Food animal scholar chosen for all-expense paid trip to attend Western Veterinary Conference

May 17, 2011 – UF College of Veterinary Medicine, The Veterinary Page Dr. Leslie Charles, a first year food animal reproduction and medicine intern, was one of a small group of applicants selected by the Western Veterinary Conference to attend the meeting for a full week with all expenses paid…Full story

Hooray for Howlywood

May 6, 2011 – Cornell Alumni Magazine A few days before the two animal actors sharing the role of Two Socks, Kevin Costner’s lupine companion in the 1990 Best Picture winner Dances with Wolves, were scheduled to travel to the set, they got into what their veterinarian calls “one hell of a fight.”…Full story

Keeping the Veterinary Conference Purring

May 6, 2011 – Trade Show Executive Magazine Manolita Moore is one of the trade show industry’s rising stars, achieving success early in her career and remaining on track to keep going and growing. As conference director for the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), Manolita has grown the event through the ups and downs of the economy by making innovation the cornerstone of the business…Full story

Veterinary conference draws 15,000

April 28, 2011 – JAVMA News The 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference, held Feb. 20-24 in Las Vegas, set a conference attendance record by drawing nearly 15,000 attendees, compared with 13,515 last year. WVC registered more than 6,000 veterinarians, 1,500 veterinary technicians, hundreds of practice managers, and several thousand other attendees directly linked to the animal health industry…Full story

WVC breaks attendance record

March 17, 2011 – DVM News Magazine The Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) broke attendance records this year. In fact, according to the conference’s organizers, attendance topped 14,600 for the Feb. 20-24 meeting. There were 6,220 veterinarians, 1,513 veterinary technicians, 330 practice managers and 3,719 exhibitors. The four-day veterinary conference featured…Full story

A new branch of treatment

March 14, 2011 – Las Vegas Business Press When Dr. Patrick Hauck first treated Laika, she could barely walk. The 12-year-old German shepherd mix suffered from hip displaysia, and even with pain medication, she struggled to move. The last resort was total hip replacement surgery…Full story

Western Veterinary Conference Sets Record

March 10, 2011 – Dogchannel.com More than 14,600 people attended the 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference last month in Las Vegas, a record far surpassing last year’s 13,500…Full story

It’s easy to kick parasites out of bed

March 9, 2011 – Montrealgazette.com The following reader questions were answered at the 83rd annual Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas last month. Nearly 15,000 professionals attended for continuing education. Speakers included many of the world’s top experts in veterinary medicine…Full story

My Pet World: Any dangers in sleeping in same bed as your pet?

March 8, 2011 – DailyPilot.com LAS VEGAS — The following reader questions were answered at the 83rd annual Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas from Feb. 20 to 24. Nearly 15,000 veterinary professionals attended it for continuing education. Speakers included many of the world’s top experts in veterinary medicine…Full story

Dealing with Bad Doggies to Calming Curious Cats: Tips from the Western Veterinary Conference

February 27, 2011 – LakeForest Patch Destructive behavior by pets is a common reaction to stress, but sometimes, well, it’s just normal. New medications and treatments can help dogs and cats with urinary incontinence. A large new study funded by the Morris Animal Foundation will follow 2,500 golden retrievers for life to identify the genetic, nutritional and environmental risk factors that make the breed so susceptible to cancer…Full story

All creatures head to Las Vegas for vet meeting

February 24, 2011 – Las Vegas Review Journal Even before their annual conference ends today, leaders of the Western Veterinary Conference were proclaiming themselves…Full story

Differentiate autolysis from tissue changes

February 24, 2011 – cattlenetwork.com Postmortems are routinely done on the feedlot. However, in order guard against misdiagnosis, it’s important to understand the process of autolysis and how it can change tissues over time. There is always a challenge of differentiating autolysis from a real lesion…Full story

WVC soars in attendance

February 23, 2011 – Bovine Vet Week-in-Review The 2011 83rd Annual Western Veterinary Conference is topping out with more than 14,000 attendees this year, including veterinarians, technicians, exhibitors and guests. Held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, the WVC also draws a large food animal attendance…Full story

Meningitis in calves

February 23, 2011 – dairyherdnetwork.com Physical restraint is often necessary in food animal practice to facilitate completion of surgical procedures says David Anderson, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, Kansas State University, speaking at the 2011 Annual Western Veterinary Conference. There are instances where general anesthesia is the more appropriate choice to provide patient control and comfort…Full story

Position the head of sedated cattle

February 23, 2011 – cattlenetwork.com Newborn calves are particularly at risk for developing septicemia and meningitis since they are dependent upon colostral antibodies for immunity. Though E. coli is the main bacterial pathogen associated with septicemia in calves, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Klebsiella and different Staphylococcus species have also been isolated from the blood of septic calves, says Geof Smith, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM), North Carolina State University…Full story

The disease triad

February 23, 2011 – Cattlenetwork.com Kelly Lechtenberg, DVM, PhD, Midwest Veterinary Services, Oakland, Neb., says there are three elements that make up the “disease triad” in feedlot cattle…Full story

WVC Food Animal Incentive awards

February 23, 2011 – Dailyherd.com At the 2011 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, five veterinarians were awarded the 2011 Food Animal Incentive awards…Full story

Close-up dry cow nutrition

February 23, 2011 – Bovine Veterinarian Late gestation nutrition has a large impact on multiple aspects of the cow’s productivity after freshening, says Charles T. Estill, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACT, Oregon State University…Full story

Does your dog have separation anxiety?

February 23, 2011 – Petconnection.com Do you have a dog with true separation anxiety or one who simply revels in acting like a Velcro dog by shadowing you everywhere? How can you tell and what can you do?…Full story

Vaccine recommendations for cats are changing

February 22, 2011 – Petconnection.com

Stop giving adjuvanted vaccines to cats. Right now. That was the message that Dr. Alice Wolf, an internal medicine specialist and professor of small animal medicine at Texas A&M University, delivered to a packed room of veterinarians yesterday afternoon at the 83rd Western Veterinary Conference in…Full story