Anesthesia for endoscopy (Part 1)
Anesthesia for endoscopy (Part 2)
Use of constant rate infusions during general anesthesia
General anesthesia for emergency celiotomies
General anesthesia for patients with renal or hepatic disease
Use of alpha-2 agonists in general anesthesia
Considerations for anesthesia in cats
Monitoring and managing blood pressure under general anesthesia
Overview of anesthetic machines and circuits
Treatment options for stormphobic dogs
War and peace: Intercat aggression
The lioness behind the chair: Human-directed aggression in cats
Benzodiazepines: Pros and cons
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors: Pros and cons
Compulsive disorder: A multi-species problem
Elimination behavior problems in dogs: The behavioral differential diagnosis
The behavioral history: What do you need to know?
Ethical dilemmas and legal issues in veterinary behavior cases
Cat elimination behaviors: The most common behavioral complaint
Reducing development of aggression in dogs
Managing separation anxiety in dogs
Dog breed identification and what it means
Effects of gonadectomy on behavior of dogs and cats
Ethological and learning principles to understand companion-animal behavior
History taking techniques, behavioral analysis, and case examples
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Getting into the thick of it
Etiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Just B. cause
Treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Lost dreams
Mitral regurgitation — The leak from hell
Treating mitral regurgitation — Damming up the spill
Dilated cardiomyopathy — Born under a bad sign
Setting up cytology in your practice
Fluid lesions: Cytology of effusions
Bugs! Differentiating common infectious agents by cytologic examination
Going deeper: Fine-needle aspiration of internal organs
Nuances of blood films: Interpreting abnormal WBC and red cell morphology
Diagnostics for lymphoma: Cytologic morphology, flow phenotype, and receptor rearrangement
Antimicrobials in practice (Part 1): Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles
Antimicrobials in practice (Part 2): Specific antibiotic drugs
Antimicrobials in practice (Part 3): Treating resistant infections
Analgesics in practice (Part 1): NSAIDs
Analgesics in practice (Part 2): Opioids and nontraditional medications
Analgesics in practice (Part 3): Nontraditional analgesics
Drug compounding: Issues affecting safety and efficacy
Drug-drug interactions
Recognizing and treating adverse drug reactions
Interpreting the results of susceptibility tests
Newer therapies for epilepsy
Antibiotic therapy for UTIs in dogs
Immunosuppressive therapy in small animals
Medical therapy of feline asthma
A clinical review of fluoroquinolones in small animals
Understanding drug interactions
Triage in the emergency room
Intravenous fluids for the emergency room
Central venous catheters: How, why, when?
Understanding shock
Monitoring critical patients
A CPCR update
Practical coagulation and coagulation monitoring
A refresher on IV fluid therapy
DIC: How do I know? What do I do?
Practical transfusion medicine
Shock: physiology and pathophysiology
Toxicology: The good, the bad, and the totally awesome
Pediatric emergencies
Dealing with multi-drug resistant infections
Principles of trauma management
Stages of periodontal disease
Oral pathology
Home care dental products
Dental radiography
Doxycycline gel application and local anesthesia for extractions
Extraction of upper fourth premolars in dogs
Extraction and oronasal fistula closure in dogs
Tooth resorption and lymphocytic/plasmacytic stomatitis in cats
What's your diagnosis? (An interactive session)
Diagnosing and managing canine bacterial pyoderma (Part 1)
Diagnosing and managing canine bacterial pyoderma (Part 2)
Autoimmune skin diseases
Diagnosing and managing otitis externa in the real world (Part 1)
Diagnosing and managing otitis externa in the real world (Part 2)
Diagnosing and treating Malassezia dermatitis
How to improve dermatology diagnostic tests
How to work up pruritic dogs
Food allergy tips and tidbits
Allergy mimickers
Diseases of the nose
Diseases of the foot
How I treat the big three causes of follicle infection
Atopic dermatitis: How to manage treatment options
Allergy-specific immunotherapy: One size does not fit all
Diagnosing and treating food allergy in dogs
Diagnosing and treating food allergy in cats
Cutaneous drug reactions or “I wouldn’t have seen it, if I hadn’t believed it”
Differential diagnosis of feline symmetrical alopecia
So-called alopecia-X — “we all know it when we see it, but what is it really?”
Managing sebaceous adenitis and symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy
Eosinophilic granuloma complex in cats and dogs
Skin diseases responsive to nutritional changes
Update on atopic dermatitis
Dermatology disasters: Serious or difficult-to-diagnose skin diseases
Dermatology of rabbits and rodents
Update on demodicosis and other mite-caused dermatoses
Otitis externa: A quick guide to management
Malfunctioning adrenals: How to diagnose them
Managing problematic patients with Cushing’s syndrome
The clinical challenge of canine thyroid disease
Unusual manifestations of feline hyperthyroidism
Insulin choices for small animals
Managing patients with Cushing's disease and diabetes
The special challenge of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
Radiographic evaluation of exotic pets
Managing respiratory diseases in exotic mammals
Managing GI diseases and motility disorders in exotic herbivores
Principles and techniques of exotic-mammal surgery
Reptile nutrition and management of nutritional disorders
Critical care of avian patients
Avian reproduction and reproductive diseases
Exotic pet medicine: A case-based review
Urinary disease of exotic pets
Avian parasites: A common problem
Treating avian patients with severe trauma
Avian fluid therapy
Diagnostic imaging: Update and important information for avian practitioners
Avian case discussion: The good, bad, and ugly
Common avian surgical procedures for general practitioners
Avian treatments that work!
FIP- Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Sneezes, snots, and sniffles
Hepatic lipidosis: Maximizing a successful outcome
Managing IBD in cats
Managing ureteral and renal calculi in cats
Common toxicities in cats
Bald is not beautiful, if you are a cat: Managing alopecia in cats
Feline facial skin diseases
Your skin biopsy result is "hypersensitivity disorder": Now what? (Part 1)
Your skin biopsy result is "hypersensitivity disorder": Now what? (Part 2)
Diagnosing and treating feline dermatophytosis: Single cats to shelter cats (Part 1)
Diagnosing and treating feline dermatophytosis: Single cats to shelter cats (Part 2)
Skin diseases of old cats
CVC POWER HOUR — Chronic vomiting in cats: It's not hairballs
Diabetes in cats (Part 1): Using the ultraloose approach
Diabetes in cats (Part 2): Other important aspects of control
Feline systemic hypertension: Finding the occult forms
Endocrine disease update
Home care and end-of-life issues
Understanding and handling difficult cats
Experiences in feline practice: Incorporating NSAIDs in analgesic therapy
Megacolon: The hard facts
Feeding cats with different nutritional needs: A dilemma in the multicat household
Challenging interactive feline cases
Skinny old cats: Is it graceful aging?
Managing vomiting in cats
Managing diarrhea in kittens
Managing IBD and diarrhea in adult cats
Feeding cats for health and obesity management
Managing diabetes in cats
Managing pancreatitis in cats
Probiotics: What do we know?
Feline lower urinary tract disease
Dysphagia, regurgitation, and esophageal dysmotility
Esophagitis and esophageal stricture
Dysbiosis and the emerging role of intestinal microflora in chronic enteropathies
Recommendations for managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Current trends in Giardia and Tritrichomonas infections
Unusual causes of chronic canine large bowel diarrhea
Emerging copper-associated hepatopathies in dogs
The value of a geriatric wellness program to your patients
Diagnosing and managing common age-related problems in dogs and cats: renal disease
Diagnosing and managing common age-related problems in dogs: Hyperadrenocorticism
Diagnosing and managing common age-related problems in cats: hyperthyroidism
Diagnosing and managing common age-related problems in dogs and cats: constipation
Vaccination facts and myths
Zoonotics in pediatric patients
Geriatric cardiology: managing endocardiosis
The coughing dog: lung or heart
Immune-mediated neutropenia
Immune-mediated polyarthritis
Diagnosing and treating immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
Complications of immunosuppressive therapy
Challenging immune-mediated disease cases (Part 1)
Challenging immune-mediated disease cases (Part 2)
Modulating immune responses to treat cancer
Managing leptospirosis
Empiric antibiotic therapy
The dangers of immunocompromised people and pets
Lyme disease
Lower respiratory infections in dogs
Why is this patient coughing?
Why is this patient dyspneic?
Heart or lungs? The diagnostic dilemma
Pulmonary edema: Pathophysiology and therapy
Tools for evaluating bleeding disorders
Managing bleeding disorders
Peculiarities of anemias in cats
Transfusion reactions: How to diagnose, manage, and avoid them
Managing and controlling hereditary diseases
Controversies in diagnosing IMHA
Controversies in managing IMHA
Update on chronic renal failure
Protein-losing nephropathy
Emergency management of Addison’s disease
Disorders of calcium: Hyper- and hypocalcemia (Part 1)
Disorders of calcium: Hyper- and hypocalcemia (Part 2)
Treating hyperadrenocorticism
Bone marrow collection in dogs and cats
Approach to hypoalbuminemic patients
Emergency management of Immune-dediated blood disorders
Anemia in dogs
Diagnosing immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
Jaundice
Fever of unknown origin
Parasitic and infectious causes of vomiting and diarrhea
Nutritional management of alimentary disease: What evidence do we have?
Vomiting and diarrhea: Challenging clinical cases
Hepatobiliary diseases in dogs and cats
Diagnosing hepatobiliary diseases in dogs and cats
Treating hepatobiliary diseases in dogs and cats
Meningitis and encephalitis in dogs — Treat for the treatable!
Vestibular disease in dogs and cats
Status epilepticus: The cookbook approach
Treating refractory epilepsy in dogs
Cranial nerve disorders in dogs
Where is the lesion? Localizing disease in the nervous system
Can nutrition help with cardiac disease?
Are dietary supplements helpful or harmful?
Aging gracefully: Feeding senior pets
Incorporating enteral nutrition into practice
Practical parenteral nutrition: When the gut doesn't work
Successful weight loss programs
Injection site sarcomas in cats
Update on osteosarcoma
Histiocytic tumors: The benign, the bad, and the ugly
Update on transitional cell carcinoma
Round cell tumors in cats
Mast cell tumors in dogs
Diagnostic cytology: The basics
The dos and don’ts of treating ocular disease in cats
Treating eyelid diseases
There's a hole in the cornea: Now what?
Ocular manifestations of systemic disease — When the eye is not the primary disease
The posterior segment: The hidden world of the eye
Ocular emergencies: What to do first
Hope for retinal detachments and other severe retinal diseases
Eyelid diseases: Trauma, infections, and neoplasia
Examination techniques, normal variations, and retinal diseases
Managing cataracts and other lens diseases in dogs
Glaucoma — A true ocular emergency: What to do first and what the ophthalmologist can do
Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis: Simple, affordable surgical solution to canine hip dysplasia
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy: Minimally invasive therapy of osteoarthritis
Intra-articular injections for canine arthritis: High-tech therapy for general practice
Managing hip dysplasia by femoral head and neck excision — Appropriate for any size dog?
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy: Is it really more effective?
Challenging orthopedic cases and simple solutions
Developmental orthopedic diseases
Hip dysplasia in puppies: Options and nutraceuticals
Choosing cruciate rupture repair methods
Rehabilitation for knee patients
Hip dysplasia in adult dogs: Options and nutraceuticals
Arthritis in cats
Hip luxation
Wound up about wind-up: neurophysiology and pharmacology of pain made easy
Acute analgesia balancing acts: polypharmacy vs multimodal
Chronic pain control in the dog: when NSAIDs just don’t work
Case discussions of perioperative concerns in pain management; renal, hepatic, heline,
c-section, trauma
Clinical assessment of pain in dogs and cats: use of pain scales
Speaking of pain: Syndromes and terminology
Understanding pain pathways and pharmacologic target
Myofascial pain syndrome- The next big thing
Acute pain assessment and treatment
A pain pathways approach to managing osteoarthritis
Medical acupuncture in the treatments of pain
Parasitology diagnostics in your practice
Ticks on the move
Heartworm update
Giardiasis and coccidiosis
What the cat brought in: Familiar and unfamiliar nematode parasites of dogs and cats
Diagnostic dilemmas in parasitology
Parasitology update: New parasites, new problems
"My chickens are in the car": Parasites in urban livestock
Parasitic zoonoses
Pancreatitis in cats: What do we see with ultrasonography?
Pancreatitis in dogs: What do we see with ultrasonography?
Ultrasonography of bladder disorders
Enteritis: Is it an ultrasonographic diagnosis?
Intestinal tumors: Does ultrasonography help?
Gastric tumors: Does ultrasonography help?
Feline biliary challenges: The ultrasonographic point of view
Ultrasonography of the thorax (excluding the heart)
Renal tumors on ultrasonography: Clinical cases
Gastrointestinal and urogenital contrast radiography: Not a dying art
Imaging the respiratory system from the nose to the diaphragm
Radiographic positioning for better visualization of lesions
The osseous system: Differential diagnoses for young vs. old dogs
Digital imaging: What is it, how does it work, and what should you buy?
Ultrasound findings: the "big 10" primary care veterinarians should recognize
Intrathoracic masses
Canine breeding management 1: Vaginal cytology
Canine breeding management 2: Vaginoscopy and progesterone assays
Canine breeding management 3: Interactive case discussion
Managing canine pyometra
Managing thoracic trauma
Managing allergic asthma in cats
Managing pulmonary fibrosis in dogs
Managing pneumonia in dogs
Managing pyothorax in cats and dogs
Managing tracheal disease in dogs (tracheal collapse, tracheal foreign body etc.)
Managing pleural effusion in cats
Managing pleural effusion in dogs
Interpreting blood gases (PaO2 and PaCO2)
The veterinarian's role in recognizing and reporting animal cruelty (Part 1)
The veterinarian's role in recognizing and reporting animal cruelty (Part 2)
Canine parvovirus in animal shelters
Diagnosing, treating, and managing ringworm
Feline housing for good health
Canine housing for good health
Repair of diaphragmatic, inguinal, and perineal hernias (Part 1)
Repair of diaphragmatic, inguinal, and perineal hernias (Part 2)
Surgery for tracheal collapse
Surgery of the anus
Enterotomy and enterectomy
Gastric dilatation- volvulus
Basic principles of wound management
Wound management: Simple skin flap
Brachycephalic airway syndrome
Laryngeal paralysis
Managing lower urinary tract obstruction
Using minimally invasive surgery in private practice
Managing portosystemic shunts
Treating tendon and ligament injuries in dogs: From surgery to platelet-rich plasma to laser therapy
Chronic injuries and poor performance in sporting dogs with forelimb injuries
Preventing injury in sporting dogs: From oxidant stress to osteoarthritis
Sporting dogs and aging: What chronic problems arise and how to diagnose them early
Low-level laser therapy in dogs
Managing osteoarthritis in sporting dogs
General treatment for intoxicated small animals
Toxicoses caused by household products
Heavy metal intoxications in companion animals
Insecticides and other pesticides
OTC and illegal drugs in companion animals
Venomous varmints and other creepy-crawly creatures
Poisonous plants and plant-related intoxications
Chronic kidney disease: Staging and management strategies (Part 1)
Chronic kidney disease: Staging and management strategies (Part 2)
Diagnosing, managing, and preventing acute renal failure
Managing idiopathic cystitis in cats for successful outcomes (Part 1)
Managing idiopathic cystitis in cats for successful outcomes (Part 2)
Managing urethral obstruction in male cats
Managing routine and difficult urinary tract infections in dogs
Diagnosing and managing urinary incontinence in dogs
Hypercalcemia in cats (with emphasis on idiopathic hypercalcemia)
Welfare of Young Dairy Calves – Myths & Realities
The Role of Immune Suppression in the Battle for Quality Milk
Prudent Antimicrobial Use for Mastitis Therapy
New approaches to treating and controlling milk fever
Diagnosing and treating downer cattle
The ketotic cow: Treatment and prognosis
Thyroid function and dysfunction (Part 1)
Thyroid function and dysfunction (Part 2)
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction
Equine metabolic syndrome
Introduction to ultrasonography and its uses in the equine internal medicine (Part 1)
Uses of ultrasonography in equine internal medicine (Part 2)
Introduction to equine cardiology
Equine cardiology - acquired valvular diseases
Equine cardiology - infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases
What's new with old horses? Equine geriatric medicine update
Equine metabolic syndrome: Identifying horses at risk and diagnosis
Equine metabolic syndrome: Dietary and medical management
Abnormal drug reactions in equine medicine
The "new" approach to parasite control: The veterinarian's role
Endocrinologic laminitis
Beyond bute and Banamine: Equine analgesic update
Recognizing and treating disorders of calcium metabolism in horses
Lawsonia intracellularis infection in horses
Examination of the equine respiratory system
Diagnosing and treating respiratory emergencies
Rational treatment of inflammatory airway diseases
How to perform and interpret a bronchoalveolar lavage
Managing pneumonia and pleuropneumonia in horses
How to perform and interpret upper airway endoscopy
Environmental air quality in horse barns
Sepsis in neonates
Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in neonates
Neurologic conditions of neonates
Gastrointestinal problems in neonates
Demographics of aging in horses
Pituitary dysfunction in older horses
Gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and neoplastic disorders of older horses
Down and out foals: What to do when referral is declined
Practical monitoring techniques in horses
Equine fluid therapy: More than lactated Ringer's solution
Things to try when routine diagnostics are not enough
Update on relevant equine disorders
Equine diagnostic ultrasonography: Case studies
Pathophysiology of claw horn disruption disease
Bacterial etiology and prevention of infectious foot diseases
Transition period and postpartum disease
Surgically managing osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint
New insights into the bacterial pathogenesis of uterine disease
Managing dairy calf diseases
Principles of bovine behavior
Estrous cycle synchronization
Avoiding carcass condemnation and improving dairy beef quality
Evidence-based antimicrobial use in camelids
Manifestation of sepsis in neonatal crias
Lower respiratory dysfunction in neonatal and adult camelids
Advanced pulmonary function testing in camelids
Rational fluid therapy in camelids: A patient-based approach
Prognosis and outcome of critical illness in neonatal crias
Why are you surprised? When the hire doesn't work out
Your competition is bigger than the clinic down the street
Strategies that get you to "yes" in the exam room
Failure: Dealing with it, learning from it, and not freaking out
Boosting your community presence: Giving back and gaining partners
CVC Power Hour - Muscle up and achieve more with stronger personal leadership
How to tell if you have a toxic team
How to tell if you're a toxic manager
Cleaning up the toxins: Character assassination
Cleaning up the toxins: Gossip
Toxic team Q&A—Bring your questions!
The decline in veterinary visits: A look at the big picture
Bringing clients back: Communicating the value of care
Bringing clients back: Examining your prices
Bringing clients back: Reaching out to cat owners
Bringing clients back: Offering payment options
8 ways to earn the respect you deserve
When clients say no: Difficult exam room conversations
Making the transition from technician to manager: Part 1
Making the transition from technician to manager: Part 2
Supervising your peers with tact
Managing emotions in the workplace
Social networking for your practice: Why bother?
Blogging for your practice's Web search success
Everything you need to know about Facebook and Twitter
Everything you need to know about YouTube and apps
Social networking policies for team members
Your practice website: Managing e-mail and appointment booking
CVC POWER HOUR -The Role of Veterinarians in Disaster Response
Staying profitable during a difficult economy: Learning to work with your clients' budgets
I'm such a great doctor—shouldn't I be making more money?
The rules have changed! How to battle unfair internet reviews
It's time to fight back: How to boost your positive Internet reviews
Vets without borders: How volunteering in underprivileged countries can revive our passion
Don’t be alarmed — Managing your anesthesia monitors
Facts and fiction about pulse oximetry
Conquering capnography: How, why, and when to measure carbon dioxide
Anesthesia for patients with cardiac disease
Pediatric anesthesia
Tubes and tracheas: All about endotracheal tubes and lessons in difficult intubations
Recognizing infectious organisms in the blood film
Anesthetic death: What to do when the worst happens
The importance of blood pressure measurement in geriatric patients
A trip through the eye
Role of the technician in an ocular examination
Diagnosing and treating Cushing’s disease
Nursing care of diabetic and diabetic ketoacidotic patients
How to perform and interpret diagnostic skin tests
From the beginning - Oral anatomy and physiology
Putting your complete denal prophylaxis into steps
Educating the client on oral hygiene
Understanding dentistry beyond the extraction
Feline oral disease
Unusual dental presentations, a case review
A technician's guide to antibiotic usage in orthopedic cases
Wound management for technicians
Getting the most out of your in-house fungal cultures
The icteric cat (Part 1)
The icteric cat (Part 2)
Creating a veterinary behavior team
Triaging pet behavior problems
The behavior technician's role in treating separation anxiety
The very best behavior advice for new puppy owners
Trying times: Dealing with canine adolescence
Enriching the lives of geriatric pets
Dietary management of alimentary disease in dogs and cats
Important diagnostic test methods for avian patients
The technician's role in veterinary dermatology
Nursing care of exotic mammals
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