FVMA 2014 Conference Onsite Program by FVMA

The

th FVMA Annual Conference

April 25-27, 2014 | Buena Vista palace Hotel & Spa

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World-Class CE

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World-Class Continuing Education for Every Member of the Veterinary Team!

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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Let me be the first to welcome everyone to the Florida Veterinary Medical Association’s 85th Annual Conference. This year’s meeting promises to be the best ever, providing world-class continuing education for the entire veterinary team and the latest technology our profession has to offer. The entire staff of the FVMA and Buena Vista Palace is committed to exceed your expectations in every way. Our goal is to see to it that you leave this year energized and refreshed, ready to face the opportunity that awaits you at home. I hope all of you take full advantage of the many activities that Central Florida has to offer, be it local attractions with the family or simply relaxing after a stimulating day of classes. Enjoy the hotel’s luxurious amenities or nearby activities and remember that this meeting is all about you and your best possible experience. The Annual Conference Committee and staff of the FVMA have worked diligently to provide speakers that will motivate as well as educate. These are the ones you have requested that are both entertaining and exciting. Industry is here to provide the latest advances in our profession at great show prices. Please take time to visit all the vendors in our exhibit hall and fill that “bingo card” for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome

This year will also see a return of “Closing the Gap.” This is a program that provides a forum where Veterinarians in private practice and industry meet with veterinary students to discuss the opportunities and challenges of both. This is always one of the highlights of the conference. Our keynote speaker could change your life. His personal story is a testament to man’s ability to overcome adversity. It is my hope that his message inspires us all. We are pleased you are our guests, and welcome to the FVMA’s 85th annual convention. Yours in service,

Jerry Rayburn, DVM President

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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Ms. Carrie Anderson

Tech Procedures

Dr. Bobbi Conner

Clinical Pathology

Dr. Mary Gardner

Dr. Terry Curtis

Behavior Master Class

Dr. Lorrie GascheN

Hospice, Euthanasia, Practice Management

Radiology

Dr. Sharon Hoffman

Dr. Adam Honeckman

Dentistry

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Dr. Clarke Atkins

Cardiology

Dr. Teresa Lightfoot

Exotics

Dr. Lauren Olavessen

Bryan Reynolds,Esq.

Laws and Rules Governing The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Todd Tams

Gastroenterology

Dr. Elizabeth Bailey

Culture & Sensitivity

Dr. Doug DeBoer

Dr. Todd Duffy

Dermatology

Emergency & Critical Care

Ms. Karyn Gavzer

Dr. David Grant

Practice Management

Dr. MatThew Johnson

Oncology

Pharmacology

Dr. Victoria M. Lukasik

Immune Mediated Disease

Dr. Andrew Mackin

Dr. Denis Marcellin -Little

Dr. Elke Rudloff

Emergency/Critical Care

Dr. Thomas ViCkroy

Dispensing Legend Drugs

Dr. Caryn Plummer

Ophthalmology

Ms. Kelly Salgado

Advanced Procedures for the Veterinary Technician

Dr. Cynthia Ward

Endocrinology

Mr. Richard Heysek

Ms. Chastity Ketchum

Technician Best Practices

Dr. Ann Penn

Dr. Richard Ford

Internal Medicine

Practice Management

Orthotics and Rehabilitation

Pharmacology

Dr. Jan Bellows

Dentistry

Practice Management

Internal Medicine

Anesthesia

Heartworm

Dr. Nicholas Bacon

Surgery & Oncology

Physical Rehabilitation

Dr. David Polzin

Urology

Dr. Michael Schaer

Internal Medicine

Dr. Matthew Winter

Radiology

Dr. Anita Kiehl

Dr. Lloyd Meisels

Dr. Alan Rebar

Clinical Pathology & Cytology

Dr. Thomas Schubert

Neurology & Neuro Master Class

Dr. Cristopher Young

USDA Program

Dr. David Brunson

Anesthesia

Dr. Philip Fox

Cardiology

Ms. Debbie Hill

Practice Management

Dr. Peter Kintzer

Practitionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Challenge

Dr. Kate Myrna

Ophthalmology

Dr. Michael Reems

Surgery

Dr. Brian Speer

Avian Medicine

Dr. Sonja Zabel

Dermatology

Our annual conference goal is to provide attendees resources that will enable them to build a dynamic veterinary team by providing cutting-edge continuing education in the delivery of new techniques and advancements in veterinary medicine, as well as fostering business collaboration with the veterinary supply industry.

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General Information

Program Index

WORLD-CLASS CONTINUING EDUCATION AT AN EXCEPTIONAL VALUE! We offer more than 314 hours of stimulating, quality continuing education delivered by an outstanding team of more than 45 nationally-acclaimed speakers in an environment that enriches the entire veterinary team.

3 | President’s

4 | Distinguished

Each 50-minute lecture is equal to one continuing education credit. Attendees can earn a maximum of 22 credit hours of CE. For your convenience in recording your CE hours, one certificate will be included in your registration packet. It is your responsibility to document the sessions you attend and the number of hours you receive.

Speakers

5 | General Information 6 | Meeting Rooms

The 85th FVMA Annual Conference lecture program is presented live, and qualifies as interactive CE. Approved by:

7 | Schedule of Events

■ American Association of Veterinary State Boards – RACE Provider #532 ■ Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine, DBPR – FVMA Provider #31 ■ Sponsor of Continuing Education in New York State

8 | Veterinarian Program

The maximum credit hours that can be earned at this particular conference are 22. A Florida licensed veterinarian shall receive credit for no more than five (5) hours of continuing professional education in business, practice management courses or stress and impairment seminars during any biennium period.

10 | Friday Events

This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 314 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

On-site Registration On-site registration will be available at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa at the FVMA Registration Desk.

Registration Hours Friday, April 25......... 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday, April 26.... 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, April 27....... 6:30 am - 12:00 pm Name Badges Name badges are required and will be checked at all conference functions. You must be a registered conference attendee to receive a badge. And your guests must be registered conference attendees to receive a badge. Attendees traveling with a spouse/guest, may purchase a spouse/guest badge that allows entrance to the Marketplace and social events for a cost of $50. Spouses/guests who wish to attend CE sessions must pay full registration fees.

Marketplace The 85th FVMA Annual Conference Marketplace will provide exhibitors and attendees with incredible value Friday and Saturday during our three-day conference weekend. This is a great opportunity for you to take advantage of face-to-face contact with industry representatives.

Exhibit Hall Hours Friday, April 25........11:30 am - 6:10 pm Saturday, April 26.... 8:00 am - 3:45 pm

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At-A-Glance

15 | Saturday Events 16 | Disney Character Breakfast

17 | Keynote Address 18 | Wet Labs & Master

GENERAL INFORMATION

Continuing Education

Welcome

Classes At-A-Glance

20 | Special

Announcement

22 | Technician/Staff Program At-A-Glance

27 | FVMA Foundation Silent Auction

31 | Sponsors 32 | Exhibitors

MEETING ROOMS The FVMA’s 85th annual conference | LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL

1900 Buena Vista drive, lake buena vista, florida 32830 | T. 407.827.3364 | buenavistapalace.com | luxuryresorts.com

Marketplace

*20SEVEN is located on the 27th floor of the hotel

LUNCH IN THE MARKETPLACE As a convenience to our attendees, lunch can be purchased in the Marketplace. Lunch is also available at any of the hotel’s restaurants.

Marketplace Hours

Friday − 11:30 am - 6:10 pm Saturday − 8:00 am - 3:45 pm 6

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Thursday, April 24th 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location FVMA Executive Board Meeting

Cambridge Location

Friday, April 25th 7:30 am - 6:00 pm

Packet Pickup/On-site Registration

FVMA Registration Desks

8:00 am - 6:10 pm

Continuing Education Sessions/Wet Labs

Various Rooms

9:50 am - 10:10 am

Coffee Break

Hampton Court

11:30 am - 6:10 pm

Exhibit Hours/Silent Auction

Marketplace

12:00 pm -1:30 pm

Lunch – Join us in the Marketplace

Marketplace

3:20 pm - 4:20 pm

Break – Join us in the Marketplace

Marketplace

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm

TGIF Exhibitors’ Reception

Marketplace

7:20 pm - 9:20 pm

Florida Laws and Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine

England

Saturday, April 26th

Location Dispensing Legend Drugs (Continental Breakfast Served 6:30am - 7:00am)

England

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Silent Auction - Bids Close at 3:30 pm

Marketplace

8:00 am - 3:45 pm

Exhibit Hours

Marketplace

8:00 am - 5:10 pm

Continuing Education Sessions/Wet Labs

Various Rooms

9:50 am - 10:10 am

Coffee Break – Join us in the Marketplace

Marketplace

12:00 pm -1:30 pm

Lunch – Join us in the Marketplace

Marketplace

12:00 pm -1:30 pm

FVMA’s Annual Business Meeting & Luncheon *Ticket Required

20Seven

1:15 pm - 2:20 pm

Closing the Gap Roundtable

Great Hall North

2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Coffee Break – Join us in the Marketplace

Marketplace

3:45 pm

Cover-All Bingo Raffle Drawing

Marketplace

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

FVMA’s Annual Awards Ceremony & Installation of Officers

Great Hall North

7:15 pm - 8:15 pm

UF CVM Alumni & Friends Reception

20Seven

Sunday, April 27th

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7:00 am - 7:50 am

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Schedule of events

Location

7:00 am - 7:50 am

Christian Fellowship Breakfast

Cloister South

7:00 am - 7:50 am

Complimentary Character Breakfast

Great Hall Center & North

8:00 am - 8:50 am

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Great Hall Center & North

Keynote Address: Scott Burrows - A Message Of Hope & Success 9:00 am - 10:30 am

FVMA Past Presidents’ Breakfast Meeting

Cloister South

10:00 am -11:00 am

FVMA Foundation Annual Meeting

Cambridge

9:00 am - 12:50 pm

Continuing Education Sessions

Various Rooms

C o n t i n u i n g E d u c at i o n C r e d i t This program has been approved:  by New York State Sponsor of Continuing Education  by Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine DBPR FVMA Provider # 31

Race Approval

American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE Provider #532

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Friday |

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM

8:00 am 8:50 am

Senate/Gallery 2nd Floor

Westminster 1st Floor

Emerald 1st Floor

Diamond 1st Floor

Sapphire 1st Floor

Radiology

Anesthesia / Heartworm

Immune Mediated Disease

Exotics

Practitioner's Challenge / USDA Program

How to Interpret Radiographs in the Vomiting Dog and Cat

Anesthesia for the Overweight Animal: Obesity and Anesthetic Risk

Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia: Pathophysiology & Diagnosis

Avian Basics

Practical Aspects of Gastrointestinal Contrast Radiography

New Techniques for Sedation and Anesthesia

Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia: Pathophysiology & Diagnosis

Ferret Medicine

Gaschen

9:00 am 9:50 am

Gaschen

Brunson

Lightfoot

Advancing Medicine: Trends in Diagnostic Testing

Mackin

Lightfoot

Mackin

Coffee Break - In Hampton Court - 9:50 am - 10:10 am 10:10 am 11:00 am

Practical Aspects of Urinary Anesthesia and Sedation for Immune-Mediated Blood DisorExcited or Fractious Animals ders: Emergency Management Contrast Procedures

Rabbit Medicine

Gaschen

Brunson

Mackin

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Combining Ultrasonography with Radiography in Patients with Vomiting and Diarrhea

Practice Tips for Improving Anesthetic Management of Animals

Bone Marrow Collection in the Dog and Cat

Avian Neoplasia

Gaschen

Brunson

Mackin

The 2014 Practitioners' Case Challenge:

Lightfoot

 Interpret hematology, chemistry, urinalysis and other "routine" tests to form a differential diagnosis  Determine what other diagnostic testing is appropriate for each case  Discuss how trending of results can improve patient care and outcome  Discuss treatment options and monitoring protocols Kintzer

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

VETERINARIAN PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Imaging of Hepatobiliary Disease in Dogs and Cats Gaschen

Ultrasonography of the Feline Pancreas Gaschen

Using NSAID for Pain Management of the Anesthetized Dog

Immunosuppressive Therapy: Exotic Facts you MUST USDA Accreditation Module #3 - Overview of Better Use of 'Established' Drugs Know Foreign Animal, USDA Program, and Reportable Mackin Lightfoot Diseases

Cerenia Benefits and Uses for the Surgical Patient

Immunosuppressive Therapy: What’s New

Brunson

Young

Mackin

Rabbit Dental Disease USDA Accreditation Module #9 - Interstate and Treatment Options International Health Certificates for Lightfoot Category I Animals Young

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm 4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Improve your Interpretation of Radiographic Lung Patterns in Dogs and Cats

Heartworm Disease: Just the Fever of Unknown Origin Mackin Facts, Part 1

Ferret Neoplastic Conditions

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

Basics of CT and MRI for Brain and Spinal Disease

Heartworm Disease: Just the Hypoalbuminemia Mackin Facts, Part 2

Diseases of Geriatric Rabbits

7:20 pm 9:20 pm

Laws & Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine – Bryan Reynolds, JD

Gaschen

Olavessen

Lightfoot

Olavessen

Room: England

Breaks Pre-registration Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break

7:30 am - 8:00 am | Where: Hampton Court

9:50 am - 10:10 am | Where: Hampton Court

Grab a cup of joe before heading to class! Join us at the Hampton Court.

Take a refreshing break. Join us at the Hampton Court.

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Captain/ Yeoman 2nd Floor

Great Hall West 1st Floor

Great Hall Center 1st Floor

Ireland A 1st Floor

Ireland C 1st Floor

Hospice / Euthanasia / Practice Management

Cardiology

Dermatology

Neurology

Internal Medicine

Veterinary Hospice – Comfort Beyond a Cure - Part 1

Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Heart Disease - Part 1

Sublingual Immunotherapy: A The Neurological Examination New Option for Allergy Patients Schubert

Systemic Hypertension - What Goes Up, Must Come Down!

8:00 am 8:50 am

Veterinary Hospice – Comfort Beyond a Cure - Part 2

Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Heart Disease - Part 2

What’s New in Drug Therapy of Allergic Dermatitis?

Coughing Dogs - Cardiac or Respiratory?

9:00 am 9:50 am

Atkins

Unusual Clinical Manifestations Seizures, are they all Emergenof Dermatophytosis in Dogs cies? and Cats Schubert

Dyspneic Cats - How to Make Them Breathe More Easily

10:10 am 11:00 am

Management of Asymptomatic Heart Disease in Dogs

Treatment of Cornification Disorders in the Dog

Approach to Elevated Liver Enzymes in Dogs

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Gardner

Atkins

DeBoer

Vestibular Syndromes Schubert

Honeckman

| Friday

ON-SITE PROGRAM | FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

Coffee Break - In Hampton Court - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

The Art of Euthanasia – Part 1 Gardner

The Art of Euthanasia – Part 2 Gardner

Feline Hypertension: Risks, Diagnosis and Management

DeBoer

Atkins

DeBoer

Paraparesis/Paraplegia Schubert

Honeckman

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Assessing Quality of Life

Treating Congestion - What's New and Exciting in Making the Fluid Go Away?

Treatment Options for Managing Everyday Otitis

Quadriplegia/Quadriparesis Schubert

Icteric Cats - More Than Just Hepatic Lipidosis

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Use and Misuse of Inotropes

Managing Chronic and Recurrent Otitis - Part 1

How to Treat CNS Trauma of the Head and Back

All You Need to Know About FUO

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Atkins

Anticipatory Grief & Pet Loss Preparation Gardner

Atkins

DeBoer

Honeckman

Schubert

Honeckman

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm

Prime Real Estate on Google How to get on the FIRST page

Differentiating Cardiac from Respiratory Disease

Managing Chronic and Recurrent Otitis - Part 2

GME/MUE and other Sterile Inflammatory CNS Disorders

Hypoalbuminemia - Why is this 4:20 pm Albumin so Low? 5:10 pm

Your Personal Curb Appeal Body Language in the Exam Room

The Case of the Coughing Cat and Other Topics in Feline Thoracic Medicine

Feline Facial Dermatoses

Infectious CNS Disorders

The Anemic Dog - Beyond Steroids

Gardner

Atkins

DeBoer

Schubert

Atkins

Honeckman

Laws & Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine – Bryan Reynolds, JD Room: England

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

7:20 pm 9:20 pm

Breaks marketplace Lunch

Afternoon refreshment break

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Where: Marketplace

3:20 pm - 4:20 pm | Where: Marketplace

Lunch is available for purchase in the Marketplace cafe. Join colleagues and friends to enjoy a delicious lunch.

Delicious, Gourmet Cookies and Coffee are served in the Marketplace! Join Us!

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Gardner

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM

Friday |

25 8:00 am 8:50 am

Ireland B 1st Floor

Scotland B 1st Floor

Scotland A 1st Floor

Scotland C 1st Floor

Knave / Scribe 2nd Floor

Endocrinology

Internal Medicine

Ophthalmology

Dentistry / Oncology

Emergency / Critical Care

Feline Thyroid Storm and Unusual Heat Stroke Manifestations of Feline Hyper- Schaer thyroidism

The Eye Examination

Unusual Feline Endocrine Diseases

The Approach to the Red Eye (Canine)

Plummer

Ward

Fluid Therapy

The Ten Dental Treatment Options- What to do?

CPR Update – RECOVER Project

Duffy

Bellows

Ward 9:00 am 9:50 am

Skyrocket your Dental Practice Starting and Ending with the Exam Room

Interpreting Laboratory and Imaging Results Schaer

Plummer

Bellows

Duffy

Coffee Break - In Hampton Court - 9:50 am - 10:10 am 10:10 am 11:00 am

Updates on Adrenal Axis Testing; Making the Diagnosis

Serum Sodium Disorders

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Fun with Atypical Cushing’s Disease and Extended Adrenal Panels

Serum Potassium Disorders

Ward

Schaer

The Approach to the Red Eye (Feline)

How to Handle Feline and Canine Part 1: Interesting Cases in Tooth Resorption Emergency & Critical Care Bellows

Duffy

Blindness in Dogs and Cats: Where is the Lesion?

Interpreting Intraoral Films to Make Treatment Decisions

Part 2: Interesting Cases in Emergency & Critical Care

Plummer

Schaer

Plummer

Ward

Bellows

Duffy

VETERINARIAN PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

The Clinical Challenge of Thyroid Disease in the Dog

Atypical Addisons

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Addison’s and Atypical Addison’s Disease

Managing the Cushing Patient Corneal Disease in Older Dogs

Ward

Feline Corneal Disease

Schaer

Practice Pearls for Common Emergencies

Plummer

Schaer

Duffy

Analgesia & Anesthesia of the Emergent and Critically Ill

Plummer

Duffy

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm 4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Hyperlipidemia and Its Problems

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

Common Questions from Referring Veterinarians

7:20 pm 9:20 pm

Laws & Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine – Bryan Reynolds, JD

Ward

Schaer

Ocular Pharmacology - the Best and the Rest

Insulin- What's New

Cherry Eye Repair

Intoxications

DKA in the ER Duffy

Plummer

Schaer

Grading of Tumors: What Does a Practitioner Need to Know?

Plummer

Kiehl

Room: England

FRIDAY’S EVENTS Silent Auction 11:30 am - 6:10 pm | Where: Marketplace Come browse through our Silent Auction offerings and bid on your favorite items. Each item has a retail value of $100 or more. Bidding will begin at 11:30 am on Friday and the last bid will be taken at 3:30 pm Saturday.

TGIF EXHIBITORS’ RECEPTION 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm | Where: Marketplace Come join the fun at the exhibitor-sponsored reception where you will have a chance to talk with colleagues and view the exhibits. It is a good way to unwind and enjoy some great food. A cash bar will be available. All attendees are invited. There is no charge for this event.

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ON-SITE PROGRAM | FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 Great Hall East 1st Floor

Laser Therapy Wet Lab

Internal Medicine / Practice Management

Feline Vaccines & Vaccination

8:00 am 8:50 am

Canine Vaccines & Vaccination

9:00 am 9:50 am

Ford

| Friday

Cloister South and North 2nd Floor

Coffee Break - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

Tick-Borne Diseases: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis - Part 1

10:10 am 11:00 am

Tick-Borne Diseases: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis - Part 2

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Ford

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace -12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

1:30 p.m. – 6:10 p.m. Dr. Eva Ojolick Vets- $149 Techs - $149

Laws & Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine

WET LAB

Rabies Awareness Challenge

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Hyperlipidemic States in the Dog & Cat

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Ford

Break - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm

– Bryan Reynolds, JD

Infectious Disease Update Ford

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Get Your Piece of Charitable Pie-Charitable Funds for Practices

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

Heysek

7:20 PM - 9:20 PM Room: england

Laws & Rules Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine – Bryan Reynolds, JD

7:20 pm 9:20 pm

Room: England

Rehabilitation & Laser Therapy − 1:30 pm - 6:10 pm Eva Ojolick, DVM, CCRT

This 4-hour lecture/lab will open with an overview of laser technology and its uses in general practice. Following the lecture, students will participate in an interactive presentation of cases, protocols, treatments on live canines, and outcomes. The program is open to DVMs (who examine the patient and prescribe treatment) and technicians (who perform the laser treatment). th

$149 Separate Registration Fee

Sponsored by:

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

DVM/TECHNICIANS/STAFF Room: Cloister South & North 2nd Floor

VETERINARIAN PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Rehabilitation and Laser Therapy

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM

saturday |

Westminster 1st Floor

Emerald 1st Floor

Diamond 1st Floor

England 1st Floor

Cloister South 2nd Floor

Great Hall Center 1st Floor

Avian Medicine

Orthotics and Rehabilitation / Oncology

Radiology

Behavior

Ophthalmology

Gastroenterology

7:00 am 7:50 am

(Continental Breakfast Served 6:30am - 7:00am)

Dispensing Legend Drugs – Dr. Thomas Vickroy - Room: England 1st Floor 8:00 am 8:50 am

9:00 am 9:50 am

Parrot Behavior: Normal and Disorders Speer

Management of Aggressive and Frightened Birds

Canine Rehabilitation – Introduction to Starting a Rehabilitation Program

To Cut or Not to Cut: Radiographic Assessment of the Vomiting Patient

Hyperesthesia Syndrome in Cats Curtis

Johnson

Winter

Acute Wound Management

Abnormal Radiographic Find- Implementing a Behavings: When the Lesion tells us ior Modification Plan to Look Elsewhere Curtis

Johnson

Speer

Acute and Chronic Vomiting in Dogs and Cats - Diagnostic Approach - Part 1 Tams

Acute and Chronic Vomiting in Dogs and Cats - Diagnostic Approach - Part 2

Winter

Tams

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 9:50 am - 10:10 am 10:10 am 11:00 am

How I Treat: AutoMutilation in Birds

Orthotics and Prosthetics

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Coelomitis in Birds

Bladder Cancer in Dogs and Cats / Bladder and Urethral Cancer – Any New Ideas?

Speer

Johnson

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My Dog Knows Better…” Unwrapping the Red Eye Really? Curtis

Myrna

Pulmonary Patterns: Interpretation of Pulmonary Parenchyma

Treating Departure/ Separation Anxiety in Dogs and Cats

Cure for Diabetic Cataracts? Updates on New Nutraceuticals

Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs – Update on Diagnosis and Management

Exam Tips

Acute and Chronic Diarrhea in Dogs and Cats - Part 1

Winter

Bacon

Drug Therapy for Vomiting in Dogs and Cats

The Vomiting Patient: Radiography vs. Ultrasound

Winter

Curtis

Myrna

Tams

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Chickens! The Basics Speer

Soft Tissue Sarcoma in the Dog – Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis Bacon

The Cardiac Silhouette: What Do We Really Know? Winter

Behavioral Changes in Elderly Cats and Dogs Curtis

Myrna

Tams

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm 3:20 pm 4:10 pm

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Pet Chicken Diagnostics Bone Cancer in Dogs – More and Therapeutics than Just Amputation Speer

Bacon

Feather Picking!

New Advances in the Surgical and Medical Treatment of Mast Cell Tumours in Dogs

Speer

Bacon

Aggressive vs. Non-Aggressive House Soiling in Cats – Glaucoma in Private the New AAFP Guidelines Practice Bone Disease Curtis

Winter

Myrna

The Limping Puppy: Develop- Behavioral Welfare – at Home and in the Clinic mental Bone Disease Curtis

Winter

Acute and Chronic Diarrhea in Dogs and Cats - Part 2 Tams

When the Corneal Ulcer Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs - Update Doesn’t Heal on Diagnosis and Therapy Myrna Tams

Breaks Complimentary Breakfast

Morning Coffee Break

6:30 am- 7:00 am | Where: England

9:50 am - 10:10 am | Where: Marketplace

Complimentary Breakfast Served.

Take a refreshing break. Join us in the Marketplace

Dispensing Legend Drugs Course Immediately Following.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM Ireland A 1st Floor

Ireland B 1st Floor

Ireland C 1st Floor

Scotland A 1st Floor

Scotland B 1st Floor

Emergency / Critical Care

Cardiology

Clinical Pathology / Cytology

Physical Rehabilitation

Practice Management

Dispensing Legend Drugs – Dr. Thomas Vickroy - Room: England 1st Floor Rebar

The Foundation of Physical Rehabilitation: What is it and Who Needs it?

Teamwork! How to Make it Work and What to do When it Doesn’t - Part 1

8:00 am 8:50 am

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Urinary System - Part 1

The Foundation of Physical Rehabilitation: What do we Need?

Teamwork! How to Make it Work and What to do When it Doesn’t - Part 2

9:00 am 9:50 am

Resuscitation from Hypovolemic Shock: Moving in and Preventing the Kill - Part 1

Clinical Pearls for Success: the History and Physical Examination

Introduction to Biochemical Profiling

Resuscitation from Hypovolemic Shock: Moving in and Preventing the Kill - Part 2

Managing Canine Congestive Heart Failure: New Strategies

Rudloff

Fox

Marcellin-Little

Rebar

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

| SATURday

7:00 am 7:50 am

(Continental Breakfast Served 6:30am - 7:00am)

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

Respiratory Distress: Localization of the Lesion and Interventions

Feline Cardiomyopathy – Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

GDV: The Difficult Ones

Coughing, Dyspnea-Diagnostic Imaging Made Simple - Part 1

Rudloff

Fox

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Urinary System - Part 2

A Practical Approach to the Lame Dog

Do you Know How to Get to the 10:10 am 3rd Level of Client Care? 11:00 am

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Liver - Part 1

Managing Osteoarthritis Over a Lifetime

Go Local to Build a Marketing Advantage for Your Practice

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Take a New Look at an Old Problem & Do More for Senior Pets!

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

3 Telephone Mistakes Even the Best Receptionists Make

3:20 pm 4:10 pm

Rebar

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Acute Abdomen- An Ugly Situation Rudloff

Coughing and Dyspnea- Diagnostic Imaging Made Simple - Part 2 Fox

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Liver - Part 2

Pediatric Orthopedics Marcellin-Little

Rebar

Gavzer

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

SIRS and Sepsis in the ICU Part 1 Rudloff

SIRS and Sepsis in the ICU Part 2 Rudloff

The ECG Revisited – What you Must Know Fox

Cytological Collection Techniques Managing Hip Dysplasia, a and General Approach to InterReview and Update pretation - Part 1 Marcellin-Little Rebar

Challenging Cases – Interactive Cytological Collection Techniques Managing Pelvic Fracture and General Approach to InterFox Marcellin-Little pretation - Part 2 Rebar

Gavzer

How to Make the Value Proposi- 4:20 pm tion with Clients 5:10 pm Gavzer

Breaks marketplace Lunch

Afternoon refreshment break

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Where: Marketplace

2:20 pm - 3:20 pm | Where: Marketplace

Lunch is available for purchase in the Marketplace cafe. Join colleagues and friends to enjoy a delicious lunch.

Delicious, Gourmet Cookies and Coffee are served in the Marketplace! Join Us!

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VETERINARIAN PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Fox

Marcellin-Little

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM

saturday |

Scotland C 1st Floor

Great Hall East 1st Floor

Cloister North 2nd Floor

Senate/Gallery 2nd Floor

Great Hall West 2nd Floor

Urology

Dental Wet Lab

Dermatology

Anesthesia

Surgery Wet Lab

7:00 am 7:50 am

(Continental Breakfast Served 6:30am - 7:00am)

Dispensing Legend Drugs – Dr. Thomas Vickroy Room: England 1st Floor

Feline Dental Worry Free Extractions

8:00 am 8:50 am

Diagnosing Kidney Disease – The Tools & How to Use Them

9:00 am 9:50 am

Optimizing Outcomes for CKD: Managing the Pet and the 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Owner – The Ultimate Key to Success Dr. Jan Bellows

Polzin

10:10 am 11:00 am

Vets- $295

Alternative Inductions to Propofol Lukasik

Anesthesia of the Geriatric Patient Lukasik

Optimizing Outcomes for CKD: Longer, Happier Lives

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Dr. LeeAnn Blackford

Coffee Break - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

WET LAB

Fracture Repair of the Tibia and Femur Vets- $349

Balanced Post-Operative Analgesia

WET LAB

Lukasik

Polzin

Sponsored by:

$349 Separate Registration Fee

Supplies sponsored by:

Are you looking for more experience in approaching the tibia and femur and would like to learn how to stabilize these fractures using different modalities? This laboratory experience will demonstrate reliable techniques and give valuable tips useful in repairing simple tibia and femur fractures using pins and wire and the Aesculap DCP plating system. Participants will practice surgical repair on plastic models and cadavers to become more familiar with the surgical technique.

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FVMA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & LUNCHEON

FVMA’s AWARDS Ceremony & Installation of Officers

Saturday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Where: 20Seven

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Where: Great Hall North

(Ticket Required: $25)

Members will hear updates on national issues, news from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, legislative and regulatory information and developments within the FVMA.

For Saturday

Date: April 26, 2014 Time: 1:15 pm – 2:20 pm Place: Great Hall North

Each year the FVMA’s awards ceremony is held to honor outstanding individuals whose service has contributed significantly to advancing veterinary medicine or the status of the profession. Please join your colleagues as we recognize this year’s award recipients. This is also the time on the program for the annual installation of FVMA officers. Please make plans to attend as we celebrate their accomplishments as well as welcome the new officers.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday Events Saturday Events

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Closing the Gap is intended to bridge the gap that exists between veterinary students and veterinary professionals. Bring your expertise and know-how, and engage in frank, open discussion with our student members.

Pre-Registration required to participate. Please register at the desk. Volunteer to serve and make a difference to the veterinary community and our state!

Silent Auction

BINGO RAFFLE DRAWING

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

3:45 pm – (Must be present to win)

Where: Marketplace Come browse through our Silent Auction offerings and bid on your favorite items. Each item has a retail value of $100 or more. Bidding will begin at 11:30 am on Friday and the last bid will be taken at 3:30 pm Saturday.

LUNCH IN THE MARKETPLACE 12:00 pm -1:30 pm

Where: Marketplace

More Than $10,000 in Prizes To Be Given Away!

As a convenience to attendees, an express lunch may be purchased in the Marketplace. Grab some lunch and visit the exhibits. Lunch also is available at any of the hotel’s restaurants.

Don’t miss the bingo raffle. Enter to win prizes during the Friday and Saturday Marketplace hours.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM Emerald 1st Floor

Diamond 1st Floor

Scotland C 1st Floor

Great Hall West 1st Floor

England 1st Floor

Ireland A 1st Floor

Clinical Pathology

Practice Management

Dermatology

Surgery

Gastroenterology

Practice Management

8:00 am 8:50 am

General Assembly (In Great Hall Center & North)

A Message of Hope and Success (Immediately following the Disney Character Breakfast)

9:00 am 9:50 am

Primary Hemostasis Conner

Hiring Smart Grant

Cyclosporine/Apoquel Versus Glucocorticoids- When to Use…or Not!

No Pain, More Gain: Understanding Your Minimally Invasive Surgery Options

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Intestinal Lymphoma in Cats

New, Innovative Ideas to Wake Up Your Veterinary Practice

Two Step Approach to Otitis Externa Treatment

How to Heal That Wound

Chronic Large Intestinal Disease in Dogs and Cats

The Marketing Secret that Can Take Your Practice to the Top!

Zabel 10:00 am 10:50 am

11:00 am 11:50 am

Coagulation Review Conner

Hypoalbuminemia – When to Treat & What to Use Conner

Disney Character Breakfast

VETERINARIAN PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

12:00 pm 12:50 pm

Training for Results Grant

Client Retention Strategies Grant

Zabel

Chronic Otitis Externa- How does Treatment Differ Zabel

Reems Reems

Zabel

Tams

Gavzer

Beyond the Blocked Tom: Emergencies of the Urogenital System in Dogs and Cats

Early Disease Detection/ 3 Meeting Techniques Wellness Testing Programs to Drive Change and in Clinical Practice - Part 1 Accountability

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease

Early Disease Detection/ Wellness Testing Programs in Clinical Practice - Part 2

Reems

DLE vs PF

Tams

Reems

Tams

Gavzer

Tams

Located in Great Hall Center & North Sunday April 27, 2014, 7:00 am - 7:50 am Sponsored by: There is no better way to begin your day, than PATTERSON VETERINARY enjoying breakfast in the company of your favorite Disney Characters. Join the Big 5! Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto and enjoy our complimentary continental breakfast Sunday morning, April 27.

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ON-SITE PROGRAM | SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 Ireland C 1st Floor

Scotland A 1st Floor

Scotland B 1st Floor / Great Hall East

Westminster 1st Floor / Cloister North 2nd Floor

Senate/Gallery 2nd Floor

Emergency/ Critical Care

Dentistry

Clinical Pathology

Behavior Master Class

Neurology Master Class/Culture and Sensitivity Workshop

Surgery

| SUnday

Ireland B 1st Floor

8:00 am 8:50 am

General Assembly (In Great Hall Center & North)

A Message of Hope and Success (Immediately following the Disney Character Breakfast)

Poisonings and Overdoses Rudloff

The Oral Exam: More is Missed by not Looking Than not Knowing Part 1

Cytology of Lymph Nodes

The Oral Exam: Intraoral Radiograph Evaluation - Part 2

Cytology of the Liver

What’s New in Veterinary Dentistry - Part 1

Case Oriented Approach to Blood Film Evaluation - Part 1

Rebar

Hoffman

Urinary Tract Obstruction: Bad to the Stone Rudloff

Severe Gastroenteritis Rudloff

The Critical Dog: Head Injuries

Hoffman

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Surgery

10:00 am 10:50 am

wo Intestinal Surgery in Intraoral Radiology Culture and rks hop Dogs - Straightening the Sensitivity Bacon Learning Curve Interpretation 9:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m Dr. Jan Bellows

11:00 am 11:50 am

Dr. Terry Curtis Sponsored by:

Master class

LAB

Limited Availability ROOM: Westminster 1st Floor ROOM: Scotland B 1st Floor

Rebar

What’s New in Veterinary Dentistry - Part 2

Dr. Thomas Schubert Equiptment Vets- $75 Sponsored by: WET

Case Oriented Approach to Blood Film Evaluation - Part 2

9:00 am 9:50 am

Vets - $95

Co-sponsored by

Equipment Sponsored by

Rebar

Dr. Elizabeth Bailey & Dr. Heidi Ward Sponsored by: Vets- $75 ROOM: Cloister North 2nd Floor

8:00 am - 8:50 am Where: Great Hall Center & North

Resection and Recon- 12:00 pm struction Techniques 12:50 pm for Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Dogs Bacon

Sponsored by:

PATTERSON VETERINARY

Employing his paralysis as a visual metaphor, Scott encourages his audiences to stand up to their challenges, regardless of the circumstances, using the dynamic principles of Vision, Mindset and Grit – three powerful words that will inspire you to overcome adversity and achieve your best.

Limited Availability

Work Shop Elizabeth Bailey DVM Assisted by: Heidi Ward DVM, DACVIM

Sponsored by:

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VETERINARIANS Room: Great Hall East Feline Dental Worry Free Extractions − 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

$295 Separate Registration Fee

Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP

Intraoral radiology, flap exposure design and creation as well as proper sharpening and use of wing tipped elevators will be covered. Using cadaver specimens, tension free closures will also be taught and practiced. Participants will be able to extract and close defects on cat incisors, premolars, canines and molars by the end of the lab.

Co-Sponsored by:

VETERINARIANS Room: Great Hall East Canine Dental Extraction − 1:30 pm - 5:10 pm

$295 Separate Registration Fee

Sharon Hoffman, DVM, DAVDC

This lab is an intermediate level lab for the veterinarians that are already taking dental radiographs and using a high speed drill. We will focus on tooth root tip extraction and mandibular canine tooth extraction techniques in the dog and cat. These are two of the most common problematic dental extractions in general practice.

Co-Sponsored by Co-Sponsored by:

VETERINARIANS Room: Great Hall West Fracture Repair of the Tibia and Femur − 8:00 am - 12:00 pm LeeAnn Blackford, DVM, DACVS

This laboratory experience will demonstrate reliable techniques and give valuable tips useful in repairing simple tibia and femur fractures using pins and wire and the Aesculap DCP plating system. Participants will practice surgical repair on plastic models and cadavers to become more familiar with the surgical technique.

$349 Separate Registration Fee

Sponsored by:

Supplies Sponsored by:

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VETERINARIANS Bring Your Own Cases

Room: Scotland B

TECHNICIANS Room: Scotland B Aggressive Dogs and Cats in the Clinic

Sunday April 27, 2014 9:00 am - 10:50 am

Sunday April 27, 2014 11:00 am - 12:50 pm

Behavior Master Class for Veterinarians

Behavior Master Class for Veterinary Technicians

Terry Curtis,

Sponsored by:

DVM, MS, DACVB

LeeAnn Blackford, DVM, DACVS This laboratory will discuss the principles and forces behind this condition. You will learn how to diagnose the grade of MPL and decide on repair options based on your diagnosis. This laboratory will teach you methods such as trochlear wedge recession, block recession, tibial crest transposition and soft tissue procedures. Participants will practice on cadavers to improve surgical skills.

VETERINARIANS Room: Westminister Demystifying The Neurological Exam − 9:00 am - 10:50 am Thomas Schubert, DVM, DACVIM Neurology, DABVP This wet lab is designed to remove the mystery of the neurological examination. Through PowerPoint presentations for anatomy review and the utilization of live canine subjects the attendees will be guided by a boarded neurologist in a hands-on review and evaluation of reflexes, postural responses and cranial nerves.

Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP This wet lab, open to veterinarians and technicians, will help every veterinarian and technician along their journey of incorporating intraoral radiology into every professional oral assessment, treatment, and prevention visit.

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$349 Separate Registration Fee

Sponsored by:

Supplies Sponsored by:

$75

Separate Registration Fee Equiptment Sponsored by:

$95

Separate Registration Fee

Co- Sponsored by:

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 SUNDAY, APRIL 27 SUNDAY, APRIL 27

VETERINARIANS Room: Great Hall West Medial Patellar Luxation Repair − 1:30 pm - 5:10 pm

DVM/TECHNICIANS/STAFF Room: Great Hall East Intraoral Radiology − 9:00 am - 12:50 pm

Sponsored by:

ON-SITE WET LABS AND MASTER CLASSES

exceptional wet lab & Master Classes opportunities!

T G A V C TGAVC is charting a new course in the delivery of

world-class continuing education for the entire veterinary team

Our Distinguished Speakers • • • • • • • • • • •

Dr. Mark Acierno Dr. Rick Alleman Ms. Elaine Anthony Dr. Ellen Behrend Dr. Adam Birkenheuer Dr. Cherie Buisson Dr. Craig Datz Dr. Todd Duffy Dr. Linda Ellis Dr. Mark Epstein Dr. Mary Gardner

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For More Information

The

Gulf-Atlantic Veterinary Conference

September 19-21, 2014 Boca Raton, FLorida

BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB

501 East Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Lecture Topics • • • • • • • • • • • •

Urology / Nephrology Cytology / Hematology Small animal endocrinology Canine and Feline Nutrition Emergency and Critical Care Euthanasia practices Pain Management Practice Management Internal Medicine Dermatology Surgery Cardiology

wet lab Topics • • • •

to Include

cold laser therapy ultrasound Surgery urology

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• • • • • • • • • • • •

Orthotics and Rehabilitation Internal Medicine Pharmacology Dentistry Neurology Surgery Avian Medicine Ophthalmology Internal Medicine Practice Management Feline Medicine USDA Accreditation

to Include • • • •

cardiology ophthalmology dentistry neurology

Friday |

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM Westminister 1st Floor

Emerald 1st Floor

Diamond 1st Floor

Captain/Yeoman 2nd Floor

Anesthesia / Heartworm

Immune Mediated Disease

Exotics

Hospice/Euthanasia /Practice Management

8:00 am 8:50 am

Anesthesia for the Overweight Animal: Obesity and Anesthetic Risk

Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia: Pathophysiology & Diagnosis

Avian Basics

9:00 am 9:50 am

New Techniques for Sedation and Anesthesia

Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia: Pathophysiology & Diagnosis

Ferret Medicine

Brunson

Mackin

Veterinary Hospice – Comfort Beyond a Cure - Part 1

Lightfoot

Gardner

Lightfoot

Veterinary Hospice – Comfort Beyond a Cure - Part 2 Gardner

Coffee Break - In Hampton Court - 9:50 am - 10:10 am 10:10 am 11:00 am

Anesthesia and Sedation for Excited or Fractious Animals

Immune-Mediated Blood Disorders: Emergency Management

Rabbit Medicine

The Art of Euthanasia – Part 1

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Practice Tips for Improving Anesthetic Management of Animals

Bone Marrow Collection in the Dog and Cat

Avian Neoplasia

The Art of Euthanasia – Part 2

Brunson

Mackin

Lightfoot

Gardner

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Using NSAID for Pain Management of the Immunosuppressive Therapy: Anesthetized Dog Better Use of 'Established' Drugs

Brunson

Mackin

Exotic Facts you MUST Know Lightfoot

Cerenia Benefits and Uses for the Surgical Immunosuppressive Therapy: What’s New Rabbit Dental Disease Treatment Mackin Patient Options Brunson

Lightfoot

Assessing Quality of Life Gardner

Anticipatory Grief & Pet Loss Preparation Gardner

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm 4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Heartworm Disease: Just the Facts - Part 1

Fever of Unknown Origin

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

Heartworm Disease: Just the Facts - Part 2

Hypoalbuminemia

Olavessen

Ferret Neoplastic Conditions

Mackin

Lightfoot

Gardner

Diseases of Geriatric Rabbits

Mackin

Lightfoot

Prime Real Estate on Google - How to get on the FIRST page

Your Personal Curb Appeal - Body Language in the Exam Room Gardner

Breaks Pre-registration Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break

7:30 am - 8:00 am | Where: Hampton Court

9:50 am - 10:10 am | Where: Hampton Court

Grab a cup of joe before heading to class! Join us at the Hampton Court.

Take a refreshing break. Join us at the Hampton Court.

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Scotland C 1st Floor

Knave/Scribe 2nd Floor

Cloister South and North 2nd Floor

Great Hall East 1st Floor

Dentistry/Oncology

Emergency/ Critical Care

Laser Therapy

Internal Medicine/ Practice Management

Feline Vaccines & Vaccination

8:00 am 8:50 am

Canine Vaccines & Vaccination

9:00 am 9:50 am

Ford

| Friday

ON-SITE PROGRAM | FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

Coffee Break - In Hampton Court - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

Interesting Cases in Emergency & Critical Care - Part 1

Tick-Borne Diseases: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis - Part 1

10:10 am 11:00 am

Interesting Cases in Emergency & Critical Care - Part 2

Tick-Borne Diseases: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis - Part 2

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Ford

Duffy

Ford

Duffy

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Practice Pearls for Common Emergencies

What’s Normal and What’s Not in Your Patient’s Mouth

Analgesia & Anesthesia of the Emergent and Critically Ill

Bellows

Duffy

Rehabilitation and Laser Therapy 1:30 p.m. – 6:10 p.m. Dr. Eva Ojolick Vets- $149 Techs - $149

Coffee Break - 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm

Speaking to Your Clients About Preventative Dental Care Bellows

DKA in the ER

WET LAB

Duffy

Grading of Tumors: What does a Practitioner Need to Know? Kiehl

Rabies Awareness Challenge

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Hyperlipidemic States in the Dog & Cat

2:30 pm 3:20 pm

Infectious Disease Update Ford

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Get Your Piece of Charitable Pie-Charitable Funds for Practices

5:20 pm 6:10 pm

Ford

Heysek

DVM/TECHNICIANS/STAFF Room: Cloister South & North 2nd Floor

Rehabilitation & Laser Therapy − 1:30 pm - 6:10 pm Eva Ojolick, DVM, CCRT

$149 Separate Registration Fee

Sponsored by:

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

What you Need to Know About Dentistry to be the Best Dental Assistant

saturday |

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM

8:00 am 8:50 am

Sapphire 1st Floor

Westminster 1st Floor

England 1st Floor

Cloister South 2nd Floor

Great Hall Center 1st Floor

Technician Best Practices/ Neurology

Avian Medicine

Behavior

Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology

Radiology Safety and Positioning Parrot Behavior: Normal and – “Sit, Stay and Lay if only it were Disorders that easy” Speer

Hyperesthesia Syndrome in Cats Zoonoses...How real the Threat? Acute and Chronic Vomiting Curtis Ford in Dogs and Cats - Diagnostic Approach - Part 1

Respiratory Emergencies – “Can you catch your Breath?”

Implementing a Behavior Modification Plan

Ketchum 9:00 am 9:50 am

Ketchum

Management of Aggressive and Frightened Birds Speer

Tams

Small Animal Vaccines and Vaccinations

Curtis

Ford

Acute and Chronic Vomiting in Dogs and Cats - Diagnostic Approach - Part 2

Tams

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

10:10 am 11:00 am

Feline Nursing Care- “Tigers, Lions and oh my!”

How I Treat: Auto-mutilation in Birds

My Dog Knows Better…Really?

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Patient Assessment – “Tecking a Room, Tips and Review”

Coelomitis in Birds

Treating Departure/Separation Anxiety in Dogs and Cats

Ketchum

Speer

Curtis

Drug Therapy for Vomiting in Dogs and Cats Tams

Curtis

Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs – Update on Diagnosis and Management Tams

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace -12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Nursing Skills and Patient Care“Things Every Technician Should Already Know”

Chickens! The Basics Speer

Behavioral Changes in Elderly Cats and Dogs Curtis

Ketchum

Acute and Chronic Diarrhea in Dogs and Cats - Part 1 Tams

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm 3:20 pm 4:10 pm

Recognizing Neurological Disease Pet Chicken Diagnostics and Therapeutics Schubert

House Soiling in Cats – the New AAFP Guidelines

Acute and Chronic Diarrhea in Dogs and Cats - Part 2

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Special Needs of the Neurological Feather Picking! Patient Speer

Behavioral Welfare – at Home and in the Clinic

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs - Update on Diagnosis and Therapy

Speer

Schubert

Curtis

Tams

Visit the Marketplace LUNCH IN THE MARKETPLACE Morning Coffee break 9:50 am - 10:10 am | Where: Marketplace

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Where: Marketplace

Take a refreshing break. Join us in the Marketplace

As a convenience to attendees, an express lunch may be purchased in the Marketplace. Grab some lunch and visit the exhibits. Lunch also is available at any of the hotel’s restaurants.

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Ireland A 1st Floor

Ireland C 1st Floor

Scotland A 1st Floor

Scotland B 1st Floor

Emergency/ Critical Care

Clinical Pathology/ Cytology

Physical Rehabilitation

Practice Management

Resuscitation from Hypovolemic Shock: Introduction to Biochemical Profiling Moving in and Preventing the Kill - Part 1 Rebar

The Foundation of Physical Rehabilitation: What is it and Who Needs it?

Teamwork! How to Make it Work and What to do When it Doesn't - Part 1

8:00 am 8:50 am

Resuscitation from Hypovolemic Shock: Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Moving in and Preventing the Kill - Part 2 Profiling of the Urinary System - Part 1

The Foundation of Physical Rehabilitation: What do we Need?

Teamwork! How to Make it Work and What to do When it doesn't - Part 2

9:00 am 9:50 am

Do you Know How to Get to the 3rd Level of Client Care?

10:10 am 11:00 am

Go Local to Build a Marketing Advantage for Your Practice

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Take a New Look at an Old Problem & Do More for Senior Pets!

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Rudloff

Rebar

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

| saturday

ON-SITE PROGRAM | SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

Respiratory Distress: Localization of the Lesion and Interventions

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Urinary System - Part 2

A Practical Approach to the Lame Dog

GDV: The Difficult Ones

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Liver - Part 1

Managing Osteoarthritis Over a Lifetime

Rudloff

Rebar

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

Rudloff

Case Oriented Approach to Biochemical Profiling of the Liver - Part 2 Rebar

Pediatric Orthopedics Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

SIRS and Sepsis in the ICU - Part 1 Rudloff

Cytological Collection Techniques and General Approach to Interpretation Part 1

Managing Hip Dysplasia, a Review and Update

3 Telephone Mistakes Even the Best Receptionists Make

3:20 pm 4:10 pm

Cytological Collection Techniques and General Approach to Interpretation Part 2

Managing Pelvic Fracture

How to Make the Value Proposition with Clients

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Rebar

SIRS and Sepsis in the ICU - Part 2 Rudloff

Rebar

Marcellin-Little

Gavzer

FVMA’s AWARDS Ceremony & Installation of Officers 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Where: Great Hall North Each year the FVMA’s awards ceremony is held to honor outstanding individuals whose service has contributed significantly to advancing veterinary medicine or the status of the profession. Please join your colleagues as we recognize this year’s award recipients. This is also the time on the program for the annual installation of FVMA officers. Please make plans to attend as we celebrate their accomplishments as well as welcome the new officers.

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TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Acute Abdomen- An Ugly Situation

saturday |

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM Scotland C 1st Floor

Cloister North 2nd Floor

Captain & Yeoman 2nd Floor

Senate/Gallery 2nd Floor

Urology

Practice Management

Emergency / Critical Care / Drug Dosing

Anesthesia

8:00 am 8:50 am

Diagnosing Kidney Disease – The Tools & How to Use Them

Why Would They Think That’s Ok? Addressing Employee Issues

Triage & Initial Treatment of the Emergent Patient

Alternative Inductions to Propofol

9:00 am 9:50 am

Optimizing Outcomes for CKD: Managing the Pet and the Owner – The Ultimate Key to Success

KPI – Window to the Practice

Fluid Therapy

Anesthesia of the Geriatric Patient

Polzin

Hill

Duffy

Lukasik

Duffy

Polzin

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 9:50 am - 10:10 am

10:10 am 11:00 am

Optimizing Outcomes for CKD: Longer, Happier Lives

11:10 am 12:00 pm

Updated Concepts of Fluid Therapy in Kidney Patients

1:30 pm 2:20 pm

Proteinuria: Deciding What It Means

Marketing 101 – Developing Your Plan Hill

Polzin

Nursing Pearls in the ER Duffy

Balanced Post-Operative Analgesia Lukasik

Drug Dosing and Administration – the Anesthesia of the Patient with Chronic Renal Failure Mistake Proof Method

Polzin

Lukasik

Meisels

Lunch Break - In the Marketplace -12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Hospital Discharge Instructions

Polzin

Meisels

Multimodal Medical Management of Chronic Pain Lukasik

Coffee Break - In the Marketplace - 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm 3:20 pm 4:10 pm

Treating Proteinuria: When, Why, and How

Pharmacology and Medical Math for Smarties - Part 1

Anesthesia of Non-Traditional Patients

4:20 pm 5:10 pm

Urinary Tract Infections – Simple & Complex

Pharmacology and Medical Math for Smarties - Part 2

Understanding Unwanted Side Effects of the Anesthetic Drugs

Polzin

Penn

Polzin

Lukasik

SATURDAY’S EVENTS Silent Auction

BINGO RAFFLE DRAWING

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

3:45 pm – (Must be present to win)

Come browse through our Silent Auction offerings and bid on your favorite items. Each item has a retail value of $100 or more. Bidding will begin at 11:30 am on Friday and the last bid will be taken at 3:30 pm Saturday.

More Than $10,000 in Prizes To Be Given Away!

Where: Marketplace

Don’t miss the bingo raffle. Enter to win prizes during the Friday and Saturday Marketplace hours.

www.fvma.org | The 85th FVMA Annual Conference

The FVMA’s Foundation was formed in 2000 to promote the advancement of animal disaster relief programs, the funding of professional education through scholarships for study in the field of veterinary medicine, the health and well-being of animals in Florida through research and public education, and to provide support for projects and organizations that promote the health, well-being, humane care and treatment of animals in Florida. The FVMA Foundation contributes to: •

Animal Disaster Relief Programs

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Continuing Education Programs for Veterinarians and their Staffs

•

Public Education Projects Concerning Health and Welfare of Animals

•

Scholarships for College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Technician Students

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Youth Organizations such as 4H, Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Scouting

•

Research Programs Relating to Small and Large Animal Medicine

SPECIAL EVENTS

Florida Veterinary MedicAl Association Foundation

The FVMA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and all contributions may be claimed as a deduction for tax purposes to the extent allowed by the law.

FVMA Foundation Silent

Auction

Where: Marketplace When: Friday, 11:30 am - 6:10 pm Saturday, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Bid on your favorite items. Bids close at 3:30 pm, Saturday. Winners will be announced at 3:45 pm.

The 85th FVMA Annual Conference | www.fvma.org

SUNDAY |

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 | ON-SITE PROGRAM Emerald 1st Floor

Diamond 1st Floor

Sapphire 1st Floor

England 1st Floor

Ireland A 1st Floor

Clinical Pathology

Practice Management

Advanced Procedures for the Veterinary Technician

Gastroenterology

Practice Management

7:50 am 8:50 am

General Assembly (In Great Hall Center & North)

A Message of Hope and Success (Immediately following the Disney Character Breakfast)

9:00 am 9:50 am

Primary Hemostasis Conner

Hiring Smart Grant

Placement of the ARROW Jugular Catheter, The Bone Marrow Aspirate, Performing Cryotherapy and Strontium Radiation Therapy.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Intestinal Lymphoma in Cats

Nursing Care for the Cancer Patient: Syndromes that Should be Known and Recognized by the Veterinary Technician.

Chronic Large Intestinal Disease The Marketing Secret that Can in Dogs and Cats Take Your Practice to the Top! Tams

Gavzer

Chemotherapy Safety: Everybody Has a Concern When Chemotherapy is Involved

Early Disease Detection/ Wellness Testing Programs in Clinical Practice - Part 1

3 Meeting Techniques to Drive Change and Accountability

Salgado 10:00 am 10:50 am

Coagulation Review Conner

Training for Results Grant

Salgado

Hypoalbuminemia – When to Client Retention StrateTreat & What to Use gies Conner

Grant

Salgado

Tams

12:00 pm 12:50 pm

Gavzer

Early Disease Detection/ Wellness Testing Programs in Clinical Practice - Part 2 Tams

Keynote address

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

11:00 am 11:50 am

Tams

New, Innovative Ideas to Wake Up Your Veterinary Practice

Featuring

Sponsored by:

PATTERSON VETERINARY

SCOTT BURROWS

one of America’s Top-Rated Speakers!

A Message of Hope and Success

8:00 am - 8:50 am | Where: Great Hall Center and North

Ireland B 1st Floor

Scotland A 1st Floor

Scotland B 1st Floor

Knave/Scribe 2nd Floor

Great Hall East 2nd Floor

Emergency/ Critical Care

Clinical Pathology

Behavior Master Class

Tech Procedures

Intraoral Radiology Wet Lab 7:50 am 8:50 am

General Assembly (In Great Hall Center & North)

A Message of Hope and Success (Immediately following the Disney Character Breakfast)

Poisonings and Overdoses Rudloff

Cytology of Lymph Nodes

Blood Gas Basics

Rebar

Anderson

Urinary Tract Obstruction: Bad Cytology of the Liver Rebar to the Stone

Hematology Anderson

Rudloff

Severe Gastroenteritis Rudloff

Case Oriented Approach to Blood Film Evaluation - Part 1 Rebar

Behavior Master Class for Common Small Animal Toxins Anderson Veterinary Technicians Aggressive Dogs & Cats Radiographic Positioning Anderson

9:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Dr. Jan Bellows Techs- $95

WET LAB Equipment Sponsored by

Co-sponsored by

9:00 am 9:50 am

10:00 am 10:50 am

11:00 am 11:50 am

12:00 pm 12:50 pm

Master class

Disney Character BreakfasT

Located in Great Hall Center and North Served from 7:00 am - 7:50 am There can hardly be a better way to start your day, than to visit with your favorite Disney Characters – the Big 5! Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto at our complimentary continental breakfast Sunday morning!

Sponsored by:

PATTERSON VETERINARY

Please join the Christian Veterinary Mission at the FVMA Annual Conference!

CVM Fellowship Breakfast Where: Cloister South When: 7:00 am - 7:50 am

A special thanks to Patterson Veterinary for sponsoring this breakfast Please join the Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) at the FVMA’s 85th Annual Conference! Join us for this special time of fellowship and get an update on where God is at work through CVM. Dr. Lynn Turner will be sharing a devotional on CVM’s current theme: “CALLED” based on Eph. 4:1.

The 85th FVMA Annual Conference | www.fvma.org

TECHNICIAN & STAFF PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. The Critical Dog: Head Injuries Case Oriented Approach to Blood Film Evaluation - Part 2 Dr. Terry Curtis Rudloff Rebar Limited Availability

Intraoral Radiology - Straightening the Learning Curve

| SUNDAY

ON-SITE PROGRAM | SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014

Sponsored by:

PATTERSON VETERINARY 29

Stop by booth #32 for special conference giveaways, promotions and updates. Thank you for your continued trust and support

Bring your client relationships full circle Pet Angel World Services helps you continue to provide care when you can no longer provide treatment.

Our best-in-class cremation service supports veterinary practices, providing the same dignified responses to client needs as you do — beyond the life of the pet — strengthening client loyalty and retention. Ensure your relationships come full circle, ending the way they began — with dignity and respect. For more information, call Sharon Martinache at

727-612-1445 www.petangelworldservices.com

Special Thanks To The Following

Industry Partners For Their Generous Support Double Platinum Level Program Support $16,001 and more

Platinum Level Program Support $12,001-$16,000

Gold Level Program Support $8,001-$12,000

Silver Level Program Support $4,001-$8,000

Bronze Level Program Support $1,500-$4,000

The 85th FVMA Annual Conference | www.fvma.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Their support of our program keeps your registration fees affordable. Please visit the Marketplace and thank them!

VISIT THE MARKETPLACE STAGE

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Friday, April 25 ....................11:30 am − 6:10 pm Saturday, April 26 ..................8:00 am − 3:45 pm • Meet industry representatives who are ready to demonstrate the latest in products and services • Learn how the latest products and equipment in the field of veterinary medicine can benefit your practice

• Obtain information about the newest drugs at your disposal that may benefit your animal clients • Network with fellow veterinarians to compare notes and glean tips on successful clinic procedures and information

Cover-A ll Bingo R affle & Drawing More Than $10,000 in Prizes To Be Given Away!

Where: Marketplace When: Saturday at 3:45 pm (Must be Present to Win) Don’t miss the bingo raffle. Enter to win prizes during the Friday and Saturday Marketplace hours. →→→ Fill your bingo card with vendors’ stamps to participate in the raffle of more than $10,000 in prizes to be given away. →→→ Prizes include large screen TVs, computers, laptops, radios, camcorders, cameras, DVD Players, and much more. →→→ Turn in your completed Bingo card to a member of FVMA staff at the Silent Auction counter. 32

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Lunch is available for purchase in the Marketplace Cafe Friday April 25 Saturday April 26

12:00PM-1:30PM 12:00PM-1:30PM

OUR EXHIBITORS 24 PetWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Abaxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Abbott Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 AKC Reunite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 American Veterinary Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Animal Care Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Antech Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Bayer Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Blue Ridge X-Ray Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 CareCredit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 CBi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Ceva Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Choice Medical Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Christian Veterinary Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Companion Therapy Laser by LiteCure . . . . . . . . . 9 CryoProbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cuattro Digital Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cutting Edge Laser Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dan Scott & Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Dechra Veterinary Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Demandforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Department of Business & Professional Regulation . . 93 Diamondback Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Doc Lane’s Veterinary Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 DVM Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Elanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ellman International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ELSEVIER, INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Embrace Pet Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 First Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Florida Veterinary Technician Association . . . . . . . 84 FVMA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Henry Schein Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Heska Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 IDEXX Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 & 25 K-Laser USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Live Oak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Meds for Vets Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Merck Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Merial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 & 78 Merritt Veterinary Supplies, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Multi Radiance Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 MWI Veterinary Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Nelco Vet LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Nestle Purina Petcare Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Novartis Animal Health US Inc. . . . . . . . . . .54 & 55 The 85th FVMA Annual Conference | www.fvma.org

Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Science, Inc. . . . . 1 Patterson Veterinary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 & 62 Pet Angel World Services, LLC - Florida . . . . . . . . 36 Pet Health Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Pet Heaven Memorial Park, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 petMAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 PetRays / CardioVet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 & 76 Portascope.com, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Premier Pharmacy Labs Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 PS Broker, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Purchasing Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 RESPIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Roadrunner Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ross University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Royal Canin USA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 RSVP - Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners . . 88 Simmons & Associates Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Skip’s Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sound-Eklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 St. Petersburg College School of Veterinary Technology . .82 Sunshine Ophthalmic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 TGAVC -The Gulf -Atlantic Veterinary Conference . 103 Total Practice Solutions Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Trupanion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 UF Veterinary Business Management Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . Located Adjacent to FVMA Registration Desk Universal Imaging, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine . 81 USDA - APHIS Veterinary Services . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Vet Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Vet Med Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vet Ray Technology by Sedecal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Vetamac Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Vet Care Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Veterinary Imaging, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Veterinary Orthopedic Implants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Veterinary Products Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 VetMatrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 VetScan Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 VetScene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 vetSTREET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wedgewood Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Westlab Pharmacy, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Westshore Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 XRSmedical (X-ray Repair & Sales, Inc.) . . . . . . . . 13 Zoetis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 33

24 PetWatch

Pet Insurance and Microchip 236 Sher Lane, Debary, FL 32713 (386) 668-4643 | barry398@cs.com

Abaxis

Ceva Animal Health

Global Animal Health Company Focused on Research, Development and Marketing of Pharmaceutical Products and Vaccines for Companion Animals, Livestock, Swine and Poultry 8735 Rosehill Road, Ste 300, Lenexa, KS 66215 (913) 945-4444 | mike.newell@ceva.com

Point-of-care Laboratory Instruments and Reference Laboratory 3240 Whipple Road, Union City, CA 94587 (510) 675-6500 | michellerodriguez@abaxis.com

Choice Medical Systems, Inc.

Abbott Animal Health

Christian Veterinary Mission

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices 100 Abbott Park Road, AP6C-5/AH 37 Abbott Park, IL 60064 (919) 285-4124 | kristin.carbone@abbott.com

AKC Reunite

Microchips and Pet Reunion Services 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Ste 200, Raleigh, NC 27617 (800) 252-7894 | ejm2@akcreunite.org

American Veterinary Group

Veterinary Hospital Operators 11545 Old Ocean Blvd. Ste C, Ocean Ridge, FL 33435 (561) 577-5299 | axelband@att.net

Animal Care Technologies

FVMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Certified Veterinary Assistant Training Program 2701 Hartlee Field Road, Denton, TX 76209 (800) 357-3182 | julie.sparks@4act.com

Antech Diagnostics

Diagnostic Lab Services, Telemedicine 6359 Paseo Del Lago, Carlsbad, CA 92011 (800) 745-4725 | Lisa.switzer@antechmail.com

Bayer Health Care

Pharmaceuticals 1911 Preserve Drive, Waverly, AL 36879 (334) 887-0781 | eric.lucas@bayer.com

Blue Ridge X-Ray Co. Inc.

Sales & Service of Digital Imaging Equipment 120 Vista Blvd. Arden, NC 28704 (800) 727-7290 Ext. 1216 | horcl@brxray.com

CareCredit

Patient Payment Plans 2995 Red Hill Avenue, Ste 100, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (800) 300-3046 | carla.oviedo@carecredit.com

CBi

Dental Equipment 3970 N Andrews Avenue, Oakland Park, FL 33309 (954) 561-8597 | cbi242@aol.com

Ultrasound System Sales, Service and Training 1426 Pasadena Avenue S., St. Petersburg, FL 33707 (727) 347-8833 | chuck@choicemedical.com International Christian Veterinary Outreach 19303 Fremont Ave N., Seattle, WA 98133 (206) 546-7569 | kforseth@cvmusa.org

Companion Therapy Laser by LiteCure

Class IV Therapeutic Lasers 250 Corporate Blvd. Ste B, Newark, DE 19702 (302) 709-0408 Ext. 1536 | grand@litecure.com

CryoProbe

Cryosurgical Devices 1022 Ewall Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (888) 248-2838 | support@ho-equipments.com

Cuattro Digital Imaging

Digital Ultrasound, Cloud PACS and X-Ray Systems 3760 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland, CO 80538 (970) 619-3059 | elisha.stewart@heska.com

Cutting Edge Laser Technologies Lasers 350 Turk Hill Park, Fairport, NY 14450 (800) 889-4184 | jmiller@celasers.com

Dan Scott & Associates, Inc.

Diagnostic Equipment, Tonopen 5188 Hoovergate Drive, Westerville, OH 43082 (614) 890-0370 | christopherscott.cs@gmail.com

Dechra Veterinary Products

Pharmaceuticals 7015 College Blvd., Ste 525, Overland Park, KS 66211 (888) 337-0929 | diedre.debruin@dechra.com

Demandforce

Computer Software 22 Fourth St, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 (800) 246-9853 | Elizabeth_Frisch@intuit.com

Department of Business & Professional Regulation General Information about the Department 1940 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32309 (850) 717-1530 | susan.sparks@myfloridalicense.com

Diamondback Drugs

Compounding Pharmacy 7631 E. Indian School Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (866) 646-2223 | Melissa@DiamondbackDrugs.com

Doc Laneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Veterinary Pharmacy

IDEXX Laboratories

DVM Solutions

K-Laser USA

Compounded Drugs & Medications 211 East New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 40505 (859) 299-0222 | mikegresham@mindspring.com Surgical Monitors. Blood Pressure Units, Patient Warming 16201 San Pedro Avenue, Ste 200, San Antonio, TX 78232 (866) 373-9627 | paige@dvmsolutions.com

Elanco

Pharmaceuticals C/O 1779 Bottlebrush Way, North Port, FL 34289 (941) 807-3687 | Lane_Eric_Stuart@elanco.com

Ellman International

Radiosurgical Equipment & Accessories 400 Karin Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 448-4936 | ilene@ellman.com

ELSEVIER, INC

Medical Books and Periodicals 1600 JFK Blvd. Ste 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 239-3491 | j.kenyon@elsevier.com

Embrace Pet Insurance

Pet Insurance 23625 Commerce Park, Ste 150, Beachwood, OH 44122 (800) 511-9172 | kab@embracepetinsurance.com

First Data

Electronic Payments / Merchant Services 353 Ventura Drive, Oldsmar, FL 34677 (813) 326-5501 | mary.durina@firstdata.com

Florida Veterinary Technician Association

Professional Association of Veterinary Technicians P.O. Box 924082, Princeton, FL 33092 (813) 505-6504 | canderson2@hccfl.edu

FVMA Foundation

Silent Auction 7207 Monetary Drive, Orlando, FL 32809 (407) 851-3862 | rhuber@fvma.org

Henry Schein Animal Health

Veterinary Equipment & Supplies, Pharmaceuticals, Private Label Products, Biologicals, Diagnostics & Diets 400 Metro Place North, Dublin, OH 43017 (855) 724-3461 | bwesney@henryscheinvet.com

Heska Corporation

Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing Systems 3760 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland, CO 80538 (970) 619-3059 | elisha.stewart@heska.com

Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Nutrition, Inc

Prescription Diet Pet Food PO Box 148, Topeka, KS 66601 (785) 368-5481 | amy_gregory@hillspet.com The 85th FVMA Annual Conference | www.fvma.org

Veterinary Diagnostics, Practice Mgt., Digital Radiography One Idexx Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092 (207) 556-3489 | jennifer-rupp@idexx.com

Class IV Therapy Laser 1185 W. Main Street, Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 595-7749 | jallen@k-laserusa.com

Live Oak Bank

Practice Financing 1741 Tiburon Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 (877) 890-5867 | laura.petty@liveoakbank.com

Meds for Vets Pharmacy

Compounding Pharmacy 585 W. 9400 S., Sandy, VT 84070 (801) 255-7666 | jamers316@hotmail.com

Merck Animal Health

World Leader in Vaccines, Antiparasitics, Pharmaceuticals, Pet Recovery Services and Value-Added Programs 1 Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 (908) 723-1000 | kristina.lombardo@merck.com

Merial

Pharmaceuticals 5198 SE 39th Loop, Ocala, FL 34480 (317) 407-2131 | chadd.evans@merial.com

Merritt Veterinary Supplies, Inc.

Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Biologicals, Diagnostics, White Goods 1520 Pineview Road, Columbia, SC 29209 (800) 477-5167 | taramvs@gmail.com

Multi Radiance Medical

Super Pulsed Laser Systems for Veterinary Applications 31200 Carter Street, Solon, OH 44139 (440) 542-0761 | tondrish@multiradiance.com

MWI Veterinary Supply

Distributor of all Major Veterinary Products 3041 W. Pasadena Drive, Boise, ID 83705 (800) 824-3703 | bgeary@mwivet.com

Nelco Vet LLC

Allergy Blood Testing & Treatment Vials 154 Brook Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729 (631) 242-3662 | catpudge@yahoo.com

Nestle Purina Petcare Company

Pet Nutrition 1 Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, MO 63164 (407) 687-1059 | richard.dorsey@purina.nestle.com

Novartis Animal Health US Inc.

Pharmaceuticals 3200 Northline Avenue, Ste 300, Greensboro, NC 27408 (800) 447-2391 | frank.zambito@novartis.com

Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Science, Inc. Nutraceuticals 946 Quality Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 313-3960 | sbrennan@nutramaxlabs.com

Patterson Veterinary

Distributor 13631 Progress Blvd, Ste 100, Alachua, FL 32615 (386) 418-6704 | sherry.shaara@pattersonvet.com

Pet Angel World Services, LLC - Florida

Pet Cremation and Bio Hazard Transport 6225 72nd Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781 (727) 548-1456 | sharon.martinache@petangelworldservices.com

Pet Health Pharmacy

Compounded Medications / Pharmacy 12012 N 111th Avenue, Youngtown, AZ 85363 (800) 742-0516 | kristi@pethealthpharmacy.com

Pet Heaven Memorial Park, Inc.

Pet Cemetery & Crematory Services 10901 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174 (305) 223-6515 | cisantos@pet-heaven.com

petMAP

Blood Pressure Monitoring 4920 W. Cypress Street, Ste 110, Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 289-5555 | schurruca@cardiocommand.com

PetRays / CardioVet

Telemedicine Consultants 2024 Rayford Road, Spring, TX 77386 (713) 395-7900 | fpowell@Petrays.com

Portascope.com, Inc.

Animal Endoscopy Equipment 6220 Manatee Ave West # 301, Bradenton, FL 34209 (941) 792-7138 | vetscopes@portascope.com

Premier Pharmacy Labs Inc.

Compounding Pharmacy 8265 Commercial Way, Weekie Wachee, FL 34613 (352) 597-4950 | lindatucker@tampabay.rr.com

PS Broker, Inc.

Sales and Valuations PO Box 21643, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 (800) 636-4740 | sally@psbroker.com

Purchasing Services, Inc.

Group Purchasing 2951 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711 (888) 275-6523 | pmcnamara@psi-inc.net 36

RESPIT

Allergenic Extract 15800 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd., #120 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (503) 352-3376 | jon.plant@skinvetclinic.com

Roadrunner Pharmacy

The leading “Veterinary Exclusive” Compounding Pharmacy 711 E. Carefree Hwy, Ste 140, Phoenix, AZ 85085 (877) 518-4589 | dmiller@roadrunnerpharmacy.com

Ross University

Veterinarian School 630 US Highway One, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (732) 509-4600 | cschumacher@devrymedical.org

Royal Canin USA, Inc.

Veterinary Exclusive Therapeutic Formulas for Cats and Dogs 500 Fountain Lakes Blvd., #100, St. Charles, MO 63301 (770) 267-7070 | connie.bell@royalcanin.com

RSVP - Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners Relief Services and Permanent Placement for Veterinarians 2701 Hartlee Field Rd., Denton, TX 76208 (800) 256-4078 | bonnie.webb@reliefvet.com

Simmons & Associates Southeast

Veterinary Practice Sales & Appraisals 1610-A Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522 (800) 333-1984 | lindsey@saase.com

Skip’s Pharmacy

Compounding Pharmacy 21000 Boca Rio Rd., Ste A 29, Boca Raton, FL 33433 (561) 218-0111 | theresa@skipspharmacy.com

Sound-Eklin

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CAUTION: Federal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Description: NEXGARD™ (afoxolaner) is available in four sizes of beef-flavored, soft chewables for oral administration to dogs and puppies according to their weight. Each chewable is formulated to provide a minimum afoxolaner dosage of 1.14 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg). Afoxolaner has the chemical composition 1-Naphthalenecarboxamide, 4-[5[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]-4, 5-dihydro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-isoxazolyl]-N[2-oxo-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino]ethyl. Indications: NEXGARD kills adult fleas and is indicated for the treatment and prevention of flea infestations (Ctenocephalides felis), and the treatment and control of American Dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) infestations in dogs and puppies 8 weeks of age and older, weighing 4 pounds of body weight or greater, for one month. Dosage and Administration: NEXGARD is given orally once a month, at the minimum dosage of 1.14 mg/lb (2.5 mg/kg). Dosing Schedule: Body Weight 4.0 to 10.0 lbs. 10.1 to 24.0 lbs. 24.1 to 60.0 lbs. 60.1 to 121.0 lbs. Over 121.0 lbs.

Afoxolaner Per Chewable (mg)

Chewables Administered

11.3 One 28.3 One 68 One 136 One Administer the appropriate combination of chewables

NEXGARD can be administered with or without food. Care should be taken that the dog consumes the complete dose, and treated animals should be observed for a few minutes to ensure that part of the dose is not lost or refused. If it is suspected that any of the dose has been lost or if vomiting occurs within two hours of administration, redose with another full dose. If a dose is missed, administer NEXGARD and resume a monthly dosing schedule. Flea Treatment and Prevention: Treatment with NEXGARD may begin at any time of the year. In areas where fleas are common year-round, monthly treatment with NEXGARD should continue the entire year without interruption. To minimize the likelihood of flea reinfestation, it is important to treat all animals within a household with an approved flea control product. Tick Treatment and Control: Treatment with NEXGARD may begin at any time of the year (see Effectiveness). Contraindications: There are no known contraindications for the use of NEXGARD. Warnings: Not for use in humans. Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion, contact a physician immediately.

Precautions: The safe use of NEXGARD in breeding, pregnant or lactating dogs has not been evaluated. Use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures (see Adverse Reactions). Adverse Reactions: In a well-controlled US field study, which included a total of 333 households and 615 treated dogs (415 administered afoxolaner; 200 administered active control), no serious adverse reactions were observed with NEXGARD. Over the 90-day study period, all observations of potential adverse reactions were recorded. The most frequent reactions reported at an incidence of > 1% within any of the three months of observations are presented in the following table. The most frequently reported adverse reaction was vomiting. The occurrence of vomiting was generally self-limiting and of short duration and tended to decrease with subsequent doses in both groups. Five treated dogs experienced anorexia during the study, and two of those dogs experienced anorexia with the first dose but not subsequent doses. Table 1: Dogs With Adverse Reactions. Treatment Group Afoxolaner

Oral active control

% (n=415)

% (n=200)

Vomiting (with and without blood)

4.1

12.5

Dry/Flaky Skin

3.1

1.0

Diarrhea (with and without blood)

3.1

3.5

Lethargy

1.7

2.0

Anorexia

1.2

4.5

1 Number of dogs in the afoxolaner treatment group with the identified abnormality. 2 Number of dogs in the control group with the identified abnormality. In the US field study, one dog with a history of seizures experienced a seizure on the same day after receiving the first dose and on the same day after receiving the second dose of NEXGARD. This dog experienced a third seizure one week after receiving the third dose. The dog remained enrolled and completed the study. Another dog with a history of seizures had a seizure 19 days after the third dose of NEXGARD. The dog remained enrolled and completed the study. A third dog with a history of seizures received NEXGARD and experienced no seizures throughout the study. To report suspected adverse events, for technical assistance or to obtain a copy of the MSDS, contact Merial at 1-888-637-4251 or www.merial.com/ nexgard. For additional information about adverse drug experience reporting for animal drugs, contact FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or online at http://www.fda.gov/ AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/ProductSafetyInformation. Mode of Action: Afoxolaner is a member of the isoxazoline family, shown to bind at a binding site to inhibit insect and acarine ligand-gated chloride channels, in particular those gated by the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), thereby blocking pre- and post-synaptic transfer of chloride ions across cell membranes. Prolonged afoxolaner-induced hyperexcitation results in uncontrolled activity of the central nervous system and death of insects and acarines. The selective toxicity of afoxolaner between insects and acarines and mammals may be inferred by the differential sensitivity of the insects and acarines’ GABA receptors versus mammalian GABA receptors.

Effectiveness: In a well-controlled laboratory study, NEXGARD demonstrated 100% effectiveness against adult fleas 24 hours post-infestation for 35 days, and was ≥ 93% effective at 12 hours post-infestation through Day 21, and on Day 35. On Day 28, NEXGARD was 81.1% effective 12 hours post-infestation. Dogs in both the treated and control groups that were infested with fleas on Day -1 generated flea eggs at 12- and 24-hours post-treatment (0-11 eggs and 1-17 eggs in the NEXGARD treated dogs, and 4-90 eggs and 0-118 eggs in the control dogs, at 12- and 24-hours, respectively). At subsequent evaluations post-infestation, fleas from dogs in the treated group were essentially unable to produce any eggs (0-1 eggs) while fleas from dogs in the control group continued to produce eggs (1-141 eggs). In a 90-day US field study conducted in households with existing flea infestations of varying severity, the effectiveness of NEXGARD against fleas on the Day 30, 60 and 90 visits compared with baseline was 98.0%, 99.7%, and 99.9%, respectively. Collectively, the data from the two studies (one laboratory and one field) demonstrate that NEXGARD kills fleas before they can lay eggs, thus preventing subsequent flea infestations after the start of treatment of existing flea infestations. In well-controlled laboratory studies, NEXGARD demonstrated >97% effectiveness against Dermacentor variabilis 48 hours post-infestation for 30 days. Animal Safety: In a margin of safety study, NEXGARD was administered orally to 8- to 9-week-old Beagle puppies at 1, 3, and 5 times the maximum exposure dose (6.3 mg/kg) for three treatments every 28 days, followed by three treatments every 14 days, for a total of six treatments. Dogs in the control group were sham-dosed. There were no clinically-relevant effects related to treatment on physical examination, body weight, food consumption, clinical pathology (hematology, clinical chemistries, or coagulation tests), gross pathology, histopathology or organ weights. Vomiting occurred throughout the study, with a similar incidence in the treated and control groups, including one dog in the 5x group that vomited four hours after treatment. In a well-controlled field study, NEXGARD was used concomitantly with other medications, such as vaccines, anthelmintics, antibiotics (including topicals), steroids, NSAIDS, anesthetics, and antihistamines. No adverse reactions were observed from the concomitant use of NEXGARD with other medications. Storage Information: Store at or below 30°C (86°F) with excursions permitted up to 40°C (104°F). How Supplied: NEXGARD is available in four sizes of beef-flavored soft chewables: 11.3, 28.3, 68 or 136 mg afoxolaner. Each chewable size is available in color-coded packages of 3 or 6 beef-flavored chewables. NADA 141-406, Approved by FDA Marketed by: Frontline Vet Labs™, a Division of Merial Limited. Duluth, GA 30096-4640 USA Made in Brazil. 1050-4493-00 Rev. 7/2013

It’s a soft chew. Kills both fleas and ticks. It’s prescription only.

NexGardTM (afoxolaner) is the protection you asked for, and patients will beg for. NexGard is FDA-approved to kill fleas, prevent flea infestations, and kill the American dog tick. NexGard is available only with a veterinarian’s prescription, and features anti-diversion technology monitored by Pinkerton® Consulting & Investigations.

®FRONTLINE is a registered trademark, and TMNexGard and FRONTLINE VET LABS are trademarks, of Merial. ®PINKERTON is a registered trademark of Pinkerton Service Corporation. ©2014 Merial Limited, Duluth, GA. All rights reserved. NEX14TRADEAD (01/14).

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: For use in dogs only. The most common adverse reaction is vomiting. Other adverse reactions reported are dry/flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy, and anorexia. The safe use of NexGard in pregnant, breeding, or lactating dogs has not been evaluated. Use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures.