Vet Tech-tastic

18/05/2024

Just hangin with Walter at the NCAVT Conference

05/03/2024

What indications are there for performing a blood transfusion in your equine patients?

Join member Heather Hopkinson, RVT, VTS(EVN) on March 19th at 8 pm as she covers blood transfusions in equine patients. Registration is REQUIRED. Find the link to registration and more information at https://fb.me/e/4Ou8cTjWh

The Equine Vet Tech Happy Hour is presented by AEVNT members, for technical staff working in an equine practice (and beyond!). These lectures are FREE. They are not RACE certified at this time. We do not record our lectures.

11/02/2024

Welcome to The Horse’s Advocate Podcast episode 29: “ Equine Dentistry, Common Questions answered by Geoff Tucker, DVM” Recorded on September 29, 2021After...

16/12/2023

Come and join us for a day of FREE CE!! Breakfast, lunch, and a vet school tour at your NC State NC State College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital Come and meet the amazing technical staff we have and network.

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The NC State Neurology, Anesthesia and Emergency & Critical Care Services invites Veterinary Technicians to attend the 2024 Veterinary Technician Workshop

01/08/2023

FREE RACE CE
1.0 Hours Vet Techs & Vets
Emergency Anesthesia!

Speaker: Marcia Fletcher RVNS, Dip V.N. (Dist), VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)

Wednesday, August 16th
8:00-9:00p EDT

Registration:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5539624784221103193

11/07/2023

Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist Dr. Jackie Parr joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about her chapter in the new Purina Clinical Nutrition Handbook! Dr. Parr talks about her objectives going into the exam room to take a nutrition history, how to use the interaction to build trust with pet owners, a

04/07/2023

We know how to MacGyver stuff!!

29/06/2023

13/06/2023

An instrument called a mouth gag is commonly used in cats that are anesthetized for surgical/dental procedures. This instrument is used to prevent the patient from biting down on the endotracheal tube that is passed down the cat's trachea to deliver anesthetic gas and to provide access to the cat's oral cavity.

It has recently been reported that some cats that undergo these procedures are blind, usually temporarily so, when they wake up from anesthesia. Until recently, the cause of this blindness was unclear, but a new study by Feline Health Center-funded Cornell researchers sheds light on the mechanism of this unfortunate phenomenon.

It turns out that the extreme opening of the mouth that is induced by the spring loaded mouth gag results in blockage of blood flow through the maxillary artery, a major supplier of blood to the brain and eye of cats.

This phenomenon can be seen in the CAT scan images of the heads of two anesthetized cats that have had their mouths briefly opened maximally below. The arrows indicate regions of blocked blood flow through the maxillary arteries, which appear as white linear structures (they have been highlighted by the use of an innocuous injectable contrast agent).

These cats did not experience any harm as a result of this study, but this research provides valuable information to veterinarians...information that can be directly applied in the hospital to prevent cats from becoming blind during oral surgical procedures. Further research is ongoing and will form the basis for recommendations designed to decrease the likelihood of post-procedure blindness in cats.

30/04/2023

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Michelle Greenfield interviews Dr. Amanda Ardente, veterinarian, nutritionist, and owner of Ardente Veterinary Nutrition about her work with aquatic and zoological nutrition. Dr. Ardente discusses the importance of nutrition in the care for animals in managed care facilities. A simple fix such as lowering the sugar content of a diet or serving whole fish instead of fish fillets could make a huge difference for an individual.

Listen to “Dolphin Diets and Kidney Stones” and other Aquadocs episodes on your favorite podcast streaming site (Apple, Google, Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iuNIeMbpiC7MSYXGSWoHT?si=fa659da7aeaa42f4 And follow us on instagram and facebook

22/04/2023

Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Online - 01/09/2023 overview modules optional modules pricing Stay up to date with the ever-changing world of anesthesia and analgesia   Whichever pathway you choose to follow in your veterinary career, whether diagnostic imaging, surgery or internal medicine, an...

22/12/2022

MIRACLE WORKERS. Kaleidoscope the pregnant cow arrived at the NC State Veterinary Hospital on Dec. 8 because her owners were expecting a difficult birth. When the cow went into labor early Dec. 15, Dr. Jennifer Halleran and Dr. Blanca Camacho easily delivered her calf, but Kaleidoscope's uterus pr*****ed, and she collapsed as the medical team was moving her. After performing CPR, Halleran called in the anesthesia team to stabilize her. Moving the cow from where she collapsed to where they could repair her uterus required using a forklift. ❤️ Today, Kaleidoscope and her calf went home. ❤️ That Kaleidoscope survived with no long-term complications shows yet again how we excel. Thank you to our ruminant health team, anesthesia team, students, staff and clinicians. 👏👏👏