I was at the Mississippi Valley Veterinary Medical Association convention on Wednesday and Thursday, and I was reminded of why our staff and I need to attend 'ce'.
We don't want to use the same things if they do not work, and diagnostics have helped tremendously in our ability to prognosticate (look into the crystal ball and see if the pet will get better).
And we also need to talk to our colleagues in the area to learn of the diseases that they are seeing locally, so we can inform you of those diseases and suggest ways to prevent them.
When you allow us to attend these conferences, we improve our knowledge base, and improve the quality of life for you and your pets.
I learned new thought directions about anemic cats & dogs. And most important, what economical tests to run, and which tests _not_ to run because they are not useful, and a waste of clients funds.
I also was reminded of liver disease in cats and how it can be associated with Pancreatitis and Inflammatory bowel disease.
More on those later, and if you have a cat with those disease, call us and we can get some symptomatic care.
