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    CVC 2008 Highlights: Avoid common bandaging mistakes in dogs and cats


    The way you initially treat a wound and apply a bandage is crucial, even if some time has passed since the injury occurred. Apply these tips to allow healing to progress unimpeded.

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    Calif. college sees need for large-animal emergency training


    Davis, Calif. -- Earthquakes and fires happen often enough in the state that the University of California, Davis is developing a program to offer large-animal emergency response training.

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    Heat stroke: diagnosis and treatment


    Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition characterized by an elevated core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction. Despite aggressive lowering of core body temperature and treatment, the pathophysiologic changes associated with heat stroke can lead to multi-organ dysfunction, which can be fatal.

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    Addisonian Crisis (Proceedings)


    Hypoadrenocorticism, or Addison's disease, results from deficient production of glucocorticoids and/or mineralocorticoids by the adrenal glands.

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    Heatstroke in dogs (Proceedings)


    In people, there are four types of heat-induced illness described: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat prostration, and heatstroke.

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    Diagnosing and managing canine dystocia (Proceedings)


    Most owners lack medical knowledge regarding the birthing process, and as such, they frequently look to the veterinarian to answer questions and to identify potential problems.

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    California's recovery


    Paradise, Calif. — Thick smoke forced him from his home, but it hasn't kept Dr. Mike Seely from visiting a local evacuation shelter where he checks on hundreds of pets and livestock displaced by the wildfires that burn throughout California.

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    Current guidelines for cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (Proceedings)


    Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) refers to the re-establishment of circulation and preservation of neurologic function following an arrest.

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    Canine babesiosis (Proceedings)


    Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by a hemoprotozan parasite belonging to the order Piroplasmida within the phylum Apicomplexa.

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