COMPANION ANIMAL PROGRAM
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010 • 7pm–10:00pm
PEARLS OF WISDOM
7pm-8pm
Syringomyelia: What is this and why do we keep hearing about it?
Speaker: Julie Ducote, DVM, DACVIM (Texas A&M University)
This presentation is an introduction to syringomyelia and caudal occipital malformation syndrome, as well as the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of these problems.
8pm-9pm
I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up: Tips for Quickly Assessing and Treating the patient with Acute Collapse
Speaker: Wendy Blount, DVM (Nacogdoches, TX)
This session will address the most common causes of acute collapse presented to the small animal practice and how to quickly narrow your differential diagnoses and begin emergency treatment. Quick reference charts and handouts will be provided in the Proceedings.
9pm-10pm
Perioperative Pain Management and Immediate Postoperative Rehabilitation in the Small Animal Orthopedic Patient
Speaker: Rick Wall, DVM (The Woodlands, TX)
Management of pain in the orthopedic patient begins prior to the surgical procedure and continues for some time afterwards. The use of local and regional anesthesia, epidurals and continuous rate pain infusions have greatly aided in addressing orthopedic pain. The utilization of rehabilitation techniques beginning immediately following surgery aides in the management of pain by controlling inflammation brought about by the trauma of surgery.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010 • 8am – 12:00pm
PEARLS OF WISDOM
8am-9am
Diabetic Management: The Sweet Success of Managing the Small Animal Diabetic Patient
Speaker: Wendy Blount, DVM (Nacogdoches, TX)
Learn how to deal with the most common challenges and pitfalls for diabetic dogs and cats efficiently and cost effectively.
9am-10am
Spinal Cord Injury in the Canine
Speaker: Rick Wall, DVM (The Woodlands, TX)
This lecture will cover physical rehabilitation and pain management in both the surgical and non-surgical spinal cord injury patient. Topics covered will include pain management of neuropathic pain, passive range of motion exercise, proprioceptive awareness exercises, musculoskeletal strengthening and management of bladder dysfunction.
10:30am-12pm
The Five Cases We See Every Week
Speaker: Julie Ducote, DVM, DACVIM (Texas A&M University)
This neurologist will introduce five of the more common neurologic presentations in small animal practice and discuss how she approaches these patients diagnostically and therapeutically.
2pm-6pm
Diagnostic Imaging of the Small Animal Gastrointestinal Tract
Speakers: Ben Young, DVM, Kathy Spaulding, DVM, Bunita Eichelberger, DVM, and Jay Griffin, DVM (TAMU-CVM faculty/resident)
Diagnostic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract is an important yet challenging aspect of small animal medicine. The goal of this lecture series is to provide a clinically oriented discussion of diagnostic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract including radiography, contrast procedures, ultrasonography and computed tomography. This 3.5-hour period will consist of four lectures given by three Texas A&M radiologists (Drs. Young, Spaulding and Eichelberger) as well as third-year radiology resident Dr. Jay Young.
7pm-10pm
What’s New in Nutrition – From Feeding Cats to the Best Diet for GI Disease
Speaker: Deb Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Texas A&M University)
The first hour of this session will explain feline nutrition and its role in health and disease. The last two hours will be dedicated to dietary therapy when dealing with GI diseases such as IBD, PLE and diseases of the colon.
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010 • 8am–12:30pm
PEARLS OF WISDOM
8am-10am
Surgical and Conservative Treatment Options for Canine Hip Dysplasia
Speakers: Brian Saunders, DVM, PhD, and J. David Sessum, RVT (Texas A&M University)
The objective of this lecture is to provide the small animal veterinarian with an understanding of hip dysplasia, disease progression and when to recommend each surgery given a patient’s age, stage of disease and degree of clinical signs. Developing a rehabilitation program for any treatment of hip dysplasia will also be discussed. Topics to be covered include diagnosis and staging of canine hip dysplasia, pre-surgical evaluation, surgical treatment options and long-term risk/benefit (prognosis). Specific surgical procedures to be discussed in depth include triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO), total hip replacement (THR) and femoral head ostectomy (FHO). Rehabilitation techniques for each surgical procedure as well as conservatively managed patients will be discussed.
10:30am-12:30pm
Myofascial Pain in Dogs
Speaker: Rick Wall, DVM (The Woodlands, TX)
Myofascial pain is defined as pain in the muscle and/or fascia with myofascial trigger points identified in the muscles. The second part of this session will describe the pathopysiology and management of myofascial trigger points.
