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Idea Exchange tips from the trenches Koozies are not just for cold beverages I once dropped a bottle of a controlled substance and it shattered, spilling all over the ﬂoor. This incident was recorded on videotape, so the manager understood it was an accident. However, to avoid any more accidents, I created these small koozies out of regular-size koozies. They work great, and I always check the bottle label before drawing up a drug. Dr. Martha Mattocks Graham, N.C. Another clinical koozie tip Patient care form for blood glucose curves When we admit patients for blood glucose monitoring, we ask clients to ﬁll out this form. Then we know exactly when the pet was last fed and when it received its last insulin injection. This form helps us a lot because sometimes owners misunderstand our directions and are inadvertently noncompliant. Pam D’Esopo, practice manager Dedham, Mass. A client came up with this idea. He wrapped an insulated bottle koozie—the kind with a zipper—around his dog’s splint. It worked well to protect the splint from all the elements. Dr. Piper C. Hays Jeffersonville, Ind. Honoring beloved pets When the pet of a long-time client passes away, in addition to the clay paw that we offer to all our clients, we will often have a stone engraved with the pet’s name and a special epitaph such as “Always in our hearts.” (We order these from artisticetching.com.) We then bubble wrap the stone and mail it with a condolence letter taped to the ﬂap— so the letter is the ﬁrst thing the owner sees when he or she opens the package. Our clients ﬁnd these engraved stones to be a really special way of remembering their pets. Dr. Thomas A. Polehinke East Meadow, N.Y. Use pill envelopes to dispense single tubes of parasiticides A convenient way to dispense single tubes of ﬂea preventives is to separate the foil packets and insert them into paper pill envelopes. To organize them, place a NAME sticker (included in many of the product boxes) on each envelope. These stickers are color-coded for weight usage, and the envelopes can be grouped accordingly. Using pill envelopes also allows the product package insert to be included and a clinic prescription label to be applied, thus providing proper labeling and application instructions for owners. Dr. Karen Phillips Pittsburgh, Pa. Download this form—and more than 200 other free forms—at dvm360.com/forms. 600 November 2008 VETERINARY MEDICINE http://www.dvm360.com/forms http://www.dvm360.com/forms

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Veterinary Medicine - November 2008 Contents Leading Off Editors' Guest Just Ask the Expert Letters Practice Makes Perfect Clinical Exposures Practice Matters Idea Exchange Author Guidelines A Challenging Case: Esophageal Leiomyoma in a Dog Osteoarthritis in Cats: What We Now Know About Recognition and Treatment Product Preview CE Form/Advertiser Index Marketplace/Classifieds Mind Over Miller

Veterinary Medicine - November 2008

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