The Benefits of VIN Group Memberships
Are you in a group practice?
Do your practice associates use VIN?
Are you reaping the benefits of a group membership?
Learn all about VIN group members Benefits of having your own VIN username/password and not sharing VIN : - Keep your username and other security information secure
- Avoid unauthorized charges on your credit card
- Personalize VIN the way you like it
- Obtain CE credit for classes
- Post and interact with colleagues and specialists under your proper name
- It's the right thing to do
We do offer colleagues, working in the same practice, discounted group membership rates.
Follow this link for more information on how to setup a Group Membership. If more than one member of your practice is using a single VIN account, you and your colleagues should be subscribing as a group membership.
Last chance to participate in the Practice Management Software Survey!
With AAHA's permission, we adapted the survey they use to collect information from AAHA member practice owners. We seek responses from all VIN and VSPN members. If you use the software, we want your opinion. Please take a few moments to participate in the Practice Management Software Survey before it closes!
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Texas Farm Bureau:
Effects of dietary fat and energy on body weight and composition after gonadectomy in cats
Neutered cats gained significantly more body fat and body weight (53.80+/-5.79%) than sexually intact cats (27.11+/-5.79%) during the study. Body weight gain of neutered cats fed the high-fat diet was greater than those fed the low-fat diet. Following correction for body composition, total energy expenditure was similar in all groups and no pattern towards increased food intake was evident.
Evaluation of pituitary gland anatomy and histopathologic findings in clinically normal horses and horses and ponies with pituitary pars intermedia adenoma
There was an age-related increase in the presence of pituitary lesions in the pars distalis and pars intermedia in geldings, mares overall, and non-pregnant mares...Plasma glucose concentration was positively correlated with relative pituitary weight in ponies with pituitary pars intermedia adenoma.
Effect of Aspirin and Ketoprofen on Thyroid Function Tests
Serum total T4 concentrations decreased significantly within 24 hours of receiving aspirin.
Heat Ablation Treatment of Hyperthyroidism in Cats
Percutaneous heat ablation for feline hyperthyroidism is only transiently effective.
Solo Vet Just Opened a Practice-Should I Stay Open on Saturdays?
I have made the decision not to be open on Saturday. I am open late on Tuesdays to accomodate those that would need the Saturdays. My husband thinks this is bad business.
Bones Being Eaten Away: Fibrosarcoma Of Joint Capsule
This is classic synovial sarcoma or fibrosarcoma of the joint capsule. The former is more common. The lesions are purely lytic and cross a diarthroidal joint.
Good Photos: Odd Foot Pad Lesions (Incipient Callus Pyoderma) Shampoo and Other Topical Suggestions
This is incipient callus pyoderma of the feet. Your first picture shows it best. This dog is bearing weight on the haired skin adjacent to the pads (an anatomic predisposition in this breed). The skin is responding with callus formation. The callus is entrapping the hair follicles there ... the follicles will become plugged, then cystic, then rupture, then you have callus furunculosis
Why Should I Buy In?
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 6, 10 pm ET
Join speakers from academia, industry, and government for a Round Table Discussion: Beyond General Practice.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, March 8, 9:30 pm ET
Had any crazy clients lately? Stop by and tell us!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
How To Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, March 9, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN's Message Boards. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-part course.
Recent Rounds
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 Abstract Of The Week:
Cardiac Troponin-I Concentration in Dogs with Cardiac Disease
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Vomiting And Weight Loss
* Case Archives
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Food Animal Production Medicine Nutrition Topics and more ...
Book Review:
Canine And Feline Endocrinology And Reproduction, Third Edition
Order this book from the VIN Store.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Add Mapquest “Get Directions” Function
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: SAVMA, CMS, and AAHA.
From the Boards:
* Can She Lay These Eggs?
* Pygmy Goat Castration
* C6 Study
* ECE (Ferret Coronavirus) Test
Basic Reptile Medicine
- Do you despair every time you need to get a blood sample from a turtle?
- Do you frantically flip through books when a client asks you what he should feed his snake?
- Do you hand off every iguana case to your associate because you lack confidence in your diagnostic techniques?
VIN can help! Basic Reptile Medicine, a 16 credit hour course, will give you a good grounding in nutrition, husbandry, examination techniques, blood collection/interpretation, drug therapy, anesthesia techniques, and MORE! Instructors:
Stephen Hernandez-Divers, B.Sc.(Hons), B.Vet.Med., D.Zoo.Med.(Reptilian), C.Biol. , M.I.Biol., M.R.C.V.S.; Diplomate RCVS Zoological Medicine, RCVS Consultant in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Reptiles), Dip. ACZM (Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine)
Sonia Hernandez-Divers, DVM, Dip. ACZM (Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine) Dates:
March 22 – May 17, 2005
Real-time sessions: Tuesdays 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, Sunday 5/8; 9:30- 11:30 PM ET 16 CE Credits Tuition:
Early bird ending soon! Register now!
Member/$245, Non-Member/$338 before March 8, 2005;
Member/$272, Non-Member/$375 after March 8, 2005;
VSPN Okay
To learn more about this course, and to enroll visit the Basic Reptile Medicine course page.
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