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RECENT ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF CANINE LYMPHOMA Andrew Novosad, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 201 A This lecture will focus on the diagnosis and management of canine lymphoma for the busy general veterinary practitioner. This lecture will cover the etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, prognostic factors, and current therapeutic options for canine lymphoma. There will be a special focus on ancillary testing for suspected lymphoid neoplasia and diagnostic dilemmas involving lymphoproliferative disease, including PARR, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry and how and when to use them. MAKING THE GRADE: RECENT ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT OF CANINE MAST CELL TUMORS Andrew Novosad, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 201 A This lecture will focus on the diagnosis and management of canine mast cell tumors for the busy general veterinary practitioner. This lecture will cover the incidence, signalment, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, prognostic factors, and current therapeutic options for canine mast cell tumors. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT OF CANINE OSTEOSARCOMA Andrew Novosad, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 201 A This lecture will focus on the diagnosis and management of canine osteosarcoma for the busy general veterinary practitioner. This lecture will cover the etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, prognostic factors, and current therapeutic options for canine lymphoma. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 CANINE OVULATION TIMING FOR THE BUSY PRACTITIONER – HOW DO I FIT THIS IN FOR MY SPECIAL CLIENTS? Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 200 Like many DVMs, perhaps you don’t do much reproduction work, but you have a great client that wants to breed his Beagle. And maybe you would like to dip a toe into breeding work before you dive in the deep end. Are you confused about progesterone testing (when, on what machine, are they all the same)? This fast paced session will give you what you need to know. PUPPY VAGINITIS: IS IT EVEN A DISEASE? Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 200 This condition can be so messy and upsetting to clients! What do we actually know? What do we THINK we know? And what can we do to help out our clients and patients without doing harm? TIMING GESTATION STAGE AND RECOGNIZING AND TREATING DYSTOCIA IN THE DOG AND CAT Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Room 200 When that French Bulldog owner comes in with the owner insisting on a C-section all blood pressures rise! How can you know what the gestation stage is? How and do we figure out if a bitch who went missing for a day or two during her heat cycle got pregnant? How can we tell if its time for help in a delivery and what do we do when? This session can dramatically lower your stress level when faced with such cases! DISEASES OF THE CANINE PENIS AND PREPUCE – ALSO NOT JUST FOR INTACT MALES! Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Room 200 Male dogs of both statuses come in for preputial discharge, chewing or licking, or pain or lesions on the penis or prepuce. What can happen here and what do we need to do to diagnose and treat? Here are helpful ways to break down the problem and start figuring out what comes next for the next patient you see with these issues. Covered concerns include preputial discharge, phimosis and paraphimosis, trauma, fractured os penis, and neoplasia. Turns out there’s lots going on in that area. Cases will be used for illustration.
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO – CRYPTORCHIDISM IN THE DOG AND CAT Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | Room 200 So common, so commonly frustrating! From the does-he-or- doesn’t he found dog or cat to the BEST puppy the breeder has ever raised, these can be a source for stress and confusion. Have you ever gone looking and been unable to find a cryptorchid testis? What’s the strangest place you HAVE found one (prize for most unusual). This session covers what is normal, what is not, and what we can do to diagnose it and what options are present depending on the patient, as will be demonstrated by cases. TINY BABIES, BRAVE NEW WORLD – HOT TOPICS IN NEONATAL MEDICINE Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), CVA, CVCP 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Room 200 Important and clinically useful updates from the latest literature around the world on how we can best treat and maintain the health of young puppies and kittens before they head to their new homes or their respective kindergartens. Everyone loves baby puppies and kittens-and we want to do our best for them. This session will update prior thoughts and beliefs and give us all a fresh take on doing our best for the littlest of lives. LEASH REACTIVITY IN DOGS Aggression directed towards unfamiliar dogs and people from leashed dogs is a common cause for relinquishment or euthanasia. Probable developmental causes, presentations, and motivations will be discussed. This complex problem will be simplified, and treatment modalities will be discussed. TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION IN DOGS Alert barking at unfamiliar dogs and people on or near their territory can be normal in the domestic dog. The behavior is usually not problematic for the pet owner unless the barking is excessive or the dog’s aggressive behavior prevents visitors from entering the home. This session will focus on the treatment of territorial aggression in dogs. Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Ballroom A Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Ballroom A Resource guarding is a common problem in dogs and it has a wide variety of behavioral presentations. The condition is sometimes referred to as possessive aggression and it poses a serious risk of injury when aggression is directed toward humans or other animals. Resource guarding can negatively affect the human-animal bond and the dog’s social relationship with other animals. This session will discuss prevention, establishing a diagnosis, and treatment recommendations. RESOURCE GUARDING IN DOGS Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Ballroom A
PU/PD, urine evaluation, and diagnostic imaging. While few new medical management options are available for urinary incontinence, diagnostic advances have improved our ability to identify conditions that have a more permanent treatment options. This talk will primarily focus on diagnosis and management of ectopic ureter(s), urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI), and other functional and structural abnormalities of the lower urinary tract in dogs and cats. PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN DOGS AND CATS Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Ballroom B Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common condition in cats and dogs and often is a life-limiting condition in many of our patients. While little evidence is available to support various medical treatments and the ability to slow progression/treat CKD in dogs and cats, there are some medical options that are more promising than others. This talk will focus on various medical options for CKD patients and the evidence to support use. CHALLENGING UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY CASES: A CASE-BASED DISCUSSION Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Ballroom B While many urology and nephrology cases are straightforward, many are not! This case-based discussion will focus on lower urinary tract and upper urinary tract cases that proved to be more challenging than expected. The case-based approach will allow for discussion of various urologic and nephrology concepts and conditions and lessons learned from an internist perspective. UPDATE ON MANAGEMENT OF TRACHEAL COLLAPSE Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | Ballroom B Management of tracheal collapse is focused on suppressing cough and reducing inflammation. Novel cough suppressants are becoming more popular for management in challenging and refractory cases. This talk will discuss new anti-tussive therapies and indications for tracheal stent placement. CHALLENGING RESPIRATORY CASES: A CASE-BASED DISCUSSION Respiratory diseases in dogs and cats are often challenging to manage, as many patients are not good candidates for advanced and invasive diagnostics. In addition, diagnostic evaluation is often expensive and may not yield results that alter the treatment plan in some cases. This case-based discussion will focus on challenging respiratory diseases in dogs and cats that Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Ballroom B include both upper and lower airway conditions. RADIOGRAPHIC LUNG PATTERNS IN DOGS AND CATS Nathalie Rademacher, DVM 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Ballroom C This presentation will cover the traditional and non traditional lung patterns and will give a different approach to reading thoracic radiographs in small animals. TIPS FOR BETTER DIAGNOSIS MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION Nathalie Rademacher, DVM 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Ballroom C This presentation will cover the radiographic description of mechanical ileus and highlight several easy to improve
COMPULSIVE DISORDERS IN DOGS Kenneth Martin, DVM, DACVB 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Ballroom A
Abnormal repetitive behaviors can compromise the welfare of the dog and the dog’s relationship with family members. This session will discuss presentations and treatment modalities for
various compulsive disorders in dogs. UPDATE ON CANINE UROLITHIASIS Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Ballroom B
diagnosis in a real world practice setting. ABNORMAL OR NORMAL VARIANT ON RADIOGRAPHS Nathalie Rademacher, DVM 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Ballroom C
Urolithiasis is a common cause of lower urinary tract signs in dogs and various medical and surgical management options are available for these patients. This talk will focus on common uroliths in the dog and discuss updates on prevention, medical treatment, and minimally invasive urologic procedures. URINARY INCONTINENCE: UPDATE ON DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
This presentation will cover the normal variations versus abnormal findings on different radiographic regions. MUSCUOLOSKELETAL DISEASE IN YOUR SMALL ANIMALS Nathalie Rademacher, DVM 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Ballroom C This presentation will cover common disease processes seen in small animals.
Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Ballroom B
Urinary incontinence is a commonly clinical symptom that often significantly affects the quality of life of the pet and the pet owner. Diagnosis is often aimed at ruling out causes of
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