlife center are treating hundreds more.

Springdale, Pa. - "Thick, black smoke blinded me," recounts Mark Jasmine, DVM, of his last desperate attempt to save his burning clinic. He escaped only with his family and two patients.

It was Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. Because of a raging snowstorm, appointments were being cancelled left and right. With the slow schedule, I was entertaining thoughts of enjoying a second jelly doughnut. Unfortunately, a telephone call interrupted me.

To help confirm a diagnosis of canine leptospirosis, veterinarians today must rely on serologic testing with the microscopic agglutination test. Interpreting the test can be problematic, though, especially early on in the disease or in a recently vaccinated dog.

After several years in small-animal practice and a lengthy stint in industry work, I recently began working as a contributing technical editor for Veterinary Medicine.

We were constantly scrambling to find a syringe to inflate or deflate the cuffs of our endotracheal tubes, so we created this cuff blower-upper, which we nicknamed CBU, to keep track of the syringes.

I've compiled these tips to help practitioners deal with common problems or situations in a manner that will help improve a patient's outcome, simplify the diagnosis, and minimize complications in daily practice.

Gag order issued in disgruntled equine surgeon's settlement against veterinary college

Do you sometimes detect protein in a sick patient's urine or even on routine testing in a seemingly healthy patient and you're not sure what to make of it?

The Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board (WVEB) dumped a proposal to implement an informed-consent law panned by critics as the "most restrictive" version established in the United States.

Use this letter to uncover the reason a client stopped visiting your practice.

Use a feline lifestyle review form to tailor your recommendations for cat owners.

A canine lifestyle summary will help you tailor your message to fit each dog's needs.

Use this sample advance directive for hospice patients or clients who request it.

Veterinary Economics was on the search for a singing veterinarian. And we found three!

We never let clients leave their pets' collars and leashes in the hospital because they could accidentally become lost.

If you have an animal that is already comfortably hooked up to fluids and you see an air bubble or bubbles in the line, instead of disconnecting the fluids, stick a needle (any gauge) into one of the ports below the bubble and let the bubble run out through the needle.

In addition to providing constipated animals with appropriate fluid therapy and medications, perform an enema to remove stool when appropriate by inserting a red rubber tube (8 to 12 F) in the center of the stool mass and applying suction and gentle traction on the tube.