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Current Issue—December 2008

• Education—10-month-old, neutered male domestic shorthair, Smoke
• Health Watch—‘Tis the season for pancreatitis—be prepared with comprehensive screening tests
• IDEXX Innovations—IDEXX-CR™ 1417 Model 140 Digital Imaging System—outstanding image quality and easy-to-use controls
• Training and Events—Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center
• Research Corner—Diagnosing and managing feline pancreatitis: A roundtable discussion summary
• Practice Management—Investing in Diagnostics and Software as a Tax Strategy—Part 3
• Technical Tips—Image handling and storing help from Cornerstone®
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret an aspirate from the enlarged lymph node of a cat and suggest a possible cause for any changes present.
   

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• Education—9-year-old, spayed female Doberman pinscher, Lady
• Health Watch—Mars Petcare U.S. expands voluntary recall
• IDEXX Innovations—Spec fPL™: The first fast and affordable blood test for feline pancreas-specific lipase, exclusively from IDEXX Reference Laboratories; LabREXX® timesavers
• Training and Events—IDEXX Learning Center update; Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• Research Corner—Assessing cardiac health in the 21st century: A summary
• Protocol Guidance—Up-to-date preanesthetic testing protocols ensure best care for senior patients
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings—Part 2 of a 3–part series
• Technical Tips—New guides help you learn the ins and outs of your IDEXX Digital Imaging system
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify erythrocyte-associated basophilic structures and classify the anemia in a peripheral blood film from an adult cat with acute onset lethargy, depression and anorexia
   

• Education—4-year-old intact, female Samoyed, Nala
• Health Watch—New Pet Food Recall: Mars PetCare U.S. issues voluntary dry pet food recall
• IDEXX Innovations—Get IDEXX SmartService™ Solutions, IDEXX’s highest level of customer support; IDEXX Practice Profile™ from Cornerstone®; IDEXX Real PCR™ Respiratory Disease Prevalence Program; Spec fPL™ Test announcement
• Training and Events—IDEXX Learning Center update; Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• Research Corner—Study illustrates importance of reticulocytes in differentiating anemias
• Protocol Guidance—New American College of Veterinary Radiology guidelines for digital imaging
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings—Part 1 of a 3–part series
• Technical Tips—Swab cats for IDEXX Real PCR™ Feline URD Panel; Rotate stock for best results and easier inventory management
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret a hepatic panel and give the most reasonable cause for the changes shown by the results
   

• Education—14-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog, Arthur
• Health Watch—Canine influenza virus strikes New Jersey—what you should know
• IDEXX Innovations—September is Senior Care Month—special pricing on senior panels
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month; Sign up now for Cornerstone® Users Conference
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings
• Technical Tips—New online tutorials for IDEXX-PACS™ 3.0 Imaging Software; new software envelopes
• Subscribers Say—What do you think? We’d like to hear your opinions.
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Characterize morphologic findings and identify a leukocyte in a peripheral blood film from an EDTA anticoagulated blood specimen from an adult cat with diabetes.
   

• Education—9-year-old spayed female cocker spaniel, Milly
• Health Watch—Fort Dodge Animal Health reintroduces ProHeart® 6 in U.S.—what you should know
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• IDEXX Innovations—New offerings from Cornerstone® Reminder Service
• Technical Tips—IDEXX Coag Dx™ Cartridges—choosing citrate or fresh whole blood
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify cells and interpret findings in a transtracheal wash from a cat with a chronic cough
   

• Education—9-year-old neutered male Australian shepherd Bailey was in acute collapse
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• IDEXX Innovations—IDEXX Dry-Slide Technology for the VetTest® and Catalyst Dx™ Analyzers; New Cornerstone® Coaching Series
• Health Watch—CAPC Road Show brings you the latest information on emerging vector-borne disease
• Technical Tips—More accurate orders for IDEXX VetLab® tests; IDEXX VetLab® Station report further integrates SNAP® results
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify a structure and its significance in urine sediment from a dog
   

• Education—5-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever, Luna, has become incontinent
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• IDEXX Innovations: Coming soon—the SNAP® Feline Triple™ Test; Two-way communication makes it easier to capture, review, invoice and store x-ray images; New practice management capabilities in IDEXX Cornerstone® 7.5 software
• Technical Tip—New IDEXX VetLab Sample Prep Rack organizes and adds workflow efficiency
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret the acid-base status of a
  13-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog
   

• Survey—See the results of last month’s survey on hypothyroidism
• Education—7-year-old neutered male beagle, Bob, is experiencing muscle tremors
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• IDEXX Innovations—Exclusive Catalyst Dx™/SNAPshot Dx™ Analyzer updates; see CEO Jonathan Ayers’ video; SNAP® Cortisol Test offers reduced warm-up time
• Protocol Guidance—Advance vector-borne disease health care in your practice
• Practice Developer®—Program now includes digital imaging
• Technical Tip—Simple tip for best results on VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer calibration
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret an aspirate of a firm, well-defined skin mass on a dog’s distal forelimb
   

• Surveys—See the results of last month’s coagulation testing survey and take this month’s hypothyroidism survey
• Education—12-year-old neutered male rottweiler Tonka has taken a surprising turn for the worse
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• IDEXX Innovations—Sign up for exclusive Catalyst Dx™ and SNAPshot Dx™ Analyzer communications; Faster, easier SNAP® T₄ Test; SNAP® Feline Triple™ Test coming soon
• Practice Developer®—New program makes it easier to earn, save and spend your points
• Suite Stories—An interview with Dr. Craig Davidson of Crestview Animal Clinic, Lincoln University, PA
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Answer questions about a regenerative anemia using a peripheral blood film from an EDTA anticoagulated blood specimen from a poodle.
   

• Surveys—See the results of last month’s survey on dental grading systems and take the new survey on coagulation testing
• Education—5-year-old mixed-breed Jada is one unhappy pup; can her doctors help?
• Training and Events—Learn more about pancreatitis, senior patient diseases and bleeding disorders
• IDEXX Innovations—Print a SNAP® log and use new SNAP® interpretive guides; IDEXX VetLab® Station, Cornerstone®, SmartLink™ connection is a revolution in information management
• Practice Management—The benefits of integrating your clinic are immediate and far-reaching
• Suite Stories—An interview with veterinary technician Heather Derreberry-Salica
• Technical Tip>—Reduce missed lesions with proper monitor calibration, by Dr. Matthew Wright
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify crystals and their clinical significance in urine sediment from a dog

• Surveys—See the results of last month’s in-house diagnostics survey, and take the new survey on dental grading systems
• Education—What’s eating Raisin? The 4-year-old Shar Pei is slowing down
• Training and Events—Learn more about pancreatitis, preanesthetic testing, tick-borne diseases
• NEW from IDEXX!—IDEXX-PACS™ 3.0 streamlines your digital imaging processes; dogsandticks.com update
• Suite Stories—An interview with Nicki Brentin, LVT
• IDEXX Innovations—18 ways to increase efficiencies and increase your diagnostic capabilities
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Examine a peripheral blood film from a dog with a hematocrit of 31.1% to identify leukocytes and answer questions regarding anemia

• Survey—See the results of last month’s fluid therapy survey, and take the new survey about in-house diagnostics.
• Education—10-year-old Missy is suddenly ill and has stopped eating completely.
• Training and Events—Canine Pancreatitis Course, NAVC offerings and more.
• Suite Stories—Our winner, Dr. Katie Thompson, talks to us about the role of in-house diagnostics.
• IDEXX Innovations—18 ways to increase efficiencies and your diagnostic capabilities.
• NEW from IDEXX!—IDEXX Coag Dx™ Analyzer helps detect clotting problems in seconds.
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret oval nuclei and a sample from an aspirate of a skin mass from a dog’s leg.
   

• Survey—We had some technical difficulties. Please take the fluid therapy survey again!
• Education—7-month-old cat Poppy appears to be perfectly healthy.
• Training and Events—NEW Canine Pancreatitis Course and more.
• Suite Stories—We have a winner!
• Research Corner—Dry-slide technology provides the most accurate chemistry results.
• Product News—IDEXX RealPCR™ Canine Distemper Test and Canine Respiratory Disease Panel.
• Protocol Guidance—Wellness Testing: Don’t underestimate the importance of a healthy baseline.
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify structures and interpret a sediment preparation of cystocentesis-collected urine from a dog.

• Survey—See results from last month’s questions about Fanconi’s syndrome and take this month’s fluid therapy survey
• Education—10 ½-year-old bearded collie Duncan in postsurgery trouble
• NEW Health Watch—Pancreatitis surfaces as an increased risk during the holidays
• Fluid Therapy—Frequently asked questions and a Webinar archive
• Training and Events—Tick-Borne Diseases course, Real-Time PCR an Everyday Option course and more
• IDEXX VetLab® Suite Stories Contest—Oh, the suspense!
• NEW! Avian Health Profile—Comprehensive, convenient panel for all your avian patients
• A better way to see results—IDEXX VetLab® Station results reorganized for clearer interpretation
• Protocol Guidance—Part 3: Establishing preanesthetic protocols in your practice
• Practice Management: Invest in in-house diagnostics for better care and increased revenues
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify a leukocyte and interpret mild anemia in a peripheral blood film from a dog

• Survey—See results from last month's senior care question and take this month's survey on new pet food concerns
• New Pet Food Concerns—Jerky treats causing transient Fanconi's syndrome in dogs
• Education—7-year-old domestic short-hair cat Jazz is not doing well
• Training and Events—NEW Fecal Analysis workshop and more
• IDEXX VetLab® Contest: It's almost over—who will win the next-generation IDEXX VetLab® Suite?
• IDEXX RealPCR™ Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasma—An algorithm to help determine causes of anemias
• Protocol Support—Part 2: Establishing preanesthetic protocols in your practice
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify cells in an aspirate of a thickened region of urinary bladder wall from a cat.

• Survey—See results from August's survey and take this month's survey
• Education—7-month-old Lhasa Apso Jennie has been vomiting for days
• Allan Hart Scholarships—Veterinary students showing excellence in diagnostic clinical pathology
• Training and Events—This month's opportunities
• IDEXX VetLab® Contest—More winners in the Suite Stories Contest! Have you sent your story?
• NEW! Pipette Tips for your VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer—Improve sample dispensing!
• IDEXX RealPCR™ Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasma (FHM) Test—Determine the cause of feline anemia
• Senior Care Month Specials—Save on senior care at IDEXX Reference Laboratories
• Protocol Support—Part 1—Establishing preanesthetic protocols in your practice
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify structures and circular inclusions in urine sediment preparations from a dog.

• Survey—See results from July's survey and take this month's survey.
• Education—Ted, the Maine coon cat, is having troubles.
• Training and Events—This month's opportunities.
• IDEXX VetLab® Contest—There are already winners in the Suite Stories Contest!
• NEW! Preanesthetic Web site—Strengthen your program or get started—it's all here!
• Announcing the SNAP® cPL™ Test—The first pet-side test to screen for canine pancreatitis.
• IDEXX RealPCR™ Feline URD Panel—Common signs and cost made feline URD a tough call…until now.
• Technical Tip—Swabbing a cat for feline URD.
• Practice Developer®—Are you missing out on valuable products and services?
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify cells from a dog with chronic pneumonia of unidentifed etiology and anemia.

• Education—This month's featured case study: 6-month-old female chocolate Labrador retriever, Ruca.
• Training and Events—Check out the opportunities available this month.
• Product News—IDEXX VetLab® Contest—Win the next-generation IDEXX VetLab® Suite in Suite Stories Contest!
• Product News—Slide-Spotting Failure?—If you’ve seen a VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer slide-spotting failure message, here’s help!
• Practice Developer®—Members earn valuable points for IDEXX products.
• Practice Management—2007 Cornerstone® Users Conference: Maximize your practice’s potential.
• Practice Management—Seamless Integration: The IDEXX Integrated Practice can bring it to you.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify cells and the pathologic process from thoracic fluid of a dog with heart failure.

• Education—This month's featured case study: Special Pet Food Recall Case: Three-year-old spayed female cat, Summer
• Pet Food Recall—Answering your questions—Watch this informative Webinar.
• Training and Events—Check out the opportunities available this month.
• Product News—Coming soon—the SNAP® cPL™ Test
• Product News—IDEXX Reference Laboratories has Real-Time PCR capability.
• Product News—Coag Dx™ Cartridges offer quick critical clotting information.
• Practice Developer®—Check out your exclusive Practice Developer® membership benefits.
• Practice Management—2007 Cornerstone® Users Conference: Maximize your practice’s potential. Save $100 now.
• Practice Management—The Integrated Practice: A better way to practice medicine.
• Practice Management—Better Medicine, Better Management, by Dr. Fred Metzger
• From Our Readers—He Swallowed What? See what Saige swallowed. You won’t believe it!
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Identify granular structures in magnification of sediment from a dog’s urine, stained and unstained.

• Education—This month's featured case study: 10-month-old spayed female Labrador retriever, Terra. Terra has been progressively lethargic and has had soft, dark stools over the past week. By Dr. Dennis B. DeNicola
• Pet Food Recall—Monitoring guidelines, answers to frequently asked questions and more.
• Product News—NEW! Practice Developer® calculator—Now there’s a convenient way to tally your Practice Developer points.
• Training and Events—Webinars, seminars and online training, including Feline Health Champion Course Two and VetTest® Certificate Course
• From Our Readers—He swallowed WHAT? What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever found in one of your patients? Send us an X-ray and we’ll share it with your colleagues!
• Research Corner—Long-Term Drug Study Uncovers 35% Abnormal Test Results by Ernest E. Ward Jr., DVM—Monitoring patients on long-term drug therapy is not only important, it may also be critical in some cases.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE continuing education credit in Australia and parts of Canada! Test your knowledge by identifying nucleated cells and a common condition in a peripheral blood film from a cat with respiratory difficulty.

• Education—This month's featured case study: 15-year-old castrated male Pomeranian, Zeke. Zeke’s appetite has decreased and he’s been lethargic. His feces are soft, with occasional mild diarrhea. He initially presented to an emergency clinic and was immediately referred to Purdue University. By Dr. Dennis B. DeNicola.
• Product News—SNAP® results reporting: Now see your SNAP® Test results on your IDEXX VetLab® Report along with your other diagnostic results.
• Product News—New look and better functionality for the IDEXX VetLab® Report. Better information organization for easier results comparison and characterization.
• Training and Events
  • The IDEXX Learning Center provides comprehensive online training to help you and your team keep up with current industry trends, use our diagnostic products and services more effectively, and run a more efficient practice.
  • Become a feline health champion for your practice and gain access to free online courses, earn CE Credit and much more!
  • VetTest Certificate Course Earn CE credit with this interactive, online course.
  • Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars, Webinars and online training courses available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center.
• Practice Management—Choosing a digital radiography system—and involving your clients: Part three of a three-part series.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by interpreting a cytologic specimen and identifying structures from a fine-needle aspirate from an enlarged popliteal lymph node from a dog with generalized lymphadenomegaly.

• Education—This month's featured case study: Six-month-old female mixed-breed puppy, Faith: Faith is extremely lethargic; she is coughing and has nasal discharge, anorexia and multiple-limb lameness, by Dr. Matthew Eberts.
• Product News—Detect four parasitic diseases with the SNAP® 4Dx® Test—Heartworm,
  E. canis, Lyme disease and now anaplasmosis.
• Product News—Enhancements to the IDEXX VetLab® patient report—A new column showing prior test results and T₄ reference ranges have been added.
• Product News—NEW SNAP® T₄ testing guidelines for—canine, feline and equine.
• Special Offer—Spec cPL® Test offer—Save big when you add a Spec cPL® test to one of our Chem/CBC panels.
• Training and Events
  • The IDEXX Learning Center provides comprehensive online training to help you and your team keep up with current industry trends, use our diagnostic products and services more effectively, and run a more efficient practice.
  • VetTest Certificate Course Earn CE credit with this interactive, online course.
  • Become a feline health champion for your practice and gain access to free online courses, earn CE Credit and much more!
  • Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars, Webinars and online training courses available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center.
• Practice Management—Choosing a digital radiography system—and involving your clients: Part two of a three-part series.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by identifying a magnified structure from the sediment of urine from a dog being treated for pyoderma—is it debris or a certain kind of crystal?

• Education—This month's featured case study: Seven-year-old neutered male Scottish terrier, Scotch, has been lethargic, has not been eating and is losing weight. By Dr. David Fisher, DVM, DACVP.
• Product News—New chemistry profile! Diagnostic Health Profile (DHP) for the VetTest® Analyzer helps diagnose clinically ill patients.
• Product News—You won't want to miss what's new from IDEXX! Visit IDEXX at the 2007 Western and Midwestern Veterinary Conferences—stop by our newly designed booth to see dozens of medical- and business- boosting innovations.
• Product News—Cornerstone® support at your fingertips—Convenient online support and reminder service.
• Special Offer—Spec cPL® Test offer—Testing for pancreatitis can benefit your patients—and SAVE you money!
• Technical Tip—Dilutions on the VetTest® Analyzer—tips for best results.
• Technical Tip—ABCs of Anaplasmosis—Ticks are busy bugs, find out more about Lyme and anaplasmosis coinfection.
• Research Corner—In-house thyroid testing—How does it stack up against reference laboratory standards?
• Training Opportunities
  • The IDEXX Learning Center provides comprehensive online training to help you and your team keep up with current industry trends, use our diagnostic products and services more effectively, and run a more efficient practice.
  • VetTest Certificate Course Earn CE credit with this interactice, online course.
  • The Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Diseases in Veterinary Medicine
  • Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars, Webinars and online training courses available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center.
• Practice Management—Choosing a digital radiography system—and involving your clients: Part one of a three-part series.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by identifying an erythrocyte-erthrocyte association from a peripheral blood film from a cow with mastitis.

• Education—This month's featured case study: Eight-year-old spayed cockapoo, Misty, has been panting and has gained some weight—she just hasn’t been herself for the past two weeks. From Dr. Peter Kintzer, Boston Road Animal Hospital, Springfield, MA; and Dr. Fred Metzger, Metzger Animal Hospital, State College, PA.
• Product News—You won't want to miss what's new from IDEXX! Visit IDEXX at the 2007 NAVC, WVC and Western Conferences—stop by our newly designed booth to see dozens of medical- and business-boosting innovations.
• Product News—Announcing the NEW NSAID Monitoring Panel—available January 18^th—a new convenient size! Monitor all your patients on NSAID therapy—this prepackaged panel makes it easy to follow manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Product News—NEW Respiratory/Blood Gas Cassette for the VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer—new upgrades to include tHb and SO₂ give you better capabilities for assessing respiratory disorders and characterizing metabolic disorders.
• Technical Tip—Streamline your workflow when you connect your VetStat® analyzer to your LaserCyte® analyzer or the IDEXX VetLab® Station.
• Training Opportunities
  • The IDEXX Learning Center provides comprehensive online training to help you and your team keep up with current industry trends, use our diagnostic products and services more effectively, and run a more efficient practice.
  • Become a feline health champion for your practice and gain access to free online courses, earn CE Credit and much more!
  • Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved training opportunities available this month from IDEXX.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by identifying three nucleated cell types from fine-needle aspirates of a dog’s enlarged liver and suggesting a cause for the process.

• Education—This month's featured case study: Five-year-old neutered domestic shorthair cat, Sammy, had not been eating well for three or four days, was sleeping more than usual and was not as playful as in the recent past. From Dr. Annette Cowell of the Cat Clinic of Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• Product News—IDEXX at the 2007 NAVC—You won’t believe what’s new! Stop by our newly designed booth to see dozens of medical- and business-boosting innovations.
• Product News—Announcing Extended Dating on the SNAP® Bile Acids Test—Testing for decreased liver function is easy with the in-house SNAP® Bile Acids Test. Now with extended seven-month dating in a six-test kit.
• Product News—Last chance to take advantage of potential 2006 tax incentives on your equipment purchases!
• Product News—The IDEXX Learning Center provides comprehensive online training to help you and your team keep up with current industry trends, use our diagnostic products and services more effectively, and run a more efficient practice.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars available this month from IDEXX.
• Research Corner
  • Lactate measurements offer valuable diagnostic information in the treatment of critically ill patients.
  • IDEXX VetStat® provides accurate, reproducible electrolyte results.
  • IDEXX VetStat® blood gas assay performance correlates well with ion selective electrode methodology.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by identifying structures indicated in a high, dry field of view of the sediment of urine with an alkaline pH from a dog.

• Education—Featured case study: Six-year-old neutered domestic shorthair cat, Zeke, had a history of lethargy, weight loss and anorexia. From Dr. Annette Cowell of the Cat Clinic of Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• Product News—In-house urinalysis with the IDEXX VetLab® UA™ Analyzer—it's consistent, reliable and simple to use.
• Product News—The IDEXX VetLab® Station with the IDEXX VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer—a winning combination to increase your diagnostic capabilities and streamline workflow.
• Product News—IDEXX-DR™ 1417 Digital Radiography System now available in Germany, France and UK.
• Product News—2006 Tax Incentives—See if your practice might benefit from 2006 tax incentives.
• Technical Tip—Do your analyzers have enough breathing room? Ventilation is key to proper operation.
• Research Corner—LaserCyte® Hematology Analyzer shows excellent correlation and IDEXX VetLab® UA™ Analyzer proves accurate and reliable.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars available this month from IDEXX.
• Practice Management—How do you choose an in-house hematology analyzer? Things to consider by Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by identifying structures and anemia type pertaining to a picture of a peripheral blood film from a dog with a moderate anemia.

• Education—Featured case study: Nine-year-old neutered male dachshund, Bailey, was showing signs of anorexia and lethargy, by Matthew Eberts, DVM.
• Product News—Screen for four heartworm and three tick-borne diseases at once—including anaplasmosis. Increase your parasite-screening power with the SNAP® 4Dx® Test.
• Product News—Don’t miss out on tax savings! You may be able to take advantage of Section 179 regarding the purchase of capital equipment.
• Product News—Get your test results in just 8 minutes with the IDEXX StatSpin® high-speed centrifuge and the VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer.
• Quick Tip—Here’s one way to help you get a urine sample from a kitten.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the latest list of CE credit-approved seminars available this month from IDEXX.
• Practice Management—October is National Wellness Month! See why it’s important to test even seemingly healthy patients—and why wellness screening pays off.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Test your knowledge by answering questions about a cellular preparation of abdominal fluid from a dog with acute abdominal pain.

• Education—Featured case study: Ten-year-old, spayed female yellow Golden Retriever, Misty, had developed stiffness in the hind legs and was reluctant to climb stairs.
• Product News—Did you know that one in every seven cats with oral disease, including senior cats, also has FIV and/or FeLV? Step up your feline dental program and gain compliance from your clients with help from the IDEXX Feline Dentistry Program.
• Product News—Special Offer on Senior Panels: Support your prevention and early detection efforts to maintain optimal health in your senior patients.
• Research Corner—The IDEXX Lactate Method Comparison Study evaluated lactate results from the reference analyzer VITROS® 250 Chemistry System and the VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer using canine, feline and equine samples.
• Technical Tip—Discover the ideal way to prepare whole-blood samples for IDEXX LaserCyte® testing.
• Quick Tip—See this Quick Tip on how a simple patient display board will delight your clients.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved seminars available this month from IDEXX.
• Practice Management—Learn specific strategies for increasing compliance with senior screens.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Can you identify the type of cast formed in an unstained urine sediment from a dog?

• Education—Featured case study: Six-year-old, spayed West Highland white terrier, Misty, just hasn’t been feeling like herself for the past two weeks.
• Product News—Introducing the SNAP® 4Dx® Test—The only in-house test that lets you screen for heartworm and three tick-borne diseases at once, including anaplasmosis, and did you know one in every seven cats with oral disease also has FIV and/or FeLV? Step up your feline dental program and gain compliance from your clients with help from the IDEXX Feline Dentistry Program.
• Research Corner
  • Study shows plasma ammonia concentration shows better sensitivity to shunt presence, by Dave Fisher, DVM, DACVP, IDEXX Reference Laboratories.
  • Clinical implications of Lyme and Anaplasma co-infection in dogs, by Melissa Beall, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Matt Eberts, et al.
• Technical Tip—Make the most of the IDEXX VetLab® Station’s parameter trending.
• Quick Tip—See this Quick Tip on how sports water bottles can add efficiency to your day.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved Webinar and seminars available this month from IDEXX.
• Practice Management—Learn specific strategies to increase intestinal parasite screening and prevention.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Can you identify two leukocytes and the likely mechanism of the anemias in a peripheral blood film from a dog with moderate anemia?

• Education—Featured case study: One-year-old mixed-breed dog, Heraios, is feverish and lethargic, with dark-colored urine—what’s the diagnosis?
• Product News—No slide warm-up on the VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer—just 8 minutes to results!
• Research Corner.
  • Oral Disease Prevalence Study
  • CAPC recommends Giardia test
  • No cross-reactivity was detected with the SNAP® Parvo Test
• Technical Tip—Sample Preparation Poster: The VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer Sample Collection and Preparation Poster
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved Webinar, seminars, and lunch and learn available this month from IDEXX.
• Practice Management—Use dental reminders to ensure procedures get scheduled, by Wendy S. Myers.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Identify the primary nucleated cell type and suggest a possible cause for the process from this nasal swab from a dog.

• Education—Featured case study: Ten-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever with lethargy and lameness.
• Product News—Introducing direct digital radiography like you’ve never seen before with the IDEXX-DR™ 1417 Digital Radiography System. And the new SNAP® 4Dx® Test—Coming soon from IDEXX.
• Technical Tip—Personalize your reports: Add your practice’s name and information to your IDEXX VetLab® patient report.
• Quick Tip—It’s kitten season! Continuing from last month's quick tip—Five steps to review with your clients, and a rebate offer for your clients!
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved seminars, teleconferences and Webinars available this month from IDEXX.
• Research Corner—Research Summary: Four methods, similar results for total T₄ measurement in cats and dogs by Dave Fisher, DVM, DACVP, IDEXX Reference Laboratories.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Can you identify this cluster of crystals and a single crystal from the urine sediment of a dog?

• Education—Featured case study: Six-year-old domestic short-haired male cat, Peanut, born FeLV-positive, April 2000
• Product News—Smaller, more convenient packaging of the IDEXX VetTrol™ Control for the IDEXX VetTest® and VetLyte® analyzers
• Technical Tip—Run plasma samples three times faster and more easily than serum on your IDEXX VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer!
• Quick Tip—It’s kitten season! Continuing from last month's quick tip—Explaining the importance of FIV/FeLV testing to your clients, including free tools you can use.
• Practice Management—Building a strong foundation with kitten visits, by Wendy S. Myers, Communication Solutions for Veterinarians, Denver, Colorado.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved seminars, teleconferences and Webinars available this month from IDEXX.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Can you identify a structure from this unstained urine sediment from a dog?

• Education—Featured case study: Two-and-a-half-year-old spayed female terrier mix, Rusty
• Product News—Get Connected! Your VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer can now connect to the IDEXX VetLab® Station: What’s in it for your practice?
• Product News—See What’s NEW for the IDEXX VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer—three new products!
• Technical Tip—Now running samples is even faster and easier with NEW lithium-heparin syringes and capillary tubes for the IDEXX VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer.
• Quick Tip—It’s kitten season! Check out the first in our three-part series on quick tips for kittens—this month, blood draw tips by Michelle Kahn, MS, DVM.
• Practice Management—Medication monitoring is important, but compliance can be difficult. Here are some tips to make it easier, by Wendy S. Myers, Communication Solutions for Veterinarians, Denver, Colorado.
• Training Opportunities—Check out the CE credit-approved seminars and teleconferences available this month from IDEXX.
• Interactive Challenge—Now earn FREE CE credit! Can you identify the cell types and suggest an underlying cause for this response from a skin mass on a dog? Also, see last month’s challenge winners!

• Education—Featured case study: Eight-year-old neutered male yellow Labrador retriever, Tennyson
• Product News—Announcing IDEXX VetVault®—See how better technology can help ensure the security of your client and patient data.
• Technical Tip—Are you getting the most out of your LabREXX® software? Here are some tips that can help.
• Practice Management—Inhibit Sticker Shock When Presenting Estimates: How the words you choose and even your posture can make financial pills easier for your customers to swallow.
• Training Opportunities—See which Webinars, teleconferences and seminars are available this month from IDEXX.
• Interactive Challenge—Can you identify this cell type and material taken from a dog’s liver?

• Education—Featured case study: Sancho, an eight-year-old neutered male Welsh terrier
• Product News—NEW from IDEXX: The IDEXX VetLab® Station with the IDEXX LaserCyte® Hematology Analyzer: Offering you an unprecedented level of information management.
• Quick Tip—Dental Month: Are you making the most of your patients' dental visits?
• We Want to Hear From You—Dental Month: Join our oral study to help determine the prevalence of feline retroviruses in oral disease cases and get a $50 rebate when you send us 10 or more oral disease test results! Fax us your test results by March 31, 2006.
• Training Opportunities—Check out our FREE Webinar and other educational opportunities.
• Practice Management—Reminder calls are good for your patients—and for your practice! See why.
• Interactive Challenge—Be one of the first ten respondents to correctly identify structures in urine sediment from a dog. See the answers and winners from last month.

• Education—Featured case study: Eight-year-old neutered male Labrador retriever, Prescott
• Product News—Announcing the Spec cPL® (canine pancreas-specific lipase) Test from IDEXX Reference Laboratories
• New Software—NEW IDEXX Cornerstone® 6.2 practice management system adds digital-imaging capabilities, client correspondence features and enhanced reports.
• Technical Tip—Sampling lymph nodes for cytology
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX Webinar, a glimpse of some of our NAVC seminars.
• Practice Management—Use a recall report to close compliance gaps for therapeutic diets.
• Interactive Challenge—Can you identify these cells? View winners list and answers from last month.

• Education—Featured case study: Four-year-old spayed female Yorkshire terrier, Madison
• Product News—An NSAID Monitoring Panel and Lactate Test for use with your VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer
• New Lactact Test—Lactate measurement making a resurgence in clinical veterinary medicine
• 2006 IDEXX SNAP Up the Savings—Earn credit while saving money on SNAP® FIV/FeLV Combo Test Kits.
• Are you eligible for 2005 tax savings?—Significant tax savings available on 2005 capital investments
• Technical Tip—Helpful tips on running the new Quality Control Panel on your VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX Webinar, teleconference and seminars
• Practice Management—Surgery confirmation calls and callbacks show clients you care.
• Interactive Challenge—Identify these cells and structures... and results from last month.

• Education—Featured case study: Ten-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog, Yuka
• Product News—New Quality Control Panel for the VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer
• New Glucose Test—Announcing the NEW glucose test for the VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer
• Technical Tip—Keep your IDEXX VetLyte® Electrolyte Analyzer running smoothly and prevent any unexpected downtime.
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX Webinar, teleconference and seminars
• Quick Tip—Prevent heat loss in surgical patients under anesthesia.
• Practice Management—Weigh and wand every patient at check-in.
• Interactive Challenge—Test your cell identification knowledge... and results from last month.
• Survey Results—Last month's survey results

• Education—Featured case study: Two-year-old spayed, female mixed-breed dog, Teddi
• Product News—Announcing the new bile acids test for the IDEXX SNAP® Reader
• 2006 IDEXX SNAP Up the Savings—Enroll by October 31, 2005
• Technical Tip—Tips for optimizing efficacy of treatment of ear mites with Acarexx®
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX Webinar, teleconference and seminars
• Quick Tip—Urine sample collection on a cat
• Interactive Challenge—Can you name these cells?
• Survey Results—Last month's survey results

• Education—Featured case study: Four-year-old mixed-breed female dog, Riley
• Product News—September is Senior Care Month—enjoy two specials on senior care from IDEXX.
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Free Live Webcast—Integrate UPC into your practice and uncover early renal disease.
• Quick Tip—Make the most of senior care client brochures when speaking with your clients.
• Interactive Challenge—Test your senior care knowledge.

• Education—Featured case study: Nine-year-old female DSH cat, Muriel Jones
• Product News—Two urinalysis options for more insight into your patient's renal status
• Quick Tip—Getting the message out about heartworm and Lyme disease
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Helpful hints on ammonia tolerance testing
• Interactive Challenge—Can you name these cells?
• Survey Results—Here is what you said...

• Education—Featured case study: Three-year-old male intact Labrador retriever, Jake Douglas
• Product News—Introducing the Archos® Digital Video Recorder
• Quick Tip—Software upgrades coming your way
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—LaserCyte® support for VetTest® controls
• We Want to Hear From You—Take the Giardia Challenge!

• Education—Featured case study: 15-year-old neutered male domestic short-haired cat
• Special Offer—On FIV/FeLV products
• Product News—Introducing a new ECG teletransmitter from IDEXX—ergonomic design, hands-free operation and record and playback capabilities
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Save time and provide faster patient care—run plasma samples on your VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer.
• Quick Tip—Kitten season is here—blood-draw and sample-usage tips for kittens
• We Want to Hear From You—Subscribers like to learn from peers.

• Education—Featured case study: Four-year-old neutered male miniature Schnauzer
• News—The Allan H. Hart/IDEXX Scholarship
• Product News—A breakthrough innovation for managing Lyme disease
• Training Opportunities—Current IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Detecting proteinuria
• We Want to Hear From You—Subscribers like to learn from peers.

• Education—Feline Retroviral Testing
• Product News—Introducing the IDEXX VetStat® Electrolyte and Blood Gas Analyzer
• Training Opportunities—Current IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—
  • NEW Educational Video Available: Preparing a Blood Film
  • Did you know that you can order IDEXX VetCollect® tubes separately?
• We Want to Hear From You—Calling all qualified urine protein:creatinine/renal disease case studies

• Education—Three-minute peripheral blood film evaluation: Preparing the film
  Fred L. Metzger, Jr. and Alan Rebar
• Product News—Learn about the advantages of the SNAP® Giardia Test for dogs and cats, and about the 2,500^th IDEXX LaserCyte® placement.
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Interpretive guides now available
• We Want to Hear From You—Calling all qualified urine protein:creatinine/renal disease case studies

• Education—The value of sequential CBCs, by Dr. Alan Rebar
• Product News—New features in the latest LaserCyte® and VetTest® software upgrades
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Parameter trending for the IDEXX VetLab® system
• We Want to Hear From You—Calling all qualified urine protein:creatinine/renal disease case studies

• News—Hematology thought leaders, IDEXX LaserCyte® customers convene
• Q & A—What is a cPLI test?
• Education—Feline case study: hemolytic anemia
• Product News—Introducing urine protein:creatinine testing on the IDEXX VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer and a special Urine P:C Ratio offer!
• Training Opportunities—LaserCyte® users group at NAVC and other featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Spotting Giardia-infected dogs and cats in-clinic
• We Want to Hear From You—Calling all qualified urine protein:creatinine/renal disease case studies

• Education—Canine case study, eight-year-old cocker spaniel named Bailey
• Product News—LaserCyte adds AVImark®, Butler, DVM and more...
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—LaserCyte® tube storage

• Education—Equine case study on Cassidy, a 27-year-old retired Thoroughbred gelding
• Product News—Equine veterinarians can choose between two in-hospital hematology analyzers from IDEXX
• Training Opportunities—Featured IDEXX education and events
• Technical Tip—Three options for equine whole-blood sample collection with the LaserCyte® Hematology Analyzer

• Education—Adverse drug experiences and hematology
• Product News—LaserCyte® messages—choose full text or message codes only as part of the LaserCyte results report
• Training Opportunities—In Michigan, New Jersey and Dallas, plus an education and events section on idexx.com
• Technical Tip—QBC® VetAutoread™ sample preparation poster available!

• Education—Case study, 10-year-old male Bouvier des Flandres
• Product News—LaserCyte® software 1.19
• Training Opportunities—In the United Kingdom and Texas
• Technical Tip—Now organize your IDEXX VetLab® results the way you prefer.

• Education—Hematology and Canine Health—Ehrlichia
• Product News—IDEXX LaserCyte® interfaces with Sneakers DVMax™
• Training Opportunities—In Rhode Island, Missouri, Texas and the United Kingdom
• Technical Tip—Ensure fast accurate results with qualiBeads

• Education—Hematology and Feline Health: FIV/FeLV
• Product News—IDEXX LaserCyte® Hematology Analyzer supports important testing phases at Jersey Fresh CCI event
• Training Opportunities—In Providence, Rhode Island
• Technical Tip—Database backup

• Education—Canine case study, 11-year-old intact male beagle
• Product News—IDEXX LaserCyte® interfaces with OmegaSoft
• Training Opportunities—In Florida, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island
• Technical Tip—Avoiding LaserCyte® shutdown

• Education—Adding hematology to your preanesthetic workup
• Product News—IDEXX LaserCyte® connects with IntraVet®
• Training Opportunities—In Pennsylvania and Florida
• Technical Tip—Sample collection and preparation for IDEXX VetLab® in-house analyzers

• Education—Neutrophils
• Product News—Software release 1.17
• Training Opportunities—In Dover, Delaware and Columbus, Ohio
• Technical Tip—Run three patients and species simultaneously on the IDEXX VetLab® suite of analyzers.

• Education—Feline case study, seven-year-old intact domestic long-haired male
• Product News—New LaserCyte® equine capabilities
• Training Opportunities—Available at AAHA and in Columbus, Ohio
• Q&A—How do I recognize reactive lymphocytes and what is the significance of finding them in circulation?
• Technical Tip—Preparing a blood film

• Education—Thrombocytopenia: What is it and why is it important?
• Product News—Use your Practice Developer® points to help pay for a new hematology analyzer.
• Training Opportunities—Available at AAHA
• Q&A—Enlarged platelets: Are they important?
• Technical Tip—LaserCyte® whole-blood sample collection

• Education—Reticulocytes characterization
• Product News—Our 1000^th LaserCyte® customer
• Training Opportunities—At the North American Veterinary Conference
• Q&A—The left shift: Is it just the presence of bands?
• Technical Tip—Platelet clumping

• Education—Canine case study, seven-year-old male Pomeranian named Rex
• Product News—LaserCyte® Hematology Analyzer
• Training Opportunities—At the North American Veterinary Conference
• Q&A—What is RDW?
• Technical Tip—Differential algorithm issues