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Summary A 7-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever dog presented with acute-onset fever, shifting limb lameness and anorexia, with development of acute respiratory distress. At necropsy, there was vegetative endocarditis, which effaced the aortic valve. Gram staining of impression smears from the aortic valve and kidney revealed numerous gram-positive rods with some coryneform bacteria. Similar coryneform bacteria were isolated on aerobic culture of the aortic valve. Identification was attempted by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S sequencing, the latter of which indicated Corynebacterium mustelae. This is the second reported case of endocarditis in a dog involving C. mustelae and the first with a description of post-mortem pathology. This case is an example of the utility of various modalities to identify facultative anaerobic bacterial pathogens that may be difficult to culture and may be more widespread than previously diagnosed.

Many career-related decisions involve outcomes that are delayed, but the reduction of the value of outcomes with time is seldom studied. After reviewing literature on time-based value discounting and highlighting its relevance to career choice, three studies using the Raineri and Rachlin (1993) methodology are reported. Study 1 (N= 35) established that value discounting in relation to job choice follows the hyperbolic discount function, with discounting at short delays correlating with anxiety. Study 2 (N= 68) examined age differences in discounting and revealed that older respondents discounted less than younger respondents at shorter delays, but more at very long delays. Study 3 (N= 33) provided evidence that discounting is less with filled than unfilled intervals. Implications for career decision-making and career counseling are discussed and future research possibilities outlined.