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Echocardiography in the Dog, Cat and Horse by Francesco Porciello has been translated from Italian to English and is now available in the VIN Library. This text is intended to help practitioners learn the benefits and limitations of an echocardiography, illustrates image acquisition techniques for the beginning ultrasonographer and provides reference values for experienced practitioners. VIN News Service Needs Your Feedback NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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Weekend CE has Gone to the Dogs!
If you're looking for some good CE on the West Coast but can't take a lot of time away from your practice, consider attending the 12th Annual Canine Medicine Symposium presented by the UCD Canine Medicine Club on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. The symposium offers 13 hours of CE credit on a wide range of topics. Review the 2008 Canine Medicine Symposium proceedings.
Calculate with Confidence!
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
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- Echocardiography Normals
Try out the new MyCalculations tool! This tool includes the CRI and Energy Requirements Calculators plus the NEW Canine Echocardiography and Drug Dilutions Calculators! The MyCalculations tool lets you save and retrieve individual calculations by patient! Let the VIN Calculators do the math for you and save your scrap paper for doodling. Finally -- all in one place...
International Association forAquatic Animal Medicine Association Proceedings
The entire collection of IAAAM Conference Proceedings is now online. Proceedings from 1968 to 2008 are currently available.
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Texas Farm Radio
Dynamics of conflict management in canines: Preliminary results
Behavioral observations of feral dogs in Italy have revealed that so-called cut-off signals, that is, signals intended to stop another individual, mostly a younger/lower-ranking one, from continuing with whatever it is doing at the moment, are regular parts of conflict management insofar as they seem to prevent situations from escalating. They seem not to disrupt social cohesion even in a short-term perspective, nor do they lead to any recognizable behavioral indicators of stress.
A comparison of dog owners' claims about their pets' guilt with evidence from dog behavior
The current research aims to examine behavior associated with one claim dog owners make of their dogs 'guilt' at doing a behavior that has been disallowed.
Pavlovian conditioning in the veterinary clinic
Understanding Pavlovian conditioning and how to implement it are valuable tools for every member of the veterinary team.
How can a new grad build a client base?
I have been out of school almost one year. I am one associate in a 6 doctor practice. One doctor was added about a month after I started, she has been practicing for about 3 years now, and the others have been there 3 years or more. I always seem to be the one with the least appointments and the least transactions. When I do have appointments, I am fairly productive averaging about $150 per transaction. I am on a base salary now, but will be starting production in June which makes me extremely nervous about even being able to pay bills.
Suspected drug shopper
I don't know what to do. I am very suspicious that she is taking the drugs herself, but I have no proof. I am also suspicious that she is getting the same prescriptions from at least her 'other vet', if not from multiple other clinics. The poor dog clearly needs his medicine, and I hate to stop authorizing it if there is a chance he is actually getting it, but I seriously doubt he is.
Clients demand more despite our attempts to accommodate their financial constraints: how can we deal with this?
It's like the clients you go out of your way to help, be kind to and go the extra mile for are the ones that are the first to turn on you.
Owner upset after watching cystocentesis: should they be allowed to watch?
Today my secretary informed me that, after twenty years of being the veterinarian to numerous of his animals, he is switching ...
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Funny Bones:
Odd exam room moment
"I once had a client LICK her cat while it was being euthanized. She said that it would remind the cat of its mother and calm it down. I can't stand human saliva and almost threw up."
What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
* Equine Fun Case 37
* Equine Fun Case 38
* Equine Fun Case 39
* Equine Fun Case 40
* Equine Fun Case 41
* Equine Fun Case 42
Associate - Updated and New:
Idiopathic Hypercalcemia in cats
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Book Review of the Week
Veterinary Disaster Medicine; Working Animals
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore! Website of the Week
Medical Words and more...
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: IAAAM and AVA.
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Practical Avian Medicine Module 8
May 5 - 19, 2009 Module 8 will cover common equipment used in avian practice and discussion of the economics of avian practice. Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module B
June 4 - August 6, 2009 Module B includes respiratory, pharmacology, infectious disease, dermatology, nephrology/urology, anesthesia and ophthalmology. Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module C
August 13 - October 15, 2009 Module C includes cardiology, endocrinology, reproduction, hematology/chemistry, coagulation/oncology. For information on other CE courses check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To's Of Online CE for details about how to register and participate in online CE courses. 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 tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members.
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