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Welcome to KCVMA.com

by Larry Kovac, DVM

September/October 2008

Welcome to the official website for the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association! Our members include veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the greater KC area. We provide continuing education opportunities to help advance the knowledge and skill of our members, and promote the dissemination of information on subjects pertaining to veterinary medical activities, including social events that promote a fraternal spirit within our profession. The Board of the KCVMA develops and advocates specific legislative positions to inform members about important issues that affect our field. We respect and promote compliance of laws relative to the practice of veterinary medicine in both Missouri and Kansas. We hope you find our website useful and informative. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

Hello to all,

As we move into late summer and fall I wonder if the media has given us a self-fulfilled prophesy of a recession. Many of my clients are asking pricing questions and asking for basic annual protocol instead of what I consider a complete annual protocol. It seems I am getting more clients wanting to make sure I am not going to cash the check until Monday. I hold checks for some clients to help them out. Several of the shelters I have talked with have mentioned an increase in animals being dropped off because the owners cannot afford the pet anymore.

On a lighter note, the Board still has two open positions. We need an at-large board member from the state of Kansas, and a district trustee to represent the KCVMA at the Kansas VMA. You’ll find more information about the KVMA position inside this issue of news&notes. In addition, the KCVMA Board has been made aware of an exciting opportunity for a veterinarian from the Missouri side (and possibly the Kansas side as well) who graduated five years ago or less. The AVMA is offering a paid trip to Chicago for the AVMA Leadership Conference January 9 – 11, 2009. The chosen candidate(s) will then report back to the KCVMA Board at our February meeting. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact me at 816-616-2349 or lkovac@kcvma.com.

Don’t forget the December 6th Comedy Club Social. We still have some member tickets available, but they’re going fast. Let’s sell it out.

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