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TODAY’SVETERINARYTECHNICIAN An Official Journal of the NAVC
NOVEMBERDECEMBER2016 Volume 1, Number 6
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Editor’s Letter | Am I a Veterinary Nurse?
LYNNE JOHNSON-HARRIS, LVT, RVT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What Moves You? | Knowledge and Discovery
KATHI L. SMITH, RVT, VTS (ONCOLOGY).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Toxicology Talk | Oral Decontamination in Dogs and Cats ERIN FREED, AS, CVT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sidebar | NAVTA National Credentialing and Veterinary Nurse Update HEATHER PRENDERGAST, RVT, CVPM and KENICHIRO YAGI, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Final Thoughts | Technician, Heal Thyself JULIE SQUIRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Careers | Employment Opportunities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Advertiser Index.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ON THE COVER Wendy Davies, CVT, CCRA, works with a feline patient at the University of Florida Small Animal Rehabilitation and Fitness Center. Photo courtesy of Lyon Duong, University of Florida | UF Photography
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Advertiser Index CareCredit Credit card carecredit.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
IDEXX SMDA test idexx.com/smdaguide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BluePearl Veterinary Partners Career opportunities bluepearlvet.com/careers . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Merial NexGard nexgardfordogs.com . . . 64, back cover
Bluffton Veterinary Hospital Career opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
NAVC Bookstore navc.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Coral Springs Animal Hospital Career opportunities coralspringsanimalhosp.com . . . . . . . . . 61
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Conference navc.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover
2017 Institute navc.com/institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Nestlé Purina DM Dietetic Management formulas purinaproplanvets.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover Veterinary Associates of Manning Career opportunities manningvet.vetstreet.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 VetFolio VetFolio vetfolio.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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