DVM back issues from June 2007:
California RVTs get OK for catheter procedure
Jun 01, 2007; ... Controversial 'relief hole' decision ends two-year debate SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Registered veterinary technicians in California are chalking up another task to their approved list - creating a relief hole despite some opponents classifying the procedure as "surgery" and an infringement on ...
Quotables
Jun 01, 2007; ... "It is tough for veterinarians to be the psychotherapists as well as the social workers." - Dr. Greg Hayes, on the emerging roles of veterinarians created by laws on animal abuse reporting ("Mandatory Animal Abuse Reportiing Statute Approved "p. 1) "Veterinary medicine is at a ...
Just follow the bouncing ball
Jun 01, 2007; ... Some clients want a second opinion - then a third, and perhaps a fourth - before they come back Over my four decades as a veterinarian, I have been privileged to meet and retain many fine clients. Yon know the type - those who seem more like close friends than a source ot practice ...
The top 10 veterinary schools
Jun 01, 2007; ... Scoring 4.5 out of a possible 5.0, Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine ranked first in the nation in U.S. News and World Report's 2008 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools." The rankings, compiled every four years, are determined through surveys sent to deans, ...
A fallen friend
Jun 01, 2007; ... Dr. Fred W. Scott remembers hiring him quite welt. The interview with Dr James R. Richards lasted hours, and culminated in a tour of Ithaca. Scott, the now-retired director of Cornell's Feline Health Center, and Richards trudged through six inches of newly fallen snow to visit the church ...
Tribute to a mentor
Jun 01, 2007; ... From Ryane Englar, class of 2008, Cornell University: Dr. Richards left footprints on the hearts of friends, faculty and students alike. He was the best of men - a brilliant professor, a compassionate veterinarian, an advocate to our furry feline friends right to the very end. A friend ....
Cornell nails No. 1 spot among U.S. veterinary schools
Jun 01, 2007; ... Incoming dean sees it as 'honor and challenge' cites agenda for his tenure for the next five years ITHACA, N.Y.- It's nice to be No. 1,but Dr. Michael I. Kotlikoff, incoming dean of Cornell University's College oi Veterinary Medicine, doesn't want to overplay the fact that U.S. News and ...
Colorado to mandate animal-abuse reporting
Jun 01, 2007; ... New law offers DVMs immunity, but some have reservations about their role DENVER, COLO. - Colorado's governor inked a new practice-act statute that requires DVMs to report suspectai animal abuse. Supported by organized veterinary medicine, the statute change is meant to improve ...
IVECCS coming to the Big Easy
Jun 01, 2007; ... NEW ORLEANS - Two years after Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Big Easy, the 13th International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium is coming to the rebounding city. IVECCS 2007, Sept 26-30, will provide 125 speakers and specialist-level continuing education sessions on ...
Skin conditions among insurance claims
Jun 01, 2007; ... BREA, CALIF. - Pyroderma and benign skin cancer topped the list of skin-condition claims submitted by Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) policyholders in 2006. Of the nearly 847,000 claims ...
Animal-welfare issues take center stage in House hearing
Jun 01, 2007; ... Veterinarians 'well positioned' to contribute to discussions, AVMA's Golab tells congressional panel WASHINGTON - Weigh all the facts before deciding animal-welfare issues, a veterinary expert told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee. Gail C. Golab, DVM, PhD, offered ...
Purdue teaching hospital accredited by AAHA
Jun 01, 2007; ... Short Takes WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. - Purdue's small-animal teaching hospital earned accreditation through the American Animal Hospital Association. The hospital opened the new Linda and William Fleischhauer Radiation Therapy unit, the first facility in Indiana to offer radiation ...
Wind Shattered
Jun 01, 2007; ... An F-5 tornado leaves almost a dozen dead, a town leveled and 400 animals lost from their owners GREENSBURG, KAN. - When warning sirens wailed just before 10 p.m. on Friday, May 4, residents of this oil, gas and farming town sought cover, bracing themselves for a storm. What they didn't ...
Cornell's famed cat expert is mourned on campus, beyond
Jun 01, 2007; ... ITHACA, N.Y.-Patient care and life in general are moving on at the Feline Health Center, part of Girnell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, but people who work at the center agree things haven't been the same - and probably won't be tor quite some time - since the death of the center's ...
Michigan creates animal response team
Jun 01, 2007; ... Short Takes LANSING, MICH. - Michigan created a veterinary State Animal Response Team (SART) to act as first responders during emergencies and disasters. "Pets, just like humans, are affected by severe weather events, acts of terrorism, chemical releases and natural disasters," ...
Canine flu gets dose of research funding
Jun 01, 2007; ... Short Takes GAINESVILLE, FLA.-A two-year study on the prevalence and spread of canine influenza received a $78,000 research grant from the Morris Animal Foundation, American Humane Association and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). University of ...
Wrongful-death case against pharmacy dismissed
Jun 01, 2007; ... Plaintiffs claimed compound led to 1 injury, 3 deaths of racehorses SWEDESBORO, NJ. - A wrongfial-death suit alleging Wedgewood Pharmacy - the largest veterinary compounding pharmacy in the nation - improperly compounded drugs was dismissed by a U.S. district court after testing ...
Entering A New Era
Jun 01, 2007; ... RISE OF THE SPECIALISTS While the sophistication of veterinary care improves, academia is losing experts to private specialty hospitals NATIONAL REPORT - Veterinary professionals have suspected for years that the number of board-certified specialists has been rising. Now the ...
New food-protection position filled at FDA
Jun 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Dr. David Acheson was appointed assistant commissioner for Food Protection, a newly created role within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide advice and counsel on foodsafety and food-defense issues. Acheson, MD, FRCP, was chief medical officer for the Office of ...
California board to allow RVTs to administer controlled substances under indirect supervision
Jun 01, 2007; ... Association-sponsored bill would extend prowsion to unregistered assistants SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Registered veterinary technicians ( RVTs) in Guifornia will be able to administer controlled substances under veterinarians' indirect supervision, according to a new interpretation of federal ...
Playing the percentages
Jun 01, 2007; ... Second of two parts Let's return to our story that began in this column in the May issue (p. 48). Our practice owner, Dr. Gene Moss, had just made a difficult decision. The practice was not doing well, so he would have to reduce his associate's pay percentage if their working ...
DVMs seeing fewer cases; online survey, long-range government probe continue
Jun 01, 2007; ... Pet-food crisis Veterinarians are seeing fewer cases related to the nations ongoing petfood crisis and hundreds are participating in an online survey they hope finally will solve the mystery of what caused so many pets to become ill and die. Meanwhile, an inter-agency federal ...
Identity theft: Are you really protecting your clients?
Jun 01, 2007; ... Second of a three-part series Imagine this: Mr. Gold, one of your clinic's best clients, walks up to the reception counter to check out after a routine wellness examination for his pet Labrador Retriever, Sonny. After some small talk and a few stories about Sonny's recent ...
Is the management upside down?
Jun 01, 2007; ... If you go on VIN, you will see dozens of posts and links trying to define what production pay is and how to pay it. Unfortunately, it is a constantly moving target. The current thinking is this: Total pay is 25 percent, including benefits. The usual periodic pay is 19 percent to 23 ...
12 steps to make the most of your busiest periods
Jun 01, 2007; ... 1. Identify daily and weekly bottlenecks. Find ways to improve client flow during these times. 2. Identify times when clients wait more than 15 minutes. Find ways to keep appointments on time. 3. Identify which appointments can be moved to quieter ...
FLUTD
Jun 01, 2007; ... INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HILL'S PET NUTRITION INC. NEW THOUGHTS ON DIAGNOSIS AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) tests an owner's patience and a veterinarian's diagnostic skills. One of the difficulties in treating FLUTD is the complexity of the ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 2007; ... "When colleagues are willing to perform substandard care at unprofitable levels, it only compounds the problem." A financially viable future? Dr. Lawrence Heider's response to Dr. Gerald Snyder's article compels me to write regarding the concept of veterinary ...
Letter of the Law
Jun 01, 2007; ... Controlled substances: Strict protocols, records crucial to compliance What state and local health departments are to restaurants, state and federal drug authorities are to veterinary practices. The parallels are numerous, and run-ins can be just as catastrophic. A state ...
The motivated staff: It's not an impossible dream
Jun 01, 2007; ... First of two parts Does managing a hospital often seem like trying to herd cats? Do any of your staff actually look forward to another day's work at your animal hospital? Did you ever say to yourself, "I should just fire everybody and start over?" What does it take to get staff ...
Heska introduces HemaTrue Veterinary Hematology Analyzer
Jun 01, 2007; ... FORT COLLINS, COLO.-Heska Corp. introduces the new HemaTrue(TM) Veterinary Hematology Analyzer, which is an upgrade to Heska's CBC-Diff(TM) Analyzer. Billed as Heska's lastest advancement in the company's line of in-hospital veterinary systems, the Hema True Veterinary Hematology ...
Canine cancer campaign fetches $500,000 from Golden Retriever Foundation
Jun 01, 2007; ... DENVER - The fight against canine cancer received $500,000 over the next five years from the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF). The pledge follows Morris Animal Foundation's launch of a national Canine Cancer Campaign. The organization becomes the first breed foundation or club ...
AVMA reaffirms veterinary hospice-care guidelines
Jun 01, 2007; ... DENVER, COLD.-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Executive Board reaffirmed "Guidelines for veterinary hospice care" after a committee advised that the guidelines continue to be referenced and used. Originally approved by the board in April 2001, the guidelines were ...
FDA allows banned human drug for use in treating equine Cushing's
Jun 01, 2007; ... AAEP and FDA partnership prevented pharmacy shortages WASHINCTION, D.C-The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of pergolide for the management of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also known as equine Cushing's disease, one month after announcing the product's ...
NVA receives multi-million dollar investment
Jun 01, 2007; ... SHORT TAKES WESTLAKE VILLAGE AND PALO ALTO, CALIF.National Veterinary Associates, a private owner of companion animal hospitals, received a $128-million investment from Summit Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm. The owner of 96 animal hospitals with a combined ...
Success often depends on how well we manage times of peak activity
Jun 01, 2007; ... It finally happened. After 35 years in this profession, this particular week was one to remember. There were five - yes, count them, five - Mondays. Times of peak activity are when the clinic is painfully busy. As we've learned from other industries, these times help ...
Analysis of 36,032 canine cases shows decline in struvite uroliths
Jun 01, 2007; ... DIAGNOTES Knowledge of urolith composition is important because contemporary methods of detection, treatment and prevention of the underlying causes of urolithiasis largely depend on knowledge of urolith composition. The following discussion is based on quantitative analysis of ...
VCA announces merger with Healthy Pet
Jun 01, 2007; ... Los ANGELIS, CALIF. - VCA Antech, Inc. will acquire Healthy Pet for $152.9 million. Healthy Pet operates 44 animal hospitals in the United States. Following completion of the merger, the combined company will operate more than 430 animal hospitals in 38 states. Both boards for ...
How serious is a dog's cough?
Jun 01, 2007; ... PEDIATRIC /GERIATRIC protocol A review of classifications and treatments Dr. Etienne Côté lectured on "Cough in Small Animal Medicine: A New Clinical Approach" at the 2006 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum in Louisville, Ky. Here are some relevant ...
POOR CARL'S ALMANAC
Jun 01, 2007; ... Life's successes designed primarily for self-benefit die with us. It is what we do with our lives to benefit others that lives on. - Poor Carl In order to be successful, what should be our foremost pursuit in life? Could it be that those who gauge success by wealth, position or ...
'I wish he were here'
Jun 01, 2007; ... The bond between a father and son strengthens with time Good throw," Papaw shouted as I completed my first back-of-the-pickup rope sling. On the first attempt, I caught the sick calf around the neck. I was about 12 years old and no words could have made my head swell bigger than ...
Correction
Jun 01, 2007; ... Pet Naturals of Vermont offers K-9 Slim Down and K-9 Slim Down Plus to help dogs shed excess pounds without increasing exercise or changing their diet. The ...
National database to keep statistics on racetrack injuries
Jun 01, 2007; ... Horse injuries at the nations racetracks might be reduced significantly if track veterinarians and officials had better informational tools in making prerace assessments of horses and track conditions, experts say. Those tools should be forthcoming in the next few months in the form of a ...
Therapies to get patients through a tough allergy season
Jun 01, 2007; ... DERMATOLOGY This allergy season in the Midwest appears to be one of the worst in memory. Patients that usually begin symptoms in April or May had already started them in March. A possible explanation might be that, because the Midwest had an extremely mud winter, some patients ...
Considering - or coping with - bankruptcy
Jun 01, 2007; ... Bankruptcy reform is now the law of the land, bringing good and bad news for veterinarians. The upside is that fewer clients animal owners, suppliers, fewer individuals overall - are filing tor bankruptcy these days because of tighter restrictions. The downside is that it's now ...
Soothing the savage beast
Jun 01, 2007; ... Keeping show horses calm often linked to proper training, management nutrition It is early morning on the average American horse show grounds, '!he mist is just beginning to dear and the horses, trainers, riders and associated show personnel are only now beginning to rise. But some ...
NRC guidelines show how age, weather affect nutrition needs
Jun 01, 2007; ... Second of two articles Several conditions may promote an unusual nutrient demand in horses, aside from that normally required for maintenance, growth, reproduction and activity. The National Research Council's recently updated Nutrient Requirements of Horses, 6th Edition, ...