Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association

Animal abuse and neglect affects all of us. As veterinary professionals, we see animals in distress every day and we do our best to relieve them of their suffering. But how do we determine when that distress should prompt us to report a case of suspect animal abuse or neglect? What if you are called to attend an animal welfare investigation with an animal protection agency - do you feel prepared to attend? Finally, how can the records you prepare help to strengthen an investigation that goes to court, or even avoid the need for you to testify in court? These questions and more will be addressed through the Veterinary Forensics course.

This course will include the following topics:

• How to identify animals in distress
• How to report a suspect case of abuse or neglect
• How to properly document a history and physical exam
• Understanding chain of custody for evidence
• The process for acting as an expert witness
• The human side of abuse and neglect

This course will help veterinary professionals in the following areas:

- Poultry Health
- Commercial Poultry Industry
- Poultry Diseases
- Poultry Post Mortems & Sampling
- Poultry Drugs, Prescribing & Dispensing for Poultry

Because of the addition of all medically important antimicrobials to the prescription drug list small poultry producers and backyard breeders will be turning to veterinary practices for assistance. These are not under this jurisdiction of the Poultry Extension Veterinarian and will require veterinary practices to diagnose and prescribe treatment.

Your practice may even be receiving prescriptions from the Poultry Extension veterinarian for the poultry barns under their oversight. This will give you insight on how to dispense those medications.

This course offers 5 hours of continuing education.

This is the CE session that was delivered at the WDDC 35th Anniversary Open House in September 2018. This online version has been approved by the SVMA for 3 CE hours.

Topics include:

• SaskVets & how the SVMA does their social media
• provincial associations vs veterinary practices
• how to write effective posts
• using photos
• dealing with negativity
• control settings
• analytics
• bylaws around marketing
• do's and don'ts
• regulatory "changes" and how to relay those messages to clients
• and much more!

Special thanks goes to WDDC for hosting the event and recording the video. This CE course is free to all veterinarians and veterinary technologists across Canada.

Watch the video, then answer the questions at the end to receive one hour of SVMA approved CE credit.

Zebras of pathology. What seems like a straight forward and routine diagnostic case can sometimes take an unexpected twist. Every so often those hoof beats you hear in the night are zebras. This will be a brief trip through interesting and unusual diagnostic cases that have come through the pathology service.

What’s new in the world of pathology? Diagnostic tests, procedures and tools change all the time. This talk will be a brief tour through what’s new, why we use it and how it can help you. Other topics touched upon will be changing features of animal disease as we see it through the diagnostic lab.

Dr Bruce Wobeser was born and raised in Saskatoon. He graduated from WCVM in 1995 and worked as a small animal clinician in Saskatchewan and Alberta for 9 years. In 2004, he returned to the WCVM to get diagnostic training in pathology, completed a MVetSc in 2006, became board certified as a pathologist in 2007, and completed his PhD and started on faculty at the WCVM in 2010.

Veterinary professionals are often the first called to assist with large animal rescue. However, many of us have no formal training in large animal rescue, making these tense situations even more stressful. This webinar will review a case of equine rescue (during the COVID pandemic) and use it as an example to highlight things that worked, things that didn't, and what the author might do differently next time. Of note, this was the first rescue that Dr. Robinson was involved in. Discussion and questions from the audience is encouraged.

Speaker Biography – Dr Kate Robinson

Dr Robinson is a clinician at McKee-Pownall Equine Services and a board-certified equine practice specialist. Previously, Dr Robinson as a assistant professor and field service clinician at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

These sessions will consist of a variety of practical soft tissue surgery techniques that most veterinarians can perform in their practice. Video segments of clinical case material, carefully edited to form a real-life experience, will be used as a means of delivering the surgical lectures. An advantage of this lecture style is that participants are able to see the case actually operated on during the lecture.

Surgical management of canine cystic and urethral calculi

A ‘never fail’ technique for retropulsion of calculi lodged in the urethra of male dogs will be presented. Surgical management of cystic calculi will be discussed and a new protocol will be demonstrated that will eliminate the possibility of leaving a stone behind after performing a cystotomy. Video of a clinical case will be used to illustrate all techniques.

Feline perineal urethrostomy – a novel approach

Feline perineal urethrostomy has classically been approached with the patient placed in a perineal position. Although this positioning is awkward for the surgeon it has become the standard approach. This lecture will suggest taking another look at patient positioning. Placing the cat in dorsal recumbancy allows for a much more ‘ergonomic’ approach for the surgeon and enhances visualization of the regional anatomy. In addition, this positioning allows access to the patients’ urinary bladder. Video of this novel approach will be used to illustrate the advantages of dorsal recumbancy positioning.

Wound management secrets

Think of the most difficult location to bandage a wound……this seminar will suggest a method of how you can ‘bandage that wound’! Also……can you force a wound to continue to contract….…oh yes you can! Videotape of these selected ‘secrets’ to facilitate wound management will be discussed.

This lecture will focus on some of the biggest problems and diseases in small ruminant practice. Covering everything from husbandry practices and how they influence disease processes to the clinical presentation of some of the most common diseases you will encounter, this discussion aims to provide you with the tools necessary to tackle many small ruminant challenges. This a lecture that EWE DOEn’t want to miss!

Dr. Michael Pesato is originally from Vermilion, Ohio and attended veterinary school at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation in 2015, Dr. Pesato completed an internship and residency focusing on food animal practice with the Section of Field Service at New Bolton Center, the large animal campus of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Pesato became a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Food Animal Practice) in 2019. He spent two years practicing with the Section of Field Service after his residency, working to develop a Small Ruminant Wellness Program that focused on both individual animal care and herd health management. Dr. Pesato is now an Assistant Clinical Professor of Food Animal Medicine at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. His specific interests include preventative medicine and management techniques for sheep, goat, and cattle clientele and he has a passion for educating students, clients, and colleagues alike.

Two hours of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technologists.