Have you registered for our 10/14/20 Dermatology CE?


Management of Ear Disease and Food Allergies - Everything
You're Itching to Know.

Wednesday, 10/14/20 from 6:15-8:45pm
(2 Interactive RACE CE credits)

Management of Acute Ear Disease

The first lecture will cover otology in the dog and cat and the
clinician's approach to diagnostics and treatment of chronic active
otitis externa. By Klaus Loft, DVM 
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When, Why, and How: Making the Most of the Diet Trial as a Diagnostic
Test

Learn about the elimination diet trial as a diagnostic test when
approaching the allergic patient. This one-hour talk will review the
food allergy phenotype, best practices for diet selection, strategies
for improving owner compliance, and a current review of the
literature.  Practical solutions will be introduced to help
general practitioners improve diagnostic outcome after a diet trial is
prescribed. Case studies will be included. By Meagan Rock
Painter, DVM, DACVD
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>> Register here

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Angell has Broken Ground on our New Critical Care Unit (CCU)

This summer we began construction of Angell's new CCU. The new space
will have direct outdoor access to ease the walking of patients,
skylights to provide natural lighting to patients, and increased
capacity for all species with large cage space to maximize comfort. In
addition, there will be separate areas for dogs and cats with built-in
noise control to lessen patient anxiety.

Within the unit, families will have access to two, private visiting
rooms. The space will also incorporate bays designed specifically for
a mechanical ventilator and dialysis. An isolation area will also be
built into the CCU. 

>> MSPCA-Angell President Neal Litvak and Dr. Kiko Bracker thank
supporters at the CCU groundbreaking.
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How to Assess and Treat Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and Other
Causes of Continuous Murmurs 

PDA is the most common congenital heart defect in dogs. Retrospective
studies suggest that PDAs account for ~ 11-32% of congenital heart
disease in dogs; PDAs are also fairly common in cats, accounting for ~
11% of all feline congenital heart diseases. Find out how you can
detect and treat this and other common causes of continuous murmurs.

>> PDAs and Continuous Heart Murmurs

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Safeguarding "Pandemic Puppies" from Risk of Leptospirosis


Incidence of infection by Leptospira increases in late summer to fall
(July-November) and after flooding or heavy rainfall. Dogs of any age
are at risk, but younger dogs (<6 months of age) are more likely to
have severe clinical signs and severe hepatic involvement.  Learn
about testing options, treatment, management and prevention to best
advise clients with "pandemic puppies" at risk.

>> Leptospirosis
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Angell Expands Dermatology Service and Welcomes Meagan Rock Painter,
DVM, DAVCD to Angell West in Waltham


We are delighted to welcome Dr. Meagan Painter to the Angell
Dermatology service in Waltham. Dr. Painter is a board certified
veterinary dermatologist. She began her MSPCA-Angell career many years
ago working in our adoption centers before heading to Tufts University
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She returned to Angell to
complete her internship and went on to complete her residency in
veterinary dermatology with Veterinary Healing Arts in East Greenwich,
RI and the Animal Dermatology Group in California. Upon completion of
her residency, she achieved Diplomate status with the American College
of Veterinary Dermatology. Prior to coming home to Boston, she
practiced for two years at the San Francisco Veterinary Specialists.
Dr. Painter will be speaking at our 10/14/20 CE (see above to
register).

>> Meet Dr. Painter
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Can Vitamin D Provide Answers to Treating Some Diseases?

In humans and animals, hypovitaminosis D is presently a topic
receiving close review in the etiology of multisystemic disease
including gastrointestinal disease, cancer, heart and infectious
disease, as well as diseases that involve chronic inflammation.

>> Learn more about vitamin D in veterinary medicine

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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: An Emerging Treatment Strategy for Canine
IMHA


Immune mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) occurs when the immune system
targets and destroys the red blood cells, generally leading to acute
and severe anemia. More recently, therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)
has been used to successfully and rapidly gain control of the aberrant
immune response in dogs suffering from severe IMHA. TPE preferentially
removes biologic substances of high molecular weight such as
autoantibodies, alloantibodies, endogenous toxins and antigen-antibody
complexes. It can also be used to remove some exogenous drugs in cases
of overdose.

>> TPE to Treat IMHA 

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Feline Orthopedic Disease

Cats and dogs can be affected by many similar orthopedic conditions,
but cats have some unique conditions and anatomic differences when
compared to dogs which may alter presentation, treatment and
prognosis. Angell surgeon, Dr. Sue Casale shares insight on feline
orthopedics.

>> Feline Orthopedic Disease
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522-7282
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