At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Develop safe anesthetic care plans for horses 2. Understand the minimums that experts recommend for monitoring anesthesia 3. Recognize anesthetic complications and deal with them

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At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand the pathophysiology behind patellar luxation 2. Grade patellar luxations and make treatment decisions based on clinical signs 3. Be familiar with the different surgical components of corrective surgery

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Grade open fractures 2. Make treatment decisions 3. Be familiar with certain principles of wound care 4. Have a better understanding of post-traumatic osteomyelitis

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand normal development stages in puppies and adolescent dogs 2. Set puppies up for behavioral success as adults 3. Recognize "red flag" indicators of more serious underlying behavior problems in puppies

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Interpret blood gas analysis data and calculate the expected compensatory response in dogs 2. Recognize mixed ace base disturbances

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand what makes a good teaser candidate 2. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques for teaser preparation 3. Understand the basic surgical technique involved in teaser preparation

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand basic lobar anatomy in the dog and cat 2. Understand the radiographic features and differences between interstitial, bronchial, alveolar, and vascular lung patterns 3. Give examples of diseases with characteristic lung patterns

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand a logical diagnostic paradigm when looking at canine diarrhea. 2. Understand treatment and control options for different husbandry situations. 3. Provide relevant advise to clients on the real zoonotic concerns of Giardia

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Investigate reasons for sub-acute rumen acidosis 2. Evaluate causes of endometritis 3. Make recommendations for effective transition cow diets

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast the pharmacologic properties of common antiepileptic drugs 2. Recommend an appropriate antiepileptic drug for a patient based on clinical presentation 3. Understand how to employ therapeutic monitor strategies to common antiepileptic drugs

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Recognize common age-related behavior changes in dogs and cats 2. Understand the pathophysiology of how to diagnose Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome 3. Be familiar with the current treatment and management of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Define environmental enrichment for indoor-housed cats. 2. Identify the most appropriate enrichments in individual cases. 3. Implement recommended changes and troubleshoot problems.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: Understand the pathogenesis of AA instability and pertinent differentials in dogs Recognize exam and diagnostic imaging findings typical for AA instability Be familiar with treatment options such as external coaptation of the cervical spine

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Read feline body language 2. Understand the motivation behind feline aggression problems 3. Obtain the basic concepts behind treating common aggression problems

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Determine when hypercalcemia is dangerous to a patient. 2. List the 3 most common associations or causes of hypercalcemia in the dog and in the cat. 3. Decide upon treatment options for acute vs. chronic hypercalcemia.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Safely sedate horses for common standing procedures. 2. Recognize the common side effects associated with sedatives and analgesics used in the horse. 3. Effectively combine sedative and analgesic drugs.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Know the infectious and immune mediated causes of inflammation in the feline and canine central nervous system 2. Appropriately investigate a patient to confirm an inflammatory disorder of the CNS 3. Appropriately treat a patient with CNS inflammatory disease

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Recognize clinical signs associated with different causes of respiratory distress in cats. 2. Understand the pathophysiology and diagnosis of respiratory diseases in cats. 3. Devise a plan of action for acute empirical treatment of cats with respiratory distress.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand the options for acute fluid replacement in the horse. 2. Calculate the amount of fluid replacement required in given situations. 3. Determine the significance of fluid loss and monitor the efficacy of therapy.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Diagnose tooth root abscesses in camelids based on history, physical examination and radiographic findings. 2. Rule out other differentials for mandibular swelling in camelids. 3. Develop a treatment plan for tooth abscesses in camelids.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand the clinical disease spectrum canine degenerative myelopathy 2. Understand the pathophysiology as it relates to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3. Understand dilemmas associated with diagnosis of degenerative myelopathy

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Safely anesthetize horses for short procedures. 2. Understand how to safely extend xylazine-ketamine anesthesia in the horse. 3. Understand how to adjust drug doses to fit different types of horses.

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Describe the nature of buffers and list the most important buffers in the body. 2. Explain the clinical utility of the Henderson Hasselbach equation. 3. Describe the body's compensatory response to metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis and explain how these responses are fundamentally different. 4. Explain the role of the lungs and kidneys in maintaining normal acid base balance

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Know how to approach a patient with vestibular signs 2. Be familiar with the differences between peripheral and central vestibular disease 3. Know how to diagnose and treat the main differential diagnosis for central and peripheral vestibular signs in dogs and cats

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Examine and assess a patient with head trauma 2. Logically treat head trauma 3. Logically treat status epilepticus

Learn how to realize the full benefits of higher powered Class IV Therapy Lasers! This combination lecture and interactive lab is a complete introduction to the use of a Class IV therapy lasers in small animal practice. Current and prospective users will learn how diode lasers operate and how Class IV laser light interacts with tissue to reduce pain, reduce inflammation, and accelerate healing. Up-to-date treatment protocols for effective use will be explained. How Class IV therapy lasers impa...

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Understand the differences between cervical spondylomyelopathy in large and giant breed dogs 2. Know the advantages and disadvantages of the diagnostic options 3. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of treatment

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Explain how the body regulates extracellular fluid volume and water balance 2. Explain how hypernatremia and hyponatremia arise 3. Explain how hyponatremia can occur with both extracellular fluid volume depletion and volume expansion

At the end of this presentation you will be able to: 1. Develop a check list to investigate a high Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in a dairy herd 2. Discuss stray voltage’s impact on a diary herd 3. Counsel a diary manager on resolving a high Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in a diary herd