Continuing Education

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Nutritional Management of Comorbidities in Cats

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In this session: Kara Burns addresses how selecting the most suitable diet for a feline patient involves thoroughly evaluating their nutritional needs, understanding the nutrients involved in managing disease conditions, and knowledge of nutritional profiles available in helping to manage the disease conditions.

Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?

Test your veterinary knowledge with our monthly challenge, featuring an eight-year-old Maine Coon domestic shorthair with forelimb lameness.
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Chronic Otitis Externa: Strategies for Better Care

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In this session: Valerie Fadok, DVM, PhD., DACVD (Dermatology), discusses an approach to chronic otitis externa or recurrent otitis to help prevent progression to the end-stage ear.
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Renal Disease - Protecting the Kidneys During General Anesthesia

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In this session: Kris Kruse Elliott, DVM, PhD, DACVAA, reviews peri-anesthetic management of patients with pre-existing renal disease with an emphasis on protecting renal function through careful planning for anesthesia, monitoring of the anesthetized patient and individualized fluid therapy. She discusses acute vs. chronic disease, core anesthetic priorities, fluid therapy, and perioperative management of patients with renal disease.
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Avian Anesthesia Basics

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n this session:  Emi Knafo, DVM, Dipl. ACZM, discusses avian anesthesia, covering avian respiratory anatomy, basic anesthesia equipment, principles of safe anesthesia, as well as some guidelines and recommendations for anesthetic and analgesic protocols.
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Tiny Hearts, Big Problems: Cardiovascular Disease in Zoological Companion Animals

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In this session: Sarah Ozawa, DVM, DACZM, reviews a select number of cardiovascular diseases in zoological companion animal species, such as rabbits, bearded dragons, and parrots in a case-based format. This lecture will focus on the disease types, etiology (if known!) and key anatomical differences of these species. We will also discuss any differences in diagnosis from dogs and cats and discuss treatment options or preventive measures if available.
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Updates in Reptile Dermatology

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In this session: Olivia Petritz, DVM, DACZM, reviews clinically relevant anatomy of reptile skin and adnexal structures, common infectious and non-infectious dermatologic diseases of reptiles, and recently published treatments for these disease conditions.

Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?

Test your veterinary knowledge with our monthly challenge, featuring a six-month-old intact female border collie with left forelimb lameness.