August 2011 Newsletter- link to PDF
version at bottom of page

Montgomery County Veterinary Medical Association

August 2011 

I hope everyone is surviging the summer heat! Thanks to Dr. Griffin for speaking at our last meeting and to all who attended. We had a pretty good turnout.

Our August meeting will be on Tuesday, August 23rd. Dr. Ryan Fries will be speaking on “Anesthesia for Cardiac Conditions and arrhythmias.” This meeting will be at our regular venue at the Ramada Inn in Conroe.

Thanks to everyone that has paid dues. Dues can still be paid but late fees apply (see below).

Our officer team for 2011:

President – Michelle Wilbanks, DVM

Vice- President – Jessica Quillivan, DVM

Secretary/Treasurer – Linda Lang, DVM

DUES:

Dues are due by the end of March 2011.
Veterinarian:
$110
Technician:$50

Dues after March 2011:   
Veterinarian: $165
Technician: $75

At the end of the second page is the change of info form to send in
with your dues. You can also pay dues at the meetings, and you can e-mail
us with any changes that you need to make. If you are a new member,
you must go to the website and click on join MCVMA, fill out the
information and click submit to add yourself to the database so you will get
our e-mails. 

If you are not a member, dues per meeting are $20 for DVMs and $10 for non-DVMs.

Dues can be mailed to:

Linda Lang, DVM

5783 FM 2988

Navasota, TX  77868

MEETINGS:

Meetings will continue to be on the 4th Tuesday of each month except for
November.We will continue to meet at the Ramada Inn this year unless
otherwise noted.Their address is: 
1601 I-45 
South Loop 336 
South Conroe, TX 77301. 
Their phone number is: 936-756-8941.

DIRECTIONS:

From Huntsville:
Take I-45 South to Exit #84 (S. Loop 336/Frazier). 
Remain on the feeder road and take the U-turn underpass around to the Northbound Feeder Rd. 
Ramada Inn will be on your right just past the Chevron station.

From The Woodlands:  
Take I-45 North to Exit #84 (S Loop 336/Frazier).  
After exiting, stay to the left of the "Y".  
Remain on the Northbound Feeder Rd through both lights and Ramada Inn will be on your right just past the Chevron station.

Information should be current on the website. Feel free to email me with
questions, but I would appreciate it if you would refer to the website first
to make sure that your questions are not already answered there.

The website is http://www.montgomerycvma.org/
.

You can e-mail the association at: info@montgomerycvma.org

Please return the bottom portion of this page with any corrections to
your contact info (phone, address, email) and your dues. You can also
e-mail us at info@montgomerycvma.org with
any changes and dues can be paid at the meetings. For new members, you
need to go to the website, click on join MCVMA on the list to the right
of the page, fill out all fields, then click submit to add yourself to
the database.

NAME:
__________________________________________________________

(please include all
veterinarians/ technicians you are paying for)

AMT ENCLOSED:
__________________________________________________

($110/vet $50/tech)

Changes to e-mail, phone or address:

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

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This Years Lecture Schedule:

January 25- An Update on Leptospirosis - sponsored by Merial

February 22- Dr. Lynda Green: Update on Heartworm and Flea Prevention -
Sponsored by Elanco. **This meeting will be located at Amerigo's Grill in the
Woodlands**

March 22- Dr. Bert Dodd: Dental Disease

April 26- Dr. Nicholas Millichamp: Diagnosis and Treatment of Common
Opthalmalogic Conditions

May 25- Dr. Audrey Cook: Update on Hyperadrenocorticism

June 28- Emerging Issues in Heartworm Disease - Sponsored by Bayer **This meeting will be located at Pappadeaux's

July 26- Dr. Jay Griffin : Abdominal Radiography

August 23- Dr. Ryan Fries: Anesthesia for Cardiac Conditions and Arrythmias

September 27- Dr. Laura Hinton: Soft Tissue Surgery

October 25- Dr. Cherise Willey: Feline Gastrointestinal Disease

November 15 (third Tuesday!): Dr.Carley Giovanella: Neurology