| JAVMA News | |
| The AVMA budget went under the knife as the Executive Board worked to control costs for 2010. | |
| Revenue has remained flat or declined for equine veterinarians, but practices remain afloat. | See PAGE 1100 |
| What Is Your Diagnosis? | |
 | See PAGE 1127 |
| ZOONOSIS UPDATE | |
| Filovirus infections | |
| Among the most deadly emerging zoonotic diseases are viral hemorrhagic fevers, including those caused by filoviruses such as Ebola virus and Marburg virus. Because of extensive global trade and ease of travel, a confined outbreak of filovirus infection in Africa could easily transform into a larger, more widespread occurrence. | See PAGE 1130 |
| Effects of adjunct electroacupuncture on severity of postoperative pain in dogs | |
| Studies evaluating the effects of acupuncture on pain in humans and animals have had conflicting results. In a clinical trial involving 15 dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease that were treated with a combination of conventionalanalgesicsandelectroacupunctureorwithconventional analgesics alone, total dose of fentanyl administered during the first 12 hours after surgery was significantly lower in the treatment than in the control group, but dosages of analgesics administered from 12 through 72 hours after surgery did not differ between groups. Pain score was significantly lower in the treatment than in the control group 36 hours after surgery, but did not differ significantly between groups at any other time. | See PAGE 1141 |
| Gastric histopathologic abnormalities in dogs | |
| Gastric disease in dogs is poorly characterized, and the percentage of dogs with gastric disease that also have intestinal involvement is not known. A review of medical records of 67 dogs that underwent gastrotomy, gastroduodenoscopy, or gastroscopy because of signs of gastrointestinal tract disease revealed that lymphoplasmacytic gastritis was the most frequent histopathologic finding (34/67 [50.7%]) and was often of minimal or mild severity. Forty-three of the 60 (71.7%) dogs in which both gastric and intestinal biopsy specimens were collected had concurrent pathologic changes involving the stomach and intestines. Findings support the practice of collecting both gastric and duodenal biopsy specimens whenever gastroduodenoscopy is performed. | See PAGE 1147 |
| Effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on wounds of the distal portion of the limbs in horses | |
| See PAGE 1154 |
| Comparison of three treatment regimens for sheep and goats with caseous lymphadenitis | |
| Better options are needed for the treatment of abscesses in small ruminants with caseous lymphadenitis. In a prospective clinical trial, 44 sheep and goats with caseous lymphadenitis were assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (opening, draining, and flushing lesions and SC administration of penicillin [n = 15]; closed-system lavage and intralesional administration of tulathromycin [15]; and closed-system lavage and SC administration of tulathromycin [18]). The proportion of animals in which lesions had resolved by 1 month after treatment did not differ significantly among treatment groups. Use of tulathromycin and penicillin constituted extralabel drug use, which required extended withholding times before milk or meat could be sold for human consumption. | See PAGE 1162 |
| Use of a plasma-derived colostrum replacer to prevent transmission of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in calves | |
| See PAGE 1167 |
| Prognostic indicators for nonambulatory cattle treated with a flotation tank system | |
| Flotation tank systems have been advocated for the management of nonambulatory cattle, but are costly and labor intensive and can be stressful or painful for patients. A review of medical records of 51 nonambulatory cattle that underwent management in a flotation tank revealed that 19 of the 51 cattle survived. Cattle that stood apparently normally during the first flotation treatment, were able to walk out of the tank after the first flotation treatment, and ate during flotation treatment were significantly more likely to survive. Survivors and nonsurvivors did not differ significantly with regard to body weight, age, stage of lactation, duration of recumbency, or serum potassium, ionized calcium, or phosphate concentration or creatine kinase activity. | See PAGE 1177 |
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