Veterinary Medicine back issues from August 2007:
A Veterinary Medicine Interview: Dr. Richard B. Ford
Aug 01, 2007; ... This modest internist tends to downplay his own noteworthy achievements. "I'm truly humbled by the remarkable accomplishments and contributions that my former students and other colleagues are making toward the advancement of veterinary medicine." Richard B. Ford, DVM, DACVIM, DACVPM ...
A pathologist with a penchant for piano tuning
Aug 01, 2007; ... I was the typical 8-year-old boy who did not want to take piano lessons and quit eight weeks after I started them. But some time after receiving my DVM degree and while in graduate school, I rediscovered this wonderful instrument and began taking piano lessons again. I studied for two years with ...
Idea Exchange
Aug 01, 2007; ... tips from the trenches Keep patients warm with bubble wrap To keep caged animals warm without generating loads and loads of laundry, place a layer of bubble wrap under a towel. This combination keeps the patient off the cage floor and provides insulation without adding as much to ...
Diagnosis and treatment of solar dermatitis in dogs
Aug 01, 2007; ... Skin damage from the sun in dogs can be easily mistaken for other skin diseases. Make sure you and your clients are aware of the signs and are doing everything possible to prevent this potentially serious condition. Canine solar dermatitis, or chronic sun damage to the skin, is a common ...
Diagnostic imaging for linear foreign bodies in cats
Aug 01, 2007; ... These clinicians focus on their diagnostic evaluation of a cat with vomiting and abdominal pain due to a linear foreign body. Find out which imaging techniques will best help you identify these common gastrointestinal foreign bodies in your patients. Linear foreign bodies are a ...
Overcoming the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of canine immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
Aug 01, 2007; ... Determining that the immune system is the cause of a dog's decreased platelet count can be difficult. These clinicians walk you through the diagnostic and treatment process so you can help patients with this life-threatening bleeding disorder. Platelets play an essential role in normal ...
OPHTHALMIC DRUGS: What's new?
Aug 01, 2007; ... Have you considered trying a lacrimomimetic agent to treat KCS or a topical prostaglandin analogue to reduce IOP? This overview of selected pharmaceuticals will help you choose what to prescribe for patients with ocular disease. New ocular pharmacologic agents or new uses for familiar ...
Product Preview
Aug 01, 2007; ... Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. Tablets to help manage signs of canine CHF Vetmedin (pimobenden) is the first inodilator designed to manage the signs of all symptomatic stages of canine congestive heart failure caused by atrioventricular valvular insufficiency and dilated ...
I can drive 55
Aug 01, 2007; ... Fuel prices are projected to reach $4 a gallon some time in the near future. I was paying that much and more in Europe five years ago, so the price doesn't alarm me as much as it does other people. I'm a lot more concerned about our dependence on foreign oil and the environmental effects created ...