Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
If you’re studying for your toxicology veterinary boards, great study review course sponsored by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center! Details below: The ASPCA APCC is sponsoring a review course for the ABVT exam on April 23-24, 2016. The course is free and anyone planning to take the exam this year or in the future is encouraged to attend. If you cannot attend in person, a Webex option is available. The format of the review will include a mock exam (100 questions) that...
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Kitchen dangers that are poisonous to pets | Dr. Justine Lee
Don’t know what poisonous kitchen toxins are dangerous to your dog or cat? Here, a great article by Consumer Affairs: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/pet-food/#dangerous-foods When in doubt, contact the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 for life-saving care...
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NAVC Institute 2016 on Emergency Critical Care | Dr. Justine Lee
Join Us for Immersive Learning at the NAVC Institute 2016 and Learn More about Emergency & Critical Care Dive deep into emergency and critical care principles and topics and see these principles in action at the NAVC Institute 2016 course: Emergency & Critical Care: Helping You Keep Your Cool in the ER. In this course, you’ll learn all you need to know about topics related to emergency and critical care (ECC). This four-day intensive course will be a practical approach to the...
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Samples needed for Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) | Dr. Justine Lee
Do you have a cat that is suspected of having FIP? The research lab of Dr. Gary Whittaker in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is soliciting samples for their clinical trial and diagnostic test validation for feline infectious peritonitis, a devastating and highly lethal systemic infection of cats caused by a feline coronavirus (FCoV). FIP is commonly considered to be the most significant infectious disease in feline medicine, and is currently without useful molecular diagnostic...
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The WHO ruling on the use of ketamine by veterinarians! | Dr. Justine Lee
Good news for veterinarians and veterinary technicians worldwide! The World Health Organization (WHO) was evaluating whether or not ketamine, a commonly used analgesic and anesthestic drug, would be reclassified. The WHO was considering reclassifying it from a schedule 3 drug (in the United States under the Controlled Substances Act) to a schedule 1 drug internationally. Ketamine, commonly known as Ketaset, Ketaflo, or Vetalar, is a dissociative NMDA-receptor antagonist. This cost-effecitve...
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Top 10 causes of illness in dogs and cats | Dr. Justine Lee
Pets Best Insurance just released the top 10 causes of illness in dogs and cats was for 2015 – this was based on pets presenting to veterinarians who had insurance (e.g., claims). So without further ado, here, the top 10 list! Dogs: Atopy/allergies Otitis Osteoarthritis Undiagnosed mass Cruciate ligament surgery (e.g., ACL tear in the knee) Hypothyroidism Pyoderma Undiagnosed gastrointestinal condition Undiagnosed lameness Urinary tract infection Cats: Renal...
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