Join us for AAFP
ROUNDS on VIN
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August 6, 8pm ET:
Tubes, Glorious Tubes- Feeding Strategies for Sick Cats. (Dr.
Michele Gaspar)
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September 24, 8pm
ET: Feline Hypertension (Dr. Patti Snyder)
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October 8, 8pm ET:
AAFP Student Chapters Meeting (AAFP Students, Faculty Advisors,
Private Practice Mentors, Regional Directors & AAFP Membership)
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November 5, 8pm ET:
AAFP Bartonella Panel Report (Dr.
Michael Lappin)
Tubes,
Glorious Tubes- Feeding Strategies for Sick Cats
Sick cats commonly
present with inappetance and anorexia, and syringe feeding per os
can rarely keep pace with the increased caloric requirements of
these patients. In this AAFP Rounds session, the systemic
consequences of anorexia will be discussed, the appropriateness of
various feeding devices (N-G, esophagostomy, PEG, low-profile PEG
and jejunostomy tubes) will be reviewed, as well as placement
techniques, calculations of caloric requirements and a review of
nutritional formulas. We will review how the clinician can work with
clients and veterinary staffs to gain acceptance of the use of
feeding tubes.
All AAFP members
are invited to attend these rounds. If you still need a VIN username
and password for access, please email Dr. Sherri Williams (
wileydvm@aol.com ) with the words "AAFP Rounds" in the subject
heading.
Dr. Scherk's AAFP rounds transcript for the "Snots
and Snuffles" discussion and what I
like to term as the blow-pop kitty video are now available in the
AAFP Rounds library here:
http://www.vin.com/Members/CE/C164/Library/CE_LC060709a.htm
Did you
miss a previous rounds or E-Mews? No worries!
Past rounds transcripts can be reviewed in the
AAFP Rounds Library. And every past AAFP E-Mews is available in
the "Announcements" message board folder.
AAFP BOARD of
DIRECTORS NOMINATION BALLOT
The AAFP is pleased
to announce that six esteemed colleagues have agreed to appear on the
association's ballot for election to the 2006 - 2007 Board of
Directors. Dr. Valerie Creighton will be running for the position of
President-Elect, and Drs. Karen Miller Becnel, Fern Crist, Julie
Dinnage, Anthony Nanton, and James Richards will be vying for three
open positions on the Board of Directors.
President-Elect:
presides at board meetings in the absence of the president and serves
as co-chair of the program committee responsible for the Fall and
Winter conference content. It's desirable for the nominees for
president-elect to have past experience on the AAFP board or have
served in a capacity such as committee/taskforce chair that reports to
the board. This is a one year term with automatic ascension to
president and immediate past president (3 years total). Dr. Margie
Scherk currently serves as President-Elect.
Directors: Directors
serve a term of two (2) years with a limit of three consecutive terms.
Directors should represent the diversity of companion animal/feline
practice and must be willing to attend board meetings, the two
conferences, and to oversee the work of committees.
In accordance with
the AAFP's policies and procedures, members may submit names of
additional candidates, along with biographical information and
supporting signatures equal to 1% of the membership (currently, 17
signatures are required) to:
info@aafponline.org
by Tuesday, August 22, 2006. You may nominate yourself or any member
in good standing. Biography forms are available from the Executive
Director's office at the above email address.
Submitted by
AAFP Leadership Development Committee
UPCOMING CONTINUING
EDUCATION
2006 AAFP Fall
Conference
Geriatrics and Pain
Management
October 21-24, 2006
Toronto, Canada
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
Conference details are available here:
http://www.aafponline.org/2006Fall/index.htm
AAFP SILENT AUCTION
DONATION REQUEST!
We need your help to
make the Silent Auction a success.
Donations are requested for the 2006 Silent Auction to be held at the
AAFP Fall conference in Toronto this October. The proceeds from the
auction will go toward helping the Student Chapters of the AAFP.
Please lend your support to help our future veterinarians and the
student programs they run at veterinary schools across the country.
Auction items will be
available for online bidding in the AAFP Rounds "Silent Auction"
message board folder (www.vin.com/AAFPRounds)
prior to the live auction. This means the earlier we receive your
donation, the more time we have to find high bids.
Please
submit
your donations today! Final bids for each
item will be occur at the LIVE Auction in Toronto.
Suggested donations
include gift certificates, tickets to concerts and sporting events,
veterinary instruments, veterinary textbooks, animal arts and crafts,
gift baskets, and weekend get-aways. Be creative with your donations!
Questions about the
Silent Auction should be directed to the AAFP Student Chapter
Committee Chair:
Dr.
Gerryll Hall at:
gerryll.hall@spcorp.com
Please fill out a
separate donation form (http://www.aafponline.org/2006Fall/index.htm)
for each item and ship your donations to the following address:
Dr. Kathleen Cavanagh
2005 Hansler Street
Ridgeville, Ontario L0S 1M0
Canada
Thanks for supporting
the future of our profession!
Donation deadline is October 2, 2006
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Silent Auction Donation Form
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Phone:
_____________________________Fax:_________________________________
Email:
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Item you wish to donate:
___________________________________________________
Approximate value:
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member donors can be kept anonymous by checking this box [ ]
Thank you for your donation!
Donation deadline is
October 2, 2006
Items may be sent to:
Dr. Kathleen Cavanagh, 2005 Hansler Street, Ridgeville ON, L0S 1M0
AAFP
FELLOWS
Call for Poster Presentations in Toronto
AAFP Fellows are invited to present a poster at the Fellow's Institute
in Toronto.
Posters will be presented to the Fellow's and meeting attendees will
choose the best poster to receive **a valuable prize**. Guidelines for
putting a poster together are available in the "Announcements" folder
of the AAFP Rounds message board here:
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2020*42187
Please submit
abstracts to the email address below by September 15.
Questions should be directed to the same address.
Letrisa Miller, MS, DVM
catdoc1@sbcglobal.net
NEW CASE
REPORT!
Do you have clients bringing
inappropriate
elimination cats to you? What do
you
do for them? The student message board features a new case discussion
on this topic!
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2074*43622
Also, don't forget to
utilize the client education handouts in the AAFP Feline Behavior
Guidelines:
http://www.aafponline.org/resources/practice_guidelines.htm
Did you see the video
and case discussion by Dr. Jan Bellows?
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2074*42752
Or Dr. Anne Richards'
case discussion about ear polyps?
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2074*41093
AAFP Members,
please
contact Dr. Deb Givin (catdoc@prexar.com)
to submit your own interesting cases. Case discussions not only
provide continuing education to our student members, but also allow
practicing veterinarians to share their experiences.
IN THE
NEWS
Below is a sampling
of new laws recently adopted throughout the country.
Hawaii
legislation was enacted to direct the Director of Civil Defense and
local organizations operating emergency shelters to make an area
available to shelter domestic pets.
Maryland
Gov. Ehrlich signed a bill to prohibit the possession or breeding of
specified exotic animals, with certain exemptions.
New Hampshire
legislation authorizes the appropriate state agency to prepare a
plan for service animals to be evacuated in the event of an
emergency, and specifies that such animals may not be separated
from the persons they serve.
A judge in
Oregon
dismissed a large part of a $1.6 million lawsuit that is bringing
national attention to the emotional issue of determining the value
of family pets. The claim of loss of companionship was not allowed
against a man convicted of intentionally running over his neighbor's
dog. The judge allowed the jury to consider awarding punitive
damages and compensation for the intentional infliction of emotional
stress, but said that loss of animal companionship was not a viable
theory under Oregon law.
Rhode Island
became the first state to mandate that cats over six months old must
be spayed or neutered. The legislation is intended to save thousands
of cats from being euthanized each year and ease crowding in animal
shelters.
South Carolina
enacted a major revision of its veterinary practice act. The
legislation makes client complaints public and establishes standards
for emergency care and mobile facilities. It also specifies how
veterinarians may delegate the performance of procedures,
therapeutic options, and alternate therapies, requiring
veterinarians to verify qualifications and competency, while
remaining responsible for the general care of the patient.
Vermont
became the second state to allow judges to issue protective orders
for pets of people trying to get out of abusive relationships. Other
states are expected to pass this type of legislation in the future.
Kitten
Survives Trip Through Wood Chipper
http://www.local6.com/news/9473489/detail.html
Darwin Pet Died
June 24 -- HARRIET, the giant Galapagos tortoise adopted as a pet by
Charles Darwin, has died at the ripe old age of 176.
The gentle giant, who was the oldest animal in captivity, features
in the Guinness Book of Records for her long life.
HEALTHY
CATS FOR LIFE
The AAFP and Fort Dodge Animal Health have again teamed up to help
you
spread the message of feline wellness. The new "Healthy Cats for
Life" campaign will help educate cat owners about the importance of
twice-a-year veterinary exams and recognizing the subtle signs of
sickness. Clinic kits will be distributed to AAFP members and
selected National Pet Wellness Month registrants. This program is a
continuation of the cat wellness program
launched in 2005, "The Great Cat Watch, for Wellness Sake!". Please
update your hospital website to include the link below and notify
your clients about this educational resource:
http://www.catwellness.org/
JOURNAL
ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST
Risk factors
associated with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease in
indoor-housed cats
J Am Vet Med Assoc.
March 2006;228(5):722-5.
C A Tony Buffington, Jodi L Westropp, Dennis J Chew, Roger R Bolus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=
16506933&dopt=Abstract
Underlying medical conditions in cats with presumptive psychogenic
alopecia.
Waisglass SE,
Landsberg GM, Yager JA, Hall JA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2006 Jun 1;228(11):1705-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=
Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16740071&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum
Benazepril and
subclinical feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a prospective,
blinded, controlled study.
Can Vet J. May
2006;47(5):437-45.
Mylène Taillefer, Rocky Di Fruscia
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/mesh/Cat_Diseases
Relationship of pancreatic duct dilation to age and clinical
findings in cats.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2006 May-Jun;47(3):287-94.
Hecht S, Penninck DG, Mahony OM, King R, Rand WM.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16700181&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Surgical revision
of the urethral stoma following perineal urethrostomy in 11 cats:
(1998-2004).
J Am Anim Hosp
Assoc. 2006 May-Jun;42(3):218-22.
Phillips H, Holt DE.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16611934&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=7&itool=pubmed_docsum
WEBSITES
OF INTEREST
Washington State
University Veterinary Cardiac Genetics Lab
(Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy testing info)
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/deptsVCGL/
Healthy Cats For Life
http://www.catwellness.org/
The CARE Animal
Foundation
http://www.careanimalfoundation.org/
Care to test your
parasitology trivia skills?
http://www.capcvet.org/downloads/CAPC_National_Board_Review.pdf
Companion Animal
Parasite Council's
Parasiticides for cats summary chart
http://www.capcvet.org/downloads/Parasiticides.pdf
Traveling with
Animals?
Resources to get you
going and get you back.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/companimals/travelpets.htm
AVMA NEWS
Disaster planning for
pets moves forward
Hoping to avoid
another Katrina-like debacle, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and
around the country are working toward requiring the inclusion of pets
in emergency-preparedness plans.
In May, the House
passed the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act with
overwhelming bipartisan support. The PETS bill, introduced by Rep. Tom
Lantos of California, would require state and local preparedness
offices to take into account pet owners, household pets, and service
animals in their disaster preparedness program.
The PETS bill is a
critically important piece of legislation, according to the AVMA,
since many Gulf Coast residents would not evacuate because there was
nowhere to go that would accept people and their pets. Federal
disaster relief organizations prevent animals from boarding rescue
vehicles. The Red Cross bars all animals, except for service animals,
from evacuee shelters for reasons of public health and safety.
The Senate is
considering similar legislation. Sponsored by Ted Stevens of Alaska
and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, the Senate bill goes further than
the House version by authorizing the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to assist in the planning process, allowing financial aid to
create emergency shelters for pet owners, and requiring the provision
of essential assistance for pet owners and their animals following a
major disaster.
Efforts to make
provisions for pets and livestock during emergencies are also under
way in several states. Such legislation has been adopted in Hawaii,
Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Florida, while bills are
currently pending in California, New Jersey and New York.
AAFP
WEBSITE ACCESS
Have you accessed the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery ONLINE?
Instructions are available for online access here:
http://www.aafponline.org/journal_access.htm
Students/Faculty
Advisors
have separate access instructions available here:
http://www.aafponline.org/journal_access_2.htm
Is your clinic
website address listed in the AAFP Membership directory?
You can log-in and update your profile.
"Member
Login" information for the
AAFP Online
website (www.aafponline.org)
requires a username (your Last name) and a password (your AAFP member
ID #). If you have any questions about the Member log-in, please
contact Gwen DeYoung, AAFP Administrator, at
info@aafponline.org, or (800) 204-3514.
Access to the
AAFP Rounds
website requires a VIN username and
password (www.vin.com/AAFPRounds).
Complimentary registration for a VIN username and password is
available to our AAFP membership upon request.
Have you
reviewed the AAFP membership directory?
Click on the "Find an
AAFP doctor" button to review what the public can see. Member's should
also log-in to review email addresses and additional referral
information available to your colleagues. Please notify the AAFP
office of any changes to your contact information for referrals,
journal and newsletter delivery. Or, you can "Update
Your
Information" within the Member section of the AAFP Online website (http://www.aafponline.org/members/log_in.htm).
Help us continue your membership benefits by making sure we can stay
in touch with you!
AAFP ROUNDS CLASSROOM
SOFTWARE UPGRADE!
VIN has upgraded the
VIN Unity Classroom software and requires the latest version of
Macromedia Flash. You can check if you have the latest version of
Flash on this page:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/
You will need Flash
version 8 or higher.
Please go to this
page to download the free most recent Flash Player:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/
Thank you!
Sherri Williams, MA,
DVM
AAFP Communications Chair
AAFP Informatics Committee
Springfield, IL
wileydvm@aol.com
Rick J. Alampi
AAFP Executive Director
203 Towne Centre Dr.
Hillsborough, NJ
info@aafponline.org
908-359-9351
800-874-0498 |
