Our Sponsors

Abaxis

Sponsor of Dr. Tock at the NCASAM Great Smokies Veterinary Conference on October 15-18, 2009.

Blue Ridge Xray Co.

Blue Ridge X-Ray Co. Inc. has been a regional independent distributor since 1982 and has provided quality digital imaging solutions, new and refurbished imaging systems, accessories, equipment and service for veterinarians, hospitals, physicians, and chiropractors. As a stockholder of National Healthcare Distribution (NHD) we are participants in numerous GPO agreements such as Novation, Premier, MedAssets and Broadlane. For more information, check out our website at www.blueridgexray.com or call 1.800.727.7290 x1108.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

"Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), is the U.S. animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, a family-owned company founded in 1885 in Ingelheim, Germany. With its own research, production and distribution facilities, the Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation ranks among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Over the past 25 years, BIVI has supported its growth through research and development of innovative products for the livestock, equine and companion animal markets. Dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of animals, BIVI continues to seek ways to further research and develop optimum solutions for the animal health industry."

Carolina Veterinary Mobile Radiology, Inc.

Carolina Veterinary Mobile Radiology, Inc. was founded by Dr. Sloan Dupree, a board certified radiologist based in Wilmington, NC. After graduating from NC State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, and completing an internship at Mississippi State, Dr. Dupree returned to NC State to complete a residency in radiology. She worked in Raleigh with a radiology group that traveled among local hospitals as well as with the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas. Last summer, she moved to Wilmington to provide mobile ultrasound and consulting services as well as teleradiology support for image interpretation for practitioners and pet owners. Dr. Dupree writes the "Case of the Month" feature for the NCASAM Educator and encourages all of our web visitors to test their radiographic interpretation skills at this featured site. Dr. Dupree can be reached at (919) 606-2292 or by email at shdupree@hot.mail.com.

Central Carolina Community College

Host of the NCASAM one day meetings in Sanford, N.C. and home to the Veterinary Medical Tech program.

Cunningham Financial

Cunningham Financial has been serving veterinarians for over 30 years. We specialize in working with Veterinary clinic owners in two areas, Wealth Management and Risk Management. Our extensive experience in working with clinic owners provides valuable insight into the specific financial needs of each individual owner.

Elsevier/Saunders/Mosby

New Rep Allen Goodman and his associate Nick Porter can help you with any of their publications that you have used from Vet School to your Clinical Practice. They will be glad to answer questions and take your orders to keep your Veterinary library up-to-date. TOP SELLERS now are: Cote-Clinical Advisor, Papich-Drug Handbook, Fossum-Small Animal Surgery, Medlau-Dermatology and Plumlee-Veterinary Toxicology. They may be contacted by phone at 919-848-3570 or by email at a.goodman@elsevier.com.

Flexible Footwear Company

Flexible Footwear® is the only footwear in the world that allows each wearer to maintain his/her natural, or barefoot, gait.
Our shoes offer the unique sensation of exquisite comfort coupled with exceptional performance.
Protect the investment you have in yourself by being good to your feet and legs.
Our shoes and all our components are made in the United States and Canada by highly skilled and fairly compensated adults.

Please stop by are booth and discover that

Feeling is Believing ®.

P.O. Box 185, Sigel PA 15860-0185

814-752-2009

Hill's Pet Nutrition

Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. We believe all animals - from your pet to the companion animals you care for - should be loved and cared for during their lifetimes. That's why we're proud our pet foods, programs and support of the veterinary health care field can make a difference in the lives of pets around the world. We are committed to the welfare of animals everywhere. Our vision is to be the recognized global leader in nutritional health care for companion animals. In other words, we, like our founder Dr. Mark Morris Sr., believe that pet nutrition is vital to pets living long, healthy lives.


Hill’sâ Science Dietâ Lifestage canine and feline pet food products have a new look. Now it’s easier than ever to find the right pet food product for your pet’s special wellness needs. Each contains a new formula with superior nutrition you can trust. The new packaging also shows the specific nutritional benefits precisely matched to your pet’s specific needs. In addition, Hill’sâ Science Dietâ Puppy Original is now Puppy Healthy Development Original precisely balanced nutrition to build immunity and enhance mobility featuring clinically proven antioxidants and DHA from high quality fish oil.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in animal health, serving practicing veterinarians worldwide with the industry's broadest line of diagnostic, practice-management, and therapeutic products and services. Our innovative veterinary -specific solutions are designed to connect and work together simply and seamlessly--enabling veterinarians to provide advanced medical care to their client's pets, and build successful practices.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is a research and development based biological and pharmaceutical company. We offer innovative and unique products such as Mometamax for otitis externa, Nobivac Lyme, dual protection vaccine for Lyme disease in dogs and the first and only Canine Influenza Vaccine, H3N8 to protect dogs from this new emerging highly contagious virus. For more information visit us at www.intervetusa.com or www.doginfluenza.com

Merial Limited

Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs approximately 5,400 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its 2008 sales were over $2.6 billion. Merial Limited is a joint venture between Merck & Co., Inc. and sanofi-aventis. For more information, please see www.merial.com.

Nutramax Laboratories, Inc.

From Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., the makers of Cosequin®, the #1 veterinarian-recommended joint health supplement brand, and now Dasuquin®, the next generation in joint health support, comes Proviable™ for dogs and cats - a line of veterinary-exclusive probiotic products to help naturally reestablish intestinal health. Proviable products are unique in that they are multi-strain probiotics with billions of probiotic microorganisms per daily administration. Also new is Oxstrin® Optimized Feline, a comprehensive formula designed to support a cat’s antioxidant and nutritional status that contains a patented superoxide dismutase (SOD) complex. Oxstrin Optimized helps up-regulate the cat’s own primary antioxidants including SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase. Oxstrin’s SOD complex is combined with an optimal blend of vitamins in order to help maintain oxidative balance and support overall health.

Other products include Denosyl®, Marin®, and the combination product Denamarin® for hepatic support; Welactin®, a long-chain omega-3 fish oil supplement to help support skin and coat health plus overall wellness; Oxstrin® for maintenance of oxidative balance in dogs; Consil® Dental and Consil® Orthopedic synthetic bone graft particulate; and CoMal® Q10. For more information call 800-925-5187 or visit www.nutramaxlabs.com.

Pfizer Animal Health

Sponsor of NCASAM Great Smokies Veterinary Conference, Dr. Lowell Ackermann

Roadrunner Pharmacy

Roadrunner Pharmacy is your nationwide veterinary exclusive pharmacy. We specialize in providing you with custom-made prescriptions in convenient dosage forms, flavored to you client's liking, sent to you for free!
Because we deal in only veterinary medicine, we are your source for discontinued, back ordered, or hard to find medications. Please feel free to call for prices on any of our large animal or small animal medications: 1-877-518-4589 or contact Coy Privette, our North Carolina sales associate at 919-906-4971 for more details.

Simmons and Associates, Inc.

Since 1977, Simmons & Associates, the nation’s oldest and largest veterinary appraisal and sales company, has worked with hundreds of buyers and sellers to make their dreams of practice ownership, or sale, a reality. Our practice brokers and associates frequently have written articles and have spoken nationally and locally on practice sales & valuation topics. As a pioneer of “exit strategies” for sellers, combined with 26 years of experience, our firm has become the premier source for accurate practice valuations and sales assistance. We frequently provide buyer representation and third party negotiation services too. When the time is right, Simmons & Associates will be here for you.

Vet-stem, Inc

San Diego-based Vet-Stem, Inc. formed in 2002 to become the nation’s sole licensed company in fat-derived stem cell veterinary regenerative medicine. It processes Vet-Stem Regenerative Cells (VSRC) for the treatment of equines and canines suffering from a variety of tendon, ligament and joint injuries.
Vet-Stem employs a procedure that isolates stem and regenerative cells from the animal’s own fat for a therapeutic injection to the injured tissue. Cells are isolated and returned to the authorized vet for treatment within 48 hours.
Since its creation, Vet-Stem has worked with hundreds of equine veterinarians to successfully treat more than 2,500 horses with VSRC therapy. In the case of equines, the procedure has seen a return to prior level of performance rate of 57 percent, 77 percent and 76 percent respectively in joint, tendon, and ligament injuries.
In 2005, Vet-Stem began working with select clinics in treating dogs with osteoarthritis and orthopedic soft tissue injuries and will nationally launch the small animal veterinary training program in early 2008.
Vet-Stem is a privately held company with a portfolio of intellectual property centered around Regenerative Veterinary Medicine. The founders of Vet-Stem have more than 20 years of experience in development and testing of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals as well as production and processing of sterile biological samples.

Veterinary Diagnostics Institute (VDxl)

Veterinary Diagnostics Institute is a specialty veterinary reference lab. VDxl currently offers the 1st and only canine and feline specific blood tests to detect heart disease in cats and dogs. Canine CardioCare and Feline CardioCare are simple blood tests that measure levels of the cardiac hormone NT-proBNP. NT-proBNP is elevated in animals that have underlying heart disease. The test is beneficial in detecting heart disease even before the animal shows outward signs of disease. A recently published independent study demonstrated that 17% of the dogs studied had heart disease in the absence of clinical signs or murmur and that a BNP blood test was effective in identifying these dogs with heart disease.

For more information visit www.vetdiag.com or call (949)-273-8378.

Veterinary News Network

The Veterinary News Network (VNN) is a national network of more than 360 veterinarians and affiliate reporters who use VNN-produced resources to broadcast and publish local news stories about current health issues and advances in veterinary care. By providing content that is medically accurate and reliable, VNN helps veterinarians deliver these stories to their local media through print, television, radio, Internet blogs and other appropriate outlets. VNN also has a syndication division that includes morning drive radio stations, captive audience networks, podcasts, Internet video channels, blogs and syndicated medical television. VNN has produced 60 news stories and, in 2007, delivered more than 250 million audience impressions. VNN is funded by an educational grant through the Western Veterinary Conference by Merial. Visit www.MyVNN.com.

Video Vet

Video Vet provides current practical information you can learn in the comfort of your home or office, using videos of clinical case material on DVD and a detailed set of illustrated proceedings on CD.
Video Vet is an American Association of Veterinary State Boards *RACE approved provider of continuing education. You get CE credits by simply ordering from the approved Video Vet DVD/CD combinations. You will receive a multiple choice examination and DVD evaluation form. View the DVD/CD, complete the examination and evaluation form and return them to Video Vet. If you score>70% you will receive a certificate for 4 hours of CE credit. Click on the Video Vet logo, click on the second Video Vet logo, read the DVD descriptions, click on the order form at the top of that page and print the order form. Mail your order to:
Video Vet
4941 Sandstone Dr.
Fort Collins, Co 80526 USA

Virbac Corporation

Virbac is a veterinary pharmaceutical company devoted exclusively to animal health with medications for the treatment and prevention of disease in animals.

Webster Veterinary

Webster Veterinary, a division of Patterson Companies, Inc., is the leading distributor of veterinary supplies to companion-pet veterinary clinics in the eastern United States and the second largest nationally. One of the most respected names in the veterinary supply industry, Webster is a value-added, full-service distributor of consumable supplies, equipment, diagnostic products, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, financial services, practice management and inventory software.
At Webster Veterinary, we realize that our success as a veterinary supplier depends on the success of veterinary professionals. Webster offers solutions for success, and the power to be more productive. We strive to be the single source for all veterinary clinic needs, and to provide the best customer experience and personalized service available.

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Our Sponsors' advertisements support the operation of this website, the publication of the NCASAM Educator, the sponsorship of Speakers at one day meetings and Conferences. The individual company is soley responsible for the content of their ads and any statements concerning their products. We are very grateful for the support that these Sponsors provide to our organization and to the veterinary community at large. Updated 4/23/2009