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New Mentor Procedure: Carnassial Tooth Extraction
Mentor is a collection of narrated videos and pictures of complete medical procedures with step-by-step instructions, accompanying materials lists, and enough information to help you perform the procedures with confidence.

You can also print a PDF and take it with you as you perform each procedure.

Newest Addition:

• Carnassial Tooth Extraction

To suggest a procedure or contribute your own videos, please email Tony@vin.com.

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Evolving stories:
- School closures leave veterinary-tech students in lurch
- Antech litigation threat takes new twist
- U.S. veterinarians working abroad

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (revised)

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VetzInsight

• This Fungus is Everywhere and Wants to Kill Everyone

Preliminary study on attitudes, opinions and knowledge of Italian veterinarians with regard to abdominal visceral pain in dogs
Posture, gait, and movement changes (32%) and physiological changes (31%) were commonly quoted for pain recognition and assessment. Most respondents (74%) did not use pain scoring systems. Pancreatitis and peritonitis were considered the most painful abdominal conditions. Opioids (40%), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (21%), and tramadol (20%) were cited as drugs for the management of visceral pain.

Effect of intravenous lidocaine on cough response to endotracheal intubation in propofol-anaesthetized dogs
IV lidocaine can decrease the incidence of cough during endotracheal intubation in dogs premedicated with acepromazine and methadone, but does not appear to have a sparing effect on the dose of propofol required for endotracheal intubation. Use of IV lidocaine, prior to induction of anaesthesia with propofol may be beneficial in dogs where coughing at intubation would be detrimental.

Uveal cysts in domestic cats: a retrospective evaluation of thirty-six cases
Thirty-six cats were affected, from a total examined population of 5017 (prevalence 0.72%). Twenty-one of the 36 cats were Burmese. The two centers examined 516 Burmese cats in the same time period, giving an incidence in Burmese cats of 4.1%.

How Early Can Brachycephalic Airway Disorders Be Corrected In Puppies?
My personal opinion is brachycephalic airway issues should be corrected as early as possible. The bad respiratory problems culminating in laryngeal collapse are secondary...

Feline Chronic Progressive Polyarthritis (FCPP) Likely In This FIV-Positive Cat
FCPP is most common in male cats between 1-5 years of age. Fifty percent of these cats are FeLV positive and have Feline Syncytial Virus in their joints.

Owners Of Sick Calf Developed Papular Hand Lesions: Zoonotic Bovine Papular Stomatitis Likely
Papular stomatitis is common in dairy calves out here, so most of the calf pneumonia cases have oral lesions and vet students frequently acquire the infection on their fingers and hands.

Teaching Receptionists To Recognize Emergencies
Make it very simple. The Bs: Bleeding, Breathing, Bloating, Blocked (GI or urinary), Birthing, Blue (gums), and Bulldogs.

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The Book section of Associate lets you read the chapter on a particular disease. The Tool section helps you analyze your cases, clinical sign by clinical sign.

New and Recently Revised Chapters:

• Canine: Infraspinatus Contracture (new)
• Feline: Proliferative Progressive Polyarthritis (new)
• Feline: Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (new)
• Feline: Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (new)
• Canine: Pemphigus Erythematosus (new)
• Feline: Atrioventricular Block (new)
• Canine: Collie Eye Anomaly (revised)
• Canine: Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (revised)
• Canine: Aortic Stenosis (revised)

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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
To see what other courses are currently open for enrollment, browse the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

Seizure Management: Depolarization, Repolarization, and What we can do about it
January 11 - February 18, 2017
Presenter(s): Anne Elizabeth Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM/Neurology; Dawn Boothe, Phd, DVM, DACVIM/Internal Medicine, DACVCP

The primary purpose of this course is to provide an in depth understanding of how various anticonvulsants work and how to use this information to make decisions regarding which anticonvulsant to use for a given patient and when to alter the dose or change the drug. The course will include a discussion of seizure pathophysiology, general principles of seizure management, drug monitoring and a discussion of the most commonly used anticonvulsants in the canine and feline species.

Towards a Sustainable Clinical Career: The Neuroscience of Clinicianship
March 12 - April 19, 2017
Presenter(s): Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice), MA, LPC

This course is designed to address core skills that are critically necessary for sustainable and effective clinical practice. These include: Self-observation/mindfulness; empathy; resilience/self-compassion/boundaries; and attentiveness. Until recently, these have been erroneously considered as unimportant "soft skills" that are beyond the scope of traditional veterinary medical education. However, they are increasingly recognized as essential in enabling a clinician to flourish in his or her professional and personal life. This course will provide skills necessary to engage with clinical practice in healthier ways.

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