• Sunday, December 17, 8pm ET: Approach to Differentiation of Hypoproteinemia/
  Hypoalbuminemia (Dr. Sally Lester). Case discussions will be included.
• Sunday, January 21, 8pm ET: Home Care and End of Life Issues (Dr. Margie Scherk)

Dr. Lappin's Rounds transcript for the AAFP Bartonella Panel Report is now available here:
Transcript

All AAFP members are invited to attend these rounds. If you still need a VIN username and password for complimentary access, please email Dr. Sherri Williams ( wileydvm@aol.com ) with the words "AAFP
Rounds" in the subject heading.

CHECK IT OUT!

The 2006 Panel report on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Bartonella spp. infections can be
found in the J Feline Med Surg. 2006; 8:213-226.

Can't find your JFMS issue? No worries! Instructions are available here to access the JFMS online:
http://www.aafponline.org/journal_access.htm

The 2006 AAFP Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report is now available on the AAFP Online website:
http://www.aafponline.org/resources/practice_guidelines.htm and will be open for discussion on February
18 at 8pm ET.

The American Heartworm Society has granted the AAFP membership access to the 2005 Guidelines for
the Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) Infection in Cats.
Please find these guidelines in the AAFP rounds library here:
http://www.vin.com/Members/CE/C164/Library/CE_M06155.htm

AAFP 2007 WINTER & FALL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please update your calendar with the following dates:

2007 AAFP Winter Conference
March 3 - 5, 2007
Theme: Update in Feline Therapeutics
InterContinental Hotel, Miami, FL
http://www.aafponline.org/2007Winter/index.htm

2007 AAFP Fall Conference
November 11 - 13, 2007.
Theme: Feline Dentistry and Diseases of the Head and Neck
Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin, Texas
http://www.aafponline.org/2007Fall/index.htm
**Please note the Fall meeting date has changed***
The original dates were October 27-30, 2007.
The meeting date has been moved to improve hotel room and meeting space availability.

REQUEST for AAFP RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS

The AAFP will present a research award in 2007 for meaningful research in feline medicine and/or
surgery. The $15,000 award will be given to the researcher whose application shows the most clinical
merit.

Grant application instructions, including the criteria for grant selection, and a time line for the grant and
reporting process are available on the AAFP website here:
http://www.aafponline.org/resources/grants.htm

All applications and 10 copies of the proposal must be received in the AAFP office by December 15, 2006.

CALL FOR AAFP BOARD NOMINATIONS

The Nominations Task Force of the Leadership Development Committee is seeking nominations for
board positions available in 2007. Four Director positions and the position of President-Elect are open
for election. These terms will begin on January 1, 2008. Directors serve a two-year term; the President-
Elect serves one year and then becomes President the following year. This is your opportunity to help
mold the future of the AAFP!

The minimum requirement for a board member is at least three years' membership in the AAFP. Involvement
in committees, attendance at AAFP meetings, and ability to work as a team player will also be considered
by the Nominations Task Force when submitting its recommended slate of nominees to the Board for
consideration.

Interested individuals should contact the AAFP office for a copy of the Biographical/Qualifications form, which
must be completed and returned to the AAFP office no later than April 1, 2007. Please contact
info@aafponline.org or 1-800-874-0498 for further information.

2007 AVMA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

The AVMA Leadership Conference will be held in Chicago from January 5-7, 2007. The AAFP Leadership Development committee has recently selected Dr. Glenn Olah from Santa Fe, NM to be its recent graduate representative to the Conference. AAFP's 2007 President, Dr. Margie Scherk and House of Delegate|
members, Drs. Vicki Thayer and Steve Dullard, will join Dr. Olah at the conference. AAFP Executive Director,
Rick Alampi, will also be in attendance.

Due to the generosity of Bayer sponsorship, AAFP has been able to send a recent graduate member to the
past several AVMA Leadership Conferences. This individual gets to watch how the AVMA House of Delegates functions and participate in educational workshops. This year, the workshops focus on the areas of
membership and public relations. Dr. Olah is a member of the AAFP committee that deals with these issues,
and the information he receives can be of benefit to the organization.

If you have been a member of AAFP for 6 years or less, please consider sending in a letter and resume to the Executive Office in the fall of 2007 to be considered for the 2008 AVMA Leadership Conference.

The 2005 AAFP Research Grant recipient requests our assistance in obtaining tissue from cats with alimentary lymphoma. Further details are available here:
http://www.aafponline.org/clinical_trials/dr.higgenbotham.htm

Hill's clinical nutrition research projects
AAFP members interested in participating in a variety of upcoming nutrition trials should contact Dale
Fritsch, Hill's Associate Director of Clinical Research at email: dale_fritsch@hillspet.com

Treatment of Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) with 2-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)
The University of Pennsylvania is examining a novel drug therapy for SCC in cats that have non-resectable
disease.
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2369*46638

A list of additional clinical trials can be found here:
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2369*44844

Congratulations to Dr Lorraine Jarboe!

At the November 16-18th AVMA Executive Board meeting, Dr. Jarboe was officially appointed to|
Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee. CPAC serves as an advisory committee to the Council on
Biologic and Therapeutic Agents and is constructed to provide wide species-based, veterinary
practitioner input on issues of biologic and therapeutic agents including but not limited to drug availability, distribution, use and residue control, and on quality assurance for products of food animal origin.

2006 SILENT AUCTION

A HUGE thank you to everyone supporting the AAFP Silent auction. Your support helped us raise
approximately $7,000 for the benefit of the AAFP student chapters.

CALLING ALL PRECEPTOR/EXTERNSHIP VOLUNTEERS!

Our student chapter members are seeking guidance and experience from you! The AAFP currently has
a short list of preceptors for 2006, and we hope to expand our list for 2007. Please contact the AAFP
office if interested in sharing your time and clinical experience with a student: info@aafponline.org with
"AAFP Preceptor Program" in the subject line.

FELINE CASE DISCUSSION

A kitten limb abnormality case has been posted for your review by Dr. Susan Little (includes video
and radiographs):
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2074*44841

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.

JOURNAL ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST

Serological differentiation of FIV-infected cats from dual-subtype feline immunodeficiency
virus vaccine (Fel-O-Vax FIV) inoculated cats.
Kusuhara H, Hohdatsu T, Seta T, Nemoto K, Motokawa K, Gemma T, Watanabe R, Huang C, Arai S,
Koyama H. Vet Microbiol. 2006 Nov 30
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17141431&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Analysis of the Effects of Fentanyl in the Feline Pulmonary Vascular Bed.
Kaye AD, Hoover JM, Ibrahim IN, Phelps J, Baluch A, Fields A, Huffman S.
Am J Ther. 2006 November/December;13(6):478-484.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=
17122527&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Chronic eosinophilic leukemia in a cat: cytochemical and immunophenotypical features.
Gelain ME, Antoniazzi E, Bertazzolo W, Zaccolo M, Comazzi S.
Vet Clin Pathol. 2006 Dec;35(4):454-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=
17123254&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Long-term outcome of therapy for 59 cats and 11 dogs with cryptococcosis.
O'Brien CR, Krockenberger MB, Martin P, Wigney DI, Malik R.
Aust Vet J. 2006 Nov;84(11):384-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=
17092323&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Outcomes of cats with oral tumors treated with mandibulectomy: 42 cases.
Northrup NC, Selting KA, Rassnick KM, Kristal O, O'brien MG, Dank G, Dhaliwal RS, Jagannatha S,
Cornell KK, Gieger TL.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2006 Sep-Oct;42(5):350-60.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=16960038&dopt=Abstract

Human Deaths from Animal Diseases on the Rise
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/061108_zoonotic_diseases.html

TLC Helps Brain-Damaged Kittens heal (NBC News Video)
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&g=86bcde61-9300-4633-ac54-dd736168ddba&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks&t=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15850395/
#storyContinued&fg=

The World's Rarest Big Cat Captured
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061116-russia-leopard.html

ALLERCA Hypoallergenic Cat (CBS Early Show Videos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDR0uPA2Rcw

Moscow Cats Theater (Video)
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&g=27b095bf-4b99-41f2-b9d4-f1574652c084&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks&t=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15850395/
#storyContinued&fg=
Moscow Cats Theater Website information:
http://www.moscowcatstheatre.com/

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Cat Game
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/cats.htm

National Geographic Africa Webcam is live again!
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/index.html

Lostandpound.com
Lost and Pound, LLC announces the national launch of http://www.lostandpound.com/. The lost and
found pet website is the first of its kind to send out electronic email alerts for free to various authorities
when a pet is lost anywhere in the United States. More details are available here:
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2020*44840

AAFP WEBSITE ACCESS

"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 email info@aafponline.org or call (800) 874-0498.

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!