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Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians |
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18th Annual, October 1998, Houston, Texas
Amoeba, Ciliates, Flagellates, and Opalinids; a Review of Classification Based on Characteristic Motility Traits. 5 Joan K. Maurer, C.V.T. Milwaukee County Zoo A Comparison of Fecal Acid-fast Stain And Prospectr Cryptosporidium Rapid Assay in The Detection of Cryptosporidia Spp. 9 Virginia R. Crossett, RVT Louisville Zoo Fun With Gram and Acid Fast Stains 15 Sandra McCampbell CAHT Philadelphia Zoological Society The Detection and Identification of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Protozoan in Feces of Non-human Primates Using the Trichrome Staining Method 23 Denise M. Wetsch, LVT Riverbanks Zoological Park & Botanical Garden Notes on the Leukocyte Morphology of the Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks) 27 Joel Pond, C.V.T. Lincoln Park Zoo A Unique Method For Determining Urinary Occult Hematuria, or Another Reason Not to Eat Yellow Snow 31 Joel Pond, C.V.T. Lincoln Park Zoo Hemochromatosis: a Brief Overview of Disease Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Management 33 Christine Steinert, B.S., R.V.T. Brent R. Whitaker, M.S., D.V.M. National Aquarium in Baltimore Management of White Line Disease in Miniature Donkeys 35 Patricia Shoemaker Houston Zoological Gardens Case History of Phalangeal Osteomyelitis in "Belle", a Female Asian Elephant at the Metro Washington Park Zoo 39 Mitch Finnegan, DVM Margot Monti, AHT Metro Washington Park Zoo Shipping Samples and MedARKS, What’s the Connection? 41 Kelly Hernandez, B.S., C.V.T White Oak Conservation Center Treatment of Failure of Passive Transfer in Neonatal Ungulates 47 Melanie Dalee, CVT Milwaukee County Zoo Intern A Survey of Microbiological Procedures at Exotic Medical Institutions 57 Joan Poston MT (ASCP) Denver Zoological Gardens Heartworm Detection in Pinnipeds 59 Poster Presentation Christine Steinert, B.S., R.V.T. National Aquarium in Baltimore Comparative Methods for Minimizing Body Heat Loss in Small Anesthetized Patients . . 61 Julie Hutt, B.S., A.A.S., R.V.T. Indianapolis Zoo Intraosseous Cannulation Techniques and Applications 77 Candy Serfling, CVT Wildlife Safari Guidelines for the Medical Management of Cranes in Slings 81 Nancy K. Businga, RVT, MS International Crane Foundation Solutions for Two Challenging Radiographic Technique Problems 87 Joel Pond, CVT Lincoln Park Zoo Hospital |