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When emergencies strike, are you ready?
December 1st 2007Recognized as a pioneer in small-animal emergency and critical-care medicine, Rebecca Kirby, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVECC, offers advice to practitioners on handling emergency situations. She sat down with DVM Newsmagazine for a recent Q/A session.
CVC Central 2007 Highlights: Practical ideas for managing common internal medicine problems
December 1st 2007I'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.
NTRA's Barbaro fund to support LSU and UGA laminitis projects
November 28th 2007Baton Rouge - 11/28/07 - Louisiana State University and University of Georgia researchers will head two equine laminitis-focused projects, with the more than $100,000 total costs to be funded by donations from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) in memory of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.
LSU performs canine transcatheter closure of a PDA
November 14th 2007Baton Rouge - 11/14/07 - The first-time procedure for professors in the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (LSU) has saved the life of a colleague's German Shepherd that had been suffering from congestive heart failure.
AAFP meeting to address trends in feline veterinary care and ownership
November 13th 2007Austin - 11/13/07 - The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) plans to launch what's tentatively titled The Catalyst Summit, an invitation-only conference charged with exploring how to reverse the trend of decreasing feline visits among practices while cat ownership rises nationally.
DVMs help birds struggling to survive oil spill
November 12th 2007San Francisco - 11/12/07 - San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades has already claimed the lives of at least 100 birds, while veterinarians and staff at a local wildlife center work to treat hundreds more for contamination.
Medical Reserve Corps seeks veterinary volunteers
November 9th 2007Washington - 11/9/07 - With 70 percent of the Medical Reserve Corps units lacking veterinarians, the national network is looking for DVMs to join the local community ranks as volunteer physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dentists, among other professional health positions.
Vigilance key to keeping U.S. free of canine rabies, CDC expert says
November 8th 2007Atlanta - 11/8/07 - The United States is officially free of the type of rabies found in dogs -- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formally declared it in September -- but that doesn't mean canine rabies is no loger a matter for concern
Custom saddle auction to benefit equine program at veterinary college
November 7th 2007College Station, Tx. - 11/7/07 - A horse owner is showing his appreciation to the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences by donating a hand-made saddle for auction to benefit the school's equine program.