On July 25, 1998, a ferret veterinary symposium will take place, sponsored
by the AFA and Merical, and held in conjunction with the American Veterinary
Medicine Association convention.  Here's some basic information for you and
to give to your veterinarians.  Sometimes the latest news about techniques
and treatments is presented for the first time at this conference, and vets
learn a lot just talking to each other.  It's well worth it.
 
As per Sally Heber, AFA President, non-veterinarians can attend at the
technician price but please be forewarned that material presented is on a
level for veterinarians.
 
The symposium web page URL is:  www.ferret.org/vetsymp.htm  The registration
form is a link off of that page.  You can also access it through the AFA
homepage:
<A HREF="http://www.ferret.org/">American Ferret Association, Inc.  </A>
http://www.ferret.org/
 
The page contains the agenda, faculty and short bios for each, the location,
prices, etc.  If you have any further questions about the conference, call
the AFA at their toll free number (1-888-FERRET-1) or email them at
[log in to unmask]  You may also e-mail Vickie McKimmey for a snail mail
registration form at [log in to unmask] Registration prices go up
after 5/1/98.
 
Some of the presenters:
 
Judith Bell, DVM, PhD, MS - Former chief veterinarian for the world's largest
ferret breeding facility; author of many books and peer reviewed studies on
ferrets.
 
Susan Erdman, DVM - Division of Comparitive Medicine, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology; Clinical and laboratory researcher at MIT specializing in the
etiologies of ferret diseases.
 
Robert F. Hoyt, Jr., DVM, MS, Dipl. ACLAM - Chief, Laboratory of Animal
Medicine and Surgery, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National
Institutes of Health.
 
Deborah Kemmerer, DVM - West End Animal Hospital; Frequent lecturer on
ferrets, experienced practitioner in ferret medicine.
 
Charles Weiss, DVM - Potomac Animal Hospital; Editor and author of ferret
articles; experienced practitioner who is currently conducting trials in
ferrets.
 
Thomas Willard, PhD - Carnivore nutrition specialist, President and CEO of
Performance Foods, Inc., Producer of Totally FerretTM foods.
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, Dipl. ACVP - Former head of the veterinary pathology
fellowship program at the Armed Services Institute; lecturer and author of
numerous scientific articles on ferrets.
 
Beth Comarow
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[Posted in FML issue 2252]