It's Tax Time Again!
Need a summary of your 2007 VIN Community membership and related fees for tax preparation or reimbursement? Try the new easy Email Billing Statement tool - in your MyVIN -- click on MyVIN in the main navigation bar near the top of the page. From there, choose Membership>Payment info. Your VIN membership and online access charges are likely tax deductible (check with your tax professional). Hopefully this will make tax season a little easier for you. We've tried to make the statement more clear (we used real English and filtered out unnecessary lines in your record). Please let us know if anything doesn't seem right to you. Email feedback@vin.com or join the discussion. Thanks for using VIN!
Get to The Heart of the Matter...
...with these useful Cardiology Resources in the VIN Library: For additional helpful information check out the Cardiology section of the Specialty and Species Resource Center and the Procedures and Techniques page.
Calculate With Confidence!
Thanks to suggestions made by VINner, Dr. Kurt Fuller, the VIN transfusion calculator has been updated to provide a minimum donor weight for you. You don't have to be Einstein to do these clinically useful calculations by hand, but it sure is nice to be able to check yourself (or simply get the answers faster) using the growing collection of VIN Calculators - Constant Rate Infusion
- Phlebotomy
- Transfusion
- Energy Requirements
- Converting to and from SI Units
- Body Surface Area
- Echocardiography Normals.
Let the VIN Calculators do the math for you, and save your scrap paper for doodling.
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio
Communicating your vaccine protocol
Changing guidelines, research findings, and product choices can create a muddle of confusion. Sort through it and offer clients the best protection for their pets.
Do rolled or squared toes affect rate of breakover in horses?
Based on currently available scientific information, the assertion that shoeing with a rolled or rocker toe significantly affects breakover in the horse cannot be supported. There may be other advantages to roller or rocker toed shoes; however, currently available evidence would suggest that any effects are modest, and such evidence need independent replication.
Biochemical reference intervals and intestinal microflora of free-ranging Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii)
Seventeen bacterial isolates were obtained, including Salmonella sp. (serogroup B; serogroup D negative), Escherichia coli, Brevibacterium sp., Enterobacter cloacae, and Enterococcus durans.
Why we believe drugs work better than they often do
An interesting analysis was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. While it looked at antidepressants, there is no reason to believe that a similar pattern does not exist for ALL drugs and drug trials. What do you think?
Seizures in a pot-bellied pig
I just received an emergency call from a client with an 8 week old female pot bellied pig that he thinks might be having a seizure. The client balked at the emergency fee and doesn't want to come in at this point, but I'm concerned that he may come in eventually and I'll have no idea how to treat a seizuring baby pig.
Pets with treatable but challenging and expensive chronic problems: debate on euthanizing vs rehoming
I am treating a dog for atypical Addison's and the owners are considering euthanizing him. I discussed with the owner today that it is OK to consider placing him through pet rescue. Anything else I can say to her to help?
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, January 22, 9:30 pm ET (January 23, 02:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your colleagues.
Use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, January 27, 10:00 pm ET (January 28, 03:00 am GMT)
Join Melissa Nixon, DVM and Thom Haig, DVM, for Veterinary Care of Assistance Dogs: How to Help without Hindering.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Recent Rounds
@ = VINcast is available for this session Vets & Understanding HIV/AIDS @ AAFP/AAHA Pain Management Guidelines Pregnancy In Practice @ Placement and Maintenance of IV Caths @ Sepsis: Not A Synonym For Hopeless @ Communicating Value To Your Clients @ VETPROOF: Rebirth Of The ACE-I? @
 Member Benefit:
Vetquest Classifieds are very popular and very effective. It is do-it-yourself posting and searching for positions, associates, equipment, events and more. This is a FREE service provided by VIN and VETQUEST.
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dermatology Fun 17
* Ophthalmology Fun 40
* Case Archives Associate - Updated and New:
* Vaccine-induced polyarthritis
* Explore the rest of the Associate!
Website Of The Week:
Dietary Supplements Labels Database and more...
Get More From VIN!
Why Should I Cross-Post?
By cross-posting, you allow the various specialists to combine their knowledge into one discussion, thus creating a TEAM EFFORT in guiding you with your case. Get help and see examples!
Upcoming Conferences
Looking to attend -- or contribute a paper to -- a veterinary conference? Check out the On The Road With VIN folder, or the Press Releases folder, to see what conferences are coming up and to visit their web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: WVC, SAVMA and BSAVA.
Book Review of the Week:
Common Diseases of Companion Animals
You can find it in the VIN Bookstore!
These courses are currently open for enrollment. Click on the links to see the details and enroll!
For More Information on VIN's Upcoming CE Courses, check out the CE Main Page. FEBRUARY:
Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy
February 11 - February 25, 2008 NAVLE Review and Preparation
February 24 - April 6, 2008
*This course will open for enrollment by 2/3/08 MARCH:
Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 4
March 31 - May 5, 2008 APRIL:
OSHA & Practice Safety
April 21 - July 14, 2008 MAY:
Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 5
May 12 - June 7, 2008 JUNE:
Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 6
June 23 - July 14, 2008 CE Opportunities For Your Staff:
VA Module 1: The Basics of Becoming a Veterinary Assistant and an Orientation to the Veterinary Hospital
January 22-February 21, 2008 Module 1: Exceptional Client Skills for Front Desk Staff
January 31-March 8, 2008 If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel and certain VIN courses are also open to VPSN members.
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