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    Replying to Dan T. 19/11/2024 - 12:11

    Thank you again Dan!

    Such a pleasure to work with you and your team.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    How do you clean your Diamond Burr?

    Honestly a question I have never considered on a Sunday!!!

    Haha! Thanks for sharing!

    Scott

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    Hello everyone!

    I hope you are all well. My name is Scott, I am a specialist in small animal internal medicine. I know nothing about cardiology, but am very happy to help with any questions that might have a medicine slant.

    I hope you all enjoy the course.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Hey.

    Another great question!

    I will make sure Georgina sees this!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Sarah W. 11/11/2024 - 20:50

    Great!

    Really glad to hear you are enjoying it!

    We are always happy to hear if you have any other content ideas too!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Laura Jones 27/10/2024 - 09:23

    I also love adding a wee bit of chia seeds to manage calcium! There’s a great case report on this in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2020) titled “Managing Feline Idiopathic Hypercalcemia With Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.): A Case Series” by Fantinati and Priymenko (doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00421). They found that supplementing with chia seeds (2g/cat/day) helped normalize ionized calcium levels in three cats after dietary changes alone weren’t effective. It’s definitely an interesting non-pharmacological approach worth keeping in mind. 😊

    scott@vtx-cpd.com
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    Replying to Laura Jones 27/10/2024 - 09:28

    This is really useful.

    Thank you for sharing! I will let you know how we get on with them!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Laura Jones 28/10/2024 - 07:52

    I think I would still have some nervousness sending some of them home!

    Lots of ways to do things though and good to understand options. I think the point about not going crazy with fluids in renal disease patients is a good one!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Hi Laura,

    Thanks for sharing this! The AVHTM guidelines have been such a game changer, having clear algorithms has definitely taken some of the stress out of handling transfusion reactions. We keep a printed copy in our transfusion kit too, and it’s been incredibly helpful.

    In our practice, we follow a structured approach similar to the AVHTM recommendations. We make sure to monitor all patients closely during transfusions, with frequent checks for TPR and clinical signs, and we always have pre-prepared emergency drugs based on the type of reaction. The guidelines have really streamlined our decision-making.

    I must admit I find most mild reactions are overcome by slowing down!

    Curious if anyone has tweaked these protocols to fit their team or workflow?

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Felipe M. 31/10/2024 - 20:37

    Really helpful, thank you.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Hello Sarah!

    Great to hear from you and thanks for the great question. I would love to hear how you are finding the course so far?

    I will make sure Liz sees this questions. Looking forward to seeing the reply!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Another great lesson Laura!

    Thank you again.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Louise L. 04/11/2024 - 14:20

    OMG!

    I have had to start doing SUB flushes just this year in my new job… I find them very stressful!

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Hello Rosie!

    I hope you are well and enjoying the course!

    I will make sure we get this question answered.

    Have a great weekend.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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    Replying to Laura S. 05/11/2024 - 19:17

    No problem.

    The word of omeprazole is ever changing, it is one of my favourite topics!

    I would hope we might have an updated consensus statement soon!

    Hope you are having a great week.

    Scott πŸ™‚

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