The Many Dangers of Lilies and
Smooshy Faces
Lilies are beautiful flowers, but do they kill cats? Join Michele Gaspar, DVM, DAVBP for Cats and Lilies this Sunday at 8 p.m. and learn about their toxicity. Smooshed faces may be cute but they aren't exactly built for function. Come back at 10 p.m. and join Brendan McKiernan, DVM, DACVIM, for The Seven Sins Of Brachycephalics. Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussion. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. If you can't attend, be sure to check the Rounds or Front Page of VIN or next Tuesday's VIN This Week for links to the transcript of the discussion.
Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
The holiday season may be over but many owners still like to indulge their pets by giving them special treats. It's well known that although chocolate is good for us, it can be dangerous for your patients. If you're not sure how much is too much, let the Chocolate Toxicity Calculator help you plan your treatment strategy. The Chocolate Toxicity Calculator is available on Beta.vin.com and www.vin.com. Give it a try; your feedback is greatly appreciated! Email feedback@vin.com to let us know what you think and how it can be even better. If you like the Chocolate Toxicity Calculator, you'll love the VIN suite of calculators. The MyCalculations suite allows you to save data for your patients, so that you can compare, print and share results from different visits. MyCalculations is available on Beta.vin.com and www.vin.com and can be found in the VIN Library and the VINDEX (Calc./Conversions).
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Evolving stories:
* Merial's Frontline Letter (Lie?)
* ProHeart 6 Veterinary Medicine Advisory Meeting Be a VIN newshound:
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New and Revised
Share these with your clients! Texas Farm Radio
Effects of weight loss on heart rate normalization and increase in spontaneous activity in moderately exercised overweight dogs
Coupling a weight loss program with daily standardized activity helped dogs recover an ideal body condition characterized by a better body composition with maintenance of lean tissues at the expense of fat. Blood parameters improved, while heart rate also normalized.
Actinomyces in chronic granulomatous disease: an emerging and unanticipated pathogen
Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous condition that commonly manifests as cervicofacial, pulmonary, or abdominal disease, caused by slowly progressive infection with oral and gastrointestinal commensal Actinomyces species. Treatment of actinomycosis is usually simple in immunocompetent individuals, requiring long-term, high-dose intravenous penicillin, but is more complicated in those with Chronic Granulomatous Diseases because of delayed diagnosis and an increased risk of chronic invasive or debilitating disease.
Treating acute colitis
This article discusses a logical approach to treatment and the therapeutic options available to equine clinicians. The prevention and treatment of complicating sequelae, such as laminitis and endotoxemia, are discussed and must be considered in the patient’s prognosis.
Merial's Frontline letter
I just got a letter from Merial stating that they value and trust their relationship with the veterianary profession and that is why Frontline products will never go OTC. I thought that Costco was OTC. At least Bayer has the balls to say what they are doing. Don't pee on me and tell me it's raining out.
Vet bashing: another article about bad vets
Those are both frustrating articles! I would imagine the reason that the vet clinic "refused" to give the puppy back could have been the yet unpaid vet bill... Haha. But of course the public rallied around the poor victims of the Veterinary Evil League of Evil and helped out the family.
Kittens with severe chemosis are not responding to therapy: now what?
These photos are compatible with a multi-agent infection. Usually persistence and consistent therapy is needed to resolve these cases -- and it can take several weeks.
Video cameras in the office: friend or foe?
The practice owners are well within their rights to use such devices. I know of instances where the cameras have resulted in the arrest of burglars in the clinic, as well as provided evidence when a staff member was found to have lied about doing something.
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 AAFP Rounds
Sunday, February 21, 8 p.m. ET
(Monday, February 22, 1 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Michele Gaspar, DVM, DAVBP for Cats and Lilies.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, February 21, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, February 22, 3 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Brendan McKiernan, DVM, DACVIM, for The Seven Sins Of Brachycephalics.
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(Wednesday, February 24, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
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 Book Review of the Week
The Veterinary Technician Pocket Partner: A Quick Access Reference
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British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (BrAVO) and more...
eVetsites Tip of the Week
Basics of a Website
What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophtho Fun Case 104
Pathology Brain Teaser 14
Zoonosis Case 56
Associate - Updated and New:
Hypervitaminosis A (feline)
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New Graduate Survival Manual
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Kids say the darndest things
Once a kid of about six years old was in the room while I vaccinated her dog, and she didn't want to watch. When I was done I told her that her dog had been very brave, and I was sure she had been brave when she had her last shots too. She looked at me, waved her hand dismissively and said, "Nope. It was CRY, CRY, CRY."
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