VetInfo Digest Back Issues Back Issues of the VetInfo Digest. The search engine may not search this site, so there is a small summary of the information in each of the issues.
Advice for visits to the vet, heartworms, acepromazine and boxers
Vaccinations protocols, preparing for emergencies
Holiday risks, common mistakes veterinarians make
Literature review, perianal fistulas, new cat vaccination protocol suggested by the feline practitioner's association.
What is good medicine? What is a differential diagnosis?
Hard to understand; heartworms, immune mediated hemolytic anemia, feline leukemia .... heavy metal dermatitis
Stuff I have learned online, veterinary emergencies and why won't your vet see you in an emergency, Leboyer birth
Searching for Veterinary Information, problems with pets you can avoid, Sandy
When good medications do bad things, blood tests, anesthesia, corticosteroid use, traveling with pets in the summer
Beginning of the laboratory medicine series, demodecosis in older dogs, "Pony Swim" story
Don't kill your cat, red blood cell laboratory values and information, don't kill you dog,
White blood cell counts, vaccine controversy, Devil on a short chain
Euthanasia, leptospirosis, "Murder, She Thought", Fall preparations for pets
Spay and neuter surgery, transporting injured pets, it isn't only the pets that fight
Screening blood panel, pets traveling by air, Hera and the Christmas tree, cancer vocabulary
Testing for kidney disease, why cats vomit, heron rescue
Nutrition and pets, dental health month, new medications, naval bull
Abbreviations, doing nothing can work, differential diagnoses for allergy skin disease, Baggy -- the clinic cat
Who's Who at the Vet's, Talk to the receptionist, Causes of High Blood Sugar in Pets, Pseudomonas Ear Infections, Arthritis in Pets, Spot and Duke
Slow changes, Veterinary Hospital Staff Members: Focus on Certified Technicians, Quick Vet Check ,When You KNOW Something is Wrong, Medication Advertisements, Gracie, Spring Thoughts
What does the liver do?, Very Short Stories, Stuff You Shouldn't Say to Your Vet, Short Stories, Continued., Mixing and Matching Medications - potential risks for drug interactions
Aggression Between Cats, The ONE Thing Not to Say to Your Vet, Estimating the Age of Pets, What Do Kidneys Do?
Interesting Questions from This Month, How Often DO I Get Bit?
August 1999Hyperadrenocorticism ( Cushing's Disease), Revolution (TM), a New Medication for Prevention of Heartworms and Fleas
Risk versus Benefit Decisions, Y2K and Pets, Evaluating Literature References in Veterinary Medicine, Don't forget:
October 1999Inconsistent Advice, Diabetes mellitus, Some people you just can't work for....
November 1999Zoonoses and thing that aren't
Specialists in veterinary medicine
Millennium review, parvovirus, feline leukemia virus, miracles
Dentistry
March 2000
Don't mislead your vet, reviews of new information and products, "what is his name"
April 2000
Rumors and fads in veterinary medicine, neutrophil function
May 2000
Online veterinarians, antibiotics, new drugs and new uses of old drugs, Sheba
June 2000
Therapeutic Diets for Pets, Blood Glucose monitoring, Heartworm Prevention and Flea control choices
July 2000
Cranial cruciate ligament injuries, tail jerk injuries, things people say
August 2000
Mast cell tumors
September 2000
Odds and Ends, Seizure control medications
October 2000
Prescription Inserts, Herpes Virus 1 Eye Problems in Cats
November 2000
Interpreting Test Results, Canine Leishmaniasis, New Surgery for Hip Dysplasia, Compounding Pharmacies Administering Eye Medications
December 2000
Rational Use of Prednisone, Maximum Insulin Dosage
January 2001
All About Fleas, Small amount about veterinary programs for the PalmOS
February 2001
A little about Dr. Mike and Michal, What Would YOU Do, Doc? -- Practice is different than Theory, sometimes
March 2001
More of What Would YOU Do, Doc? (trauma, kidney failure, IBD, anesthetic monitoring, chronic bronchitis/asthma and dental care)
April 2001
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and immune mediated thromobocytopenia (ITP)
May 2001
Vets and Vaccinations, Foot and Mouth Disease, West Nile Virus, Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease), Rethinking Some Things, Generic Drug Approvals, Client Expectations
June 2001
One more thought on Vets and Vaccinations, Taking Care of Newborn Kittens and Puppies, Alternatives to Corticosteroids for Itch Control
July 2001
Why Doesn't My Vet Like My Breed?, Cancer Therapy Basics, ProHeart 6 (tm)
August 2001
Cancer Therapies
September 2001
Symptoms and Their Causes, A Few New Generics
October 2001
Algorithms and Thunderstorm Anxiety
November 2001
Behavioral basics, aggression, pilling cats and dogs
December 2001
Behavioral specialists, Behavioral "Rules of Thumb", Medications, House Training, Car Sickness, Separation Anxiety and Feline Elimination Behavior Problems
January 2002
Medical history taking, physical examination and spontaneous remission from osteosarcoma
February 2002
Shampoos and Conditioners, Pet Health Insurance
March 2002
Tick Borne disease, Remote access specialists, Information Updates, Hospitalization in Veterinary MedicineAllergies in Dogs and Cats, Definitions - Types of Allergies, Diagnosing Allergies, Testing for Allergies. Treatment of Allergies
"In-house" Test Procedures, Fecal Examination, Heartworm Tests, Feline Leukemia, Feline immunodeficiency Virus, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme Disease.
Why Use Medications That Might Cause Harm?Bite Wounds, Dog Bites, Cat Bites, Humans Bitten by Pets, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine
The 80/20 and 10/80/10 Rules, Puppies, Kittens and Special Diets, Laser Surgery - Is it Necessary? Cytauxzoonosis felis, Tick Control in Dogs and Cats, Does it Pay to Use Online Pharmacies?
Online and Mail Order Pharmacies (really), Ethical Choices in Veterinary Medicine, Providing for Pets When Pet Owners Die
Veterinary Medical Equipment -- the basics.
Dentistry, Scaling and Polishing, Broken Teeth, FORLs, Periodontal Disease
Adverse Drug Reactions, Specific Examples, Asking Questions
Reported adverse drug reactions that aren't real, Common Mistakes Veterinary Clients make, Contact Information
January 2003
Routine veterinary careGeriatric Care
Laboratory Values / Meaning of Normal / Value Charts
Heartworm Disease (dogs and cat), New products
Veterinary specialty diets
Surgery in Veterinary Medicine
Do It Yourself? SARS and Monkeypox
How to: administer medications, trim nails, express anal sacs, calculate dosages, etc.
Updates to older issues of the VetInfo Digest
Lameness
Anesthesia
Gastrointestinal Disease
Mistakes Veterinary Clients Make
Introducing a new pet // Personal Quirks // New Medication (Atopica Rx) for itchiness
Ringworm (Dermatophytosis), Lyme Disease, Vector Borne Illness Updates
When certain tests are appropriate, Vector Borne Illnesses continued, service updates
Understanding the science behind veterinary medicine, introduction to practice philosophies
Thinking like your vet, some new products and information
Lists of the most likely causes of some symptoms, new stuff, general practitioners and specialists
Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Some useful OTC medications
Definitions and uses for Nutraceuticals, OTC meds and Herbs
Poisonings
Itch Control, Legal Issues, Toxic Candies, Beware of Thanksgiving Dinner
Pain Control
Medical care for groups of dogs and/or cats
Stuff we have learned by providing pet health information online
Antibiotic Use
Ear Disease
Optimal Care Thoughts
Desperation Medicine, New Stuff and Brief Notes
Common Diagnoses, Why vets avoid some testing procedures
Brief facts on kidney failure, hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease), diabetes mellitus and feeding pets
Pancreatitis
Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's Disease), Canine influenza
Multiple problems, multiple medications, hospitalizing pets, specialists, vaccination, alternative medicine, home blood glucose monitoring, veterinary records, finding information
Veterinary Dentistry
Understanding Your Vet, Dealing with Veterinary Receptionists
Patterns of Skin Disease
Laboratory Testing, Concepts, Problems, Advice\\
Laboratory Testing Continued, Avian Flu, Lyme Disease
Veterinary Management Advice and How it Affects Your Pet's Care
Differential Diagnoses, Seizures
Seizures, continued
Seizures continued, Evaluating Medical Information, Problems with Slocum TPLO plates
Medical Update Issue
What is Good Medicine?
Specialists - an overview of specialization in veterinary medicine
Trade Secrets
Generic Drugs
Slentrol, Periodontal Vaccine, Vaccine recommendations for cats, xylitol poisoning, flea and tick control
Surgeries - spay/neuter, orthopedics, herniated discs, cancer, anal sacs, declawing, tips to improve the surgical experience
Menu Foods Recall, Veterinary Medicine and Pet Diets
Oral melanoma vaccine, Cancer prevention study, Anti-vomiting medication, Lineage by DNA, Microchip Wars, Evidence Based Medicine
Statistics, Contacting Us
Calorie Counting, Cancer prognosticating, Promeris
New Medications, New Uses for Old Medications, Microchipping
Skin tumors affecting dogs and cats, part 1
Stuff I Read Online This Month; Skin tumors part 2
Holistic Medicine, New Medications (New Stuff)
Resistance to Monthly Flea Medications?, Giving Better Medical Histories
Waxing and waning diseases, a few assorted statistics, shelter medicine
Heart attack
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