AAFP Feline Weekly

Treatment of systemic hypertension associated with kidney disease

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Systemic hypertension is an increasingly diagnosed disorder in dogs and cats and frequently occurs secondary to chronic kidney disease. Prevention of damage to organs such as the kidneys, brain, heart, and eyes is one of the primary concerns in the management of veterinary patients with hypertension.

AAFP Rounds on VIN

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

The next AAFP Rounds on VIN will be held on May 28 at 8 pm EDT. Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP, speaker at the 2013 AAFP Conference, will present "Feline Oropharyngeal Inflammation: It’s Not All Stomatitis." In this session, thirteen presentations and treatment of oropharyngeal inflammation will be discussed, as well as the care and treatment of feline tooth resorption.

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21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

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Genetics of inherited hypokalemia in Burmese cats

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Potassium is an important cation required for establishing normal cell resting membrane potential and for normal cell excitability in all mammals. Generalized or localized episodic or persistent muscle weakness can occur due to low potassium levels secondary to low dietary potassium intake or abnormal metabolism or elimination of potassium caused by disease.

Hospira issues a voluntary nationwide recall

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Hospira, Inc., announced that last August it initiated a voluntary nationwide user-level recall of one lot of 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL, Flexible Container, NDC 0409-7984-23. This action was due to one confirmed customer report where four separate particulate issues were identified in four individual flexible containers.

How to be an indispensable veterinary team member

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

When you’re a veterinary practice team member jostling for a raise and paths to advancement, success can come in “doing the things nobody wants to do,” said Rick Schulkey, practice manager at Madison Veterinary Hospital in Madison Heights, Mich., at CVC in Washington, D.C., May 9. And what do so many in the industry like to avoid? Difficult conversations with clients.

11 myths about feline heartworm disease

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

On May 11, at the CVC in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kristin MacDonald addressed 11 common fallacies practitioners encounter in practice in an effort to ensure more cats are protected with heartworm preventives year-round.

New Texas law prevents shelter animals from being euthanized in gas chambers

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

The gas chambers will soon be gone. Now that there's a new law on the books protecting stray cats and dogs at shelters from dying by carbon monoxide poisoning — as they have in some Texas communities for decades — those chambers will be mothballed. This leaves lethal injection as the only legal way to euthanize a shelter animal.

Treatment of systemic hypertension associated with kidney disease

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

New approaches to treating feline herpesvirus eye infections

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) is a cause of chronic recurrent infections that can cause severe eye disease. This research, funded by Winn Feline Foundation since 2010, examined several agents for usefulness as carriers for administration of a potential new antiviral agent, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).

Estrus in a spayed cat

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

An aging spayed female cat is presented with signs typical of estrus. A history, physical examination, and extensive diagnostics are performed. Can you determine the diagnosis?

Why do cats dominate the Internet?

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Terri Thornton writes, "I was out walking one day and saw a teeny-tiny mailbox next to a great big drainage pipe. The name on the mailbox was 'Piper' — apparently since the hobbit or troll or whatever-lived-there resided in the pipe."

Partners in pet care: You and your veterinarian

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

There are millions of pets in the U.S. who provide our families with endless hours of joy and companionship, thanks in large part to the best veterinary doctors, pharmaceuticals and technology ever available.

AAHA, AAFP release fluid therapy guidelines for veterinarians

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

To provide guidance for veterinary practitioners, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) have released the AAHA/AAFP Fluid Therapy Guidelines for Dogs and Cats for use by veterinary professionals.

The new landscape of health insurance

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Veterinarians will feel the impact as individuals and as practice owners when provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will transform the landscape of health insurance take effect next year. Many of the details of implementation are still up in the air. Yet, veterinarians can begin educating themselves now about the basics and looking to advisers for assistance, according to experts on health insurance in the veterinary community.

Cat's happy homecoming illustrates the importance of microchips

21 May 2013 12:14:02 CDT

Last November, Judy and George Saenz were traveling through Colorado and stopped for the night in Glenwood Springs. The trip was going well until their beloved feline companion, Alice, managed to escape.