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CatVets.com September 2009
Here is what we are Meowing about this Month
 The stone tablet is left behind when vellum and papyrus offer portability. Paper and the printing press come along and the volume of information grows. Trees turn into pulp and the piles of paper on my desk threaten to topple daily. Digital media provide speed, savings and better utilization of natural resources. My bookshelves are full, but my Sony e-reader has room for 600 books and fits in my purse. Time marches on and technological advancement drives inexorable change.
We are all taking stock of precious resources and our association is embracing the change to electronic communication in 2010 to serve members as efficiently and as cost effectively as possible. An electronic newsletter offers so many advantages over print and yet, I am sad to see the glossy periodical relegated to the dustbin of history. On the other hand, I can imagine what my desk would look like if we were still using stone tablets.
| 2009 Fall Conference |
Complex Disease Management October 30 th - November 2 nd Denver Colorado 
Don't forget your costume! Early Bird Deadline is coming up fast... Conference Information click here |
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| World Rabies 2009 - September 28 |
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Perhaps the oldest recognized infectious disease, and quite possibly the first
known disease transmissible from animals to people, rabies in humans can be
eliminated but still kills more than 55,000 people each year worldwide.
That's why veterinarians and public health officials are once again looking to World Rabies Day to help educate the public, and especially pet owners.
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| Executive Board Meeting Highlights |
In the ongoing efforts to keep members apprised of what the AAFP Executive Board does to advance the mission of association and provide meaningful benefits to members, the Executive Board Highlights have been created. These communications will provide a summary of Executive Board actions, and other important information for our members. You can login to the Membership Dashboard to read these highlights. click here... |
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| Student Chapter Contest Winner is going to Denver... |
Each year, Feline Practitioner student chapters are invited to enter a contest to win an all expenses paid trip to the AAFP fall conference. To enter, each chapter submits a detailed description of an activity/event completed during the year.
Robin Sechrest - Oregon State University CVM class of 2010 - will be our guest at the Fall Conference in Denver Colorado.
The winning event, "Feline Wellness Day", was conducted at Paws for a Cause in Brownsville Oregon on April 4, 2009. If you would like to read about this event click here (pdf 575KB) |
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| Cats in the News... |
How is it possible that cats are so misunderstood?
Inspite of the growing number of households with feline family members, cats continue to get bad press and all too often are the victims of senseless cruelty. |
| Like this cat wrapped in duct tape and dumped in a yard in North Philadelphia more... |
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| Nine-year-old Smokey turned up on his owners' doorstep bleeding from his head three days after he went missing from the family home in Maryborough. more... |
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| This fellow is simply unenlightened. He believes a loving relationship can only be built upon obedience and service to a master more... |
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| And then there's Brownie - The arrow had likely been shot into Brownie’s head a few days before he came trotting back to his owner more... |
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