VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 1, JANUARY 1999


Features

On Our Terms: Respiration—It's a Gas! 13
Janet Amundson Romich, DVM, MS


Grand Prize Winner Jeanette Smith, RVT: Super Tech! 20


Finalist and First Runner-Up Dave Johnson, RVT: 21
The Voice of Experience


Shining Stars—1998 Veterinary Nursing Award Results 22


(CE) Endoscopy: A Noninvasive Solution 25
Christine E. Watson, LVT, and David S. Sobel, DVM


Western Veterinary Conference: 28th 28
Annual Seminar for Veterinary Technicians


(CE) Intracranial Meningioma in Dogs 32
Steven J. Carleton, DVM

Getting Involved In... International Relief Work— 38
Your Mission: Helping Animals Around the World
Kellyann Zuzulo


DEPARTMENTS

Editorial........................................................4

Letters............................................................6

NAVTA .........................................................9

Tech Tips......................................................41

In the News ....................................................42

Classified Advertising.................................... 43

Products and Services ....................................47

October 1998 Quiz Answers ..........................48

Index to Advertisers .......................................48

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VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1999



Features

SPECIAL FOCUS: Dentistry
Excellence in Veterinary Nursing Award Finalist and 62
Second Runner-Up Ann Vercauteren, AHT, BS, VTS:
Caring is Critical


Straight from the Horse's Mouth: 66
(CE)Equine Dental Anesthesia
Michael Q. Lowder, DVM, MS


Prevention: The Best Medicine for Periodontal Disease 77


Purebred: Shih Tzu—A Breed Apart 89
Darlene Arden


When the Client Asks: Hip Dysplasia: 95
Notes for Owners and Breeders


Clinical Nutrition: Nutrition Mission: Establishing 99
a Pet Food "Library"
Ann Wortinger, LVT


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VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 3, MARCH 1999


Features

SPECIAL FOCUS: Feline Behavior

(CE) Oooh Oooh That Smell! 126
Inappropriate Elimination and Spraying in Cats
EdKane,PhD


Not My Good Sofa! Destructive Behavior in Cats 135
(CE) Ed Kane, PhD


When Good Cats Act Bad—Feline Aggression 144
(CE) Ed Kane, PhD


1999 AVMA 136th Annual Convention: 122
Expanded Programming for Veterinary Technicians

Grand Prize Winner Accepts Award 151


Excellence in Veterinary Nursing Award Finalist and 157
Third Runner-Up Linda Lavery, AS: Ace Assistant

Getting Involved In...Search and Rescue— 159
Exciting, Challenging, Life-Saving Teamwork
Harriet Meyers

Getting Down to Business: 164
Winning the Job Interview Game
Sally B. Smith, LVT

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VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 4, APRIL 1999



Features

SPECIAL FOCUS: Parasitology

(CE) The(Hook)wormsCrawlm— 189
Ancylostoma Infection in Humans
AmyRandall,DVM

Flying Vectors: Important Parasitic Flies 199
(CE) in the United States
David P. Bolette, RVT, LATg

Excellence in Veterinary Nursing Award Finalist 219
and Fourth Runner-Up Phil Giralte, BS, AS, CVT:
Skill-Phil, Thought-Phil, Wonder-Phil!


Purebred: No Shrink-Wrap Required— 223
The Feisty Miniature Pinscher
DarleneArden

Reproductive Surgery in Rabbits 231
(CE)Katherine A. Garner, DVM, and Carrie B. Jelovich, DVM

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VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 8, AUGUST 1999



Features

A Click Does the Trick! A Beginner's Lesson Plan 427
(CE) Julie Shaw, RVT


Caring for the Senior Cat: An American Association 438
of Feline Practitioners/Academy of Feline Medicine
Update—Part III


Purebred: Brussels Griffon—As Good As It Gets! 442
DarleneArden

Stat! Clientin Crisis! 448
Dana Durrance, MA, Carolyn Butler, MS, and Laurel Lagoni, MS


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VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

VOL. 20, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1999


Features

1999 Wild West Veterinary Conference 476
Veterinary Technician and Practice Management Program


II On the Front Lines: Receptionist Rules for 481
(CE)Handling Emergencies
SuzanneMeyer,BS,RVT

The Great Mimic: Canine Addison's Disease 490
(CE)Debbie Stafford, CVT


Clinical Nutrition: Basic Guidelines for Cats and Dogs 499
Cheryl Holloway, RVT, and C. A. Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD

Getting Involved In... Pet-Sitting Business Basics 509
Claudia Gray, CVT

Dangerous Delights: Toxic Spring-Blooming Plants 514
Ann Wortinger, LVT