AEMV PROCEEDINGS

Please select any of the available AEMV continuing education proceedings listed below.

AEMV Proceedings 2008, as presented in conjunction with the Annual AAV Expo and Conference

1. Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Companion Mammals. This is a single PDF containing the individual papers listed below.

Clinically Important Anatomy of Small Mammals for Diagnostic Imaging
Anesthesia for Radiology of Exotic Companion Mammals
Introduction to Ferret Ultrasound
Introduction to Computed Tomography (CT) in Exotic Companion Mammals CT of Exotic Companion Mammals
Ultrasound Laboratory Notes

2. Proceedings of the 2008 AAV/AEMV Conference. This is a single PDF containing the individual papers listed below.

AAV Behavior and Enrichment

Survey of Avian Veterinarians and Bird Owners Regarding Behavior
The Science of Punishment: Uses and Abuses
A Practical Protocol for Behavior Change Using Applied Behavior Analysis
Testing the Feasibility of Training a Raven (Corvus albicollis) for Search and Rescue
The Facts and Myths of Aggressive-biting Behavior in Parrots
Diagnosis and Treatment of Aggression in Pet Birds
Educating Your Clients on Avian Enrichment
Searching for King Solomon’s Ring: Grey Parrot Abilities

AEMV Scientific Program

Ferret Acute Hemorrhagic Syndrome
Clinical Management of Systemic Coronavirus in Domestic Ferrets
Systemic Coronavirus Infection in Domestic Ferrets (Mustela putorius)
Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Urolithiasis in Pet Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellanus)
Serum Cobalamin, Folate, and Methylmalonic Acid Concentrations in Ferrets (Mustela putorius)
The Use of Capnography in Conscious Rabbits
Pimobendan: Treatment of Heart Failure in Small Mammals
Successful Treatment of a Rabbit with Sebaceous Adenitis
Choroid Plexus Papilloma in a Ferret with Vestibular Ataxia
Treatment of a Non-appendicular Osteosarcoma in a Ferret with Carboplatin
Evaluation of the Acute Phase Response to Inflammation in Mammals
Exotic Mammal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy: Equipment, Indications, and Procedures
The Structure and Function of the Male Rodent Urogenital System
Treatment of Odontogenic Abscesses in Pet Rabbits with a Wound-packing Technique: Long-term Outcomes
Collateral Circulation during Caval Occlusion in Ferrets
A Novel Surgery for Right-sided Adrenalectomies in Ferrets (Mustelo putorious furo)

AEMV Proceedings 2007, as presented in conjunction with the Annual AAV Expo and Conference.

1. Proceedings from the Web Lab Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Companion Mammals at AEMV's 2007 Annual Meeting in Providence, RI. Seminar instructor were Vittorio Capello, Cathy Johnson-Delaney, and Angela Lennox.

2. Proceedings of the 2007 AAV/AEMV Conference. This is a single PDF containing the individual papers listed below.

AAV Behavioral Science Program

Functional Assessment, Intervention Design, and Best Practices for Resolving Behavior Problems
Successfully Managing Flighted Parrots Using Positive Reinforcement Training
Practical Behavior of Raptors
Working with Behavior in Your Exam Rooms
When Good Parrots “Go Bad”: Tactics for Integrating Normal Parrot Behavior into the Human
Household

AEMV Scientific Program

The Rabbit Respiratory System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
Small Exotic Mammal Cardiovascular Disease
Hyperadrenocorticism in Ferrets: Clinical Updates
Application of Serodiagnostics and PCR for the Diagnosis of Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Thymomas in Rabbits: Comparing Treatment Options
Management of Difficult Periapical Infections in Rabbits
Lymphoma in Ferrets: Review and Preliminary Clinical Findings
Evaluation of Partial Thromboplastin Time and Prothrombin Time in Ferrets Using Two
Different Tests
Rabbit Gastrointestinal Stasis Treated with NG Tube Feeding
Immune-mediated Pure Red Cell Aplasia in a Ferret
Pharmacokinetics of Marbofloxacin and Meloxicam in the Rabbit
Etiology, Pathology, and Control of Enterocolitis in a Group of Hamsters

AEMV Proceedings 2006, as presented in conjunction with the Annual AAV Expo and Conference.

1. Proceedings from the Exotic Mammal Technician seminar at AEMV's 2006 Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, FL. Seminar instructors were Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, DABVP-Avian and Joerg Mayer, Dr Med Vet, MSc.

2. Proceedings from the Web Lab in Rabbit and Rodent Dentistry at AEMV's 2006 Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, FL. Seminar instructor was Dr. Vittorio Capello. Click the following link to read the JEMMS article by Dr. Capello entitled Diagnosis and Treatment of Dental Disease in Pet Rabbits and Rodents that was the basis for the seminar.

3. All proceedings: AEMV Proceedings 2006.pdf (this is a single PDF with all 12 individual papers listed below included)

Or, select an individual paper from the 2006 AEMV Proceedings (all PDF format)

Exotic Pet Mammals: Current State of Exotic Mammal Practice - Angela M. Lennox, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Rabbit and Rodent Gastrointestinal System - Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Gross and Surgical Anatomy of the Reproductive Tract of Selected Exotic Pet Mammals - Vittorio Capello, DVM, and Angela M. Lennox, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System of the Ferret and Selected Exotic Carnivores - Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Practical Exotic Mammal Vaccine Strategies - Angela M. Lennox, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Practical Marsupial Medicine - Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Emerging Diseases–Hype or Reality - Robert E. Schmidt, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, and Drury R. Reavill, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian), Dipl ACVP
Idiopathic Myofasciitis in the Domestic Ferret - Michael M. Garner, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Katrina Ramsell, PhD, DVM, Inga Sidor, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Nico J. Schoemaker, PhD, DVM, Dipl ECAMS, Dipl ABVP (Avian), Robert W. Nordhausen, MA, S. Bolin, J. F. Evermann, and K. Kiupel
Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome: A Neurodegenerative Disease of African and European Hedgehogs - Michael Garner, DVM, Dipl ACVP, and Donnasue Graesser, PhD
Update of Ferret Adrenal Disease: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian)
Novel Diagnostics for Exotic Mammals - Carolyn Cray, PhD
Update on the ABVP–Exotic Companion Mammal Specialty Status - Michael Dutton, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Canine/Feline)

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