VIN Member Benefits
Beyond the obvious benefits of being a VIN member, VINners and their practices benefit in many ways: Support your staff by encouraging them to participate in the Veterinary Support Personnel Network (VSPN.org). VSPN is a supportive community for veterinary hospital support staff, by veterinary hospital support staff. Membership to VSPN is free of charge. VSPN also offers CE for your staff. VSPN CE is convenient, inexpensive, and fits everyone's schedule. To learn more about upcoming courses read the course catalog: VSPN CE. Save on your favorite texts and information resources. We designed the VIN Bookstore to help VIN members save 10% or more off list price every day. (Free shipping on orders more than $90). Need a web site? eVetsite systems, a VIN partner company makes web design easy. Multiple formats and styles (plus the advice of a helpful staff) will help your site stand out. VIN members save 33%. You and your staff control YOUR web site. Need a place to send your clients for information you trust? VeterinaryPartner.com is designed and maintained, for you, by VIN. We do our best to keep the content current and support what you want your clients to know. And it is ADVERTISING FREE and no one will ever ask your clients to identify themselves in the process. We built it for you. VetQuest Classifieds is where you can post and view job listings, buy and sell equipment and much more! VetQuest classified ads are free of charge...and they work.
New VIN Content:
The Proteinuria and Renal Disease Roundtable was presented at the 2005 North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC).
Does acepromazine cause seizures in epileptic dogs?
Most of us were taught this at some point, and most avoid using acepromazine in these patients. But is it really true? Around 1200 VIN members responded to this survey, providing a response we did not expect. As usual, the answers raised more questions...that we hope to solve with a small follow-up survey (stay tuned). We are all learning together how to tap into the vast experience and knowledge within the VIN community to address important clinical questions.. Thank you for being a part of the process!
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Texas Farm Radio:
Mast cells and angiogenesis in canine melanomas: malignancy and clinicopathological factors
Greater numbers of mast cells and microvessels were found in malignant melanomas of poor prognosis. The findings demonstrate a prognostic significance of mast cell count and microvessel density in canine melanocytic tumours.
Progressive proliferative and dysplastic typhlocolitis in aging syrian hamsters naturally infected with Helicobacter spp.: a spontaneous model of inflammatory bowel disease
Lesions in the distal portion of the large bowel of aging hamsters naturally colonized with Helicobacter spp. warrants developing the hamster as an animal model of IBD and potentially IBD-related cancer.
Serological survey of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in pet cats and cats from animal shelters and feral colonies
In this study, 170 domestic cats living in private homes, feral cat colonies, and animal shelters from California and Wisconsin were evaluated by serology to determine the levels of exposure to a group of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens.
Role of carboplatin in multi-modality treatment of canine tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma - a case series of five dogs
Compared with results of previous studies, these cases suggest that surgical cytoreduction followed by coarse fractionated radiotherapy together with carboplatin may be a useful way to treat this tumour. Carboplatin alone caused partial remission in the two cases where it was used as neo-adjunctive therapy.
Vet Student: Help Me Learn From This Anesthetic Death
I am a third year student and we used hydromorphone pre-operatively for our surgery this evening. I haven't had a lot of exposure to this particular opiod. Unfortunately, we lost our patient ...
Treating Dental Disease In A Chronic Renal Failure Cat
Applying any type of powder to the teeth or gingiva will not prevent plaque or remove calculus.
Goose: Mandibular Laceration Repair With Pictures
What I'm faced with is what appears to be a laceration just medial to one ramus of the mandible. There is a hole there, so the tongue can pop down through it. The problem is that there is absolutely no skin on the beak to suture to.
Cytology Pictures Of Dermal Masses On The Digits
The features are consistent with aspiration from a keratinizing cyst, such as a follicular cyst.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 16, 9:30 pm ET
Learned any new songs lately? Stop by and tell us.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, May 17, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN to its full potential. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-week course.
AAFP Rounds
Sunday, May 21, 8 pm ET
Join Michelle Gaspar, DVM, DABVP (Feline), for Tubes, Glorious Tubes: Feeding Strategies For Sick Cats.
All VINners welcome.
To attend, go to the AAFP Rounds area and click Classroom.
Disaster Preparedness Rounds
Sunday, May 21, 10 pm ET
Join a panel of speakers to discuss the Humane Organizations.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Effects of medetomidine and medetomidine-butorphanol combination on Schirmer tear test 1 readings in dogs
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dental Mistake #3
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Canine Cutaneous Histiocytoma and more ...
Book Review of the Week:
Reptile Medicine and Surgery, second edition
You can find it in the VIN Bookstore. Get More From VIN!
* How Do I...Email Another VINner?
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
* How Can I ... Learn Associate?
* How Can I ... Become A Super-Duper VIN User?
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
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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: ACVIM, CA VMA, and AVMA.
From the Boards:
* FeLV Testing Age For Kittens
* What Affects Litter Size?
* What I Want In A Mentor
* Rectal Prolapse Complication
Purrfect Tests:
Diagnostics for Feline Viral Pathogens
This 2-week course will describe basic techniques for diagnosis of viral diseases. This will be followed by specific discussion of diagnostics for the major feline viral pathogens - Feline Herpesvirus, Feline Calicivirus, Parvovirus, FIV, FeLV and FIP. The participants will learn: - Diagnostic techniques and their advantages and disadvantages
- The most appropriate assays for diagnosis of feline viral infections
Instructor:
Melissa A. Kennedy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM Dates:
June 21 - July 5, 2006
Real-time sessions: Wednesdays, June 21 and 28; 9:30 - 11:30 pm ET CE Hours: 4 Tuition:
Member/$63, Non-Member/$116 by June 7, 2006;
Member/$70, Non-Member/$129 after June 7, 2006
Course open to veterinarians and veterinary staff To find out more about this course:
Visit the Purrfect Tests: Diagnostics for Feline Viral Pathogens page: To register, scroll to the bottom of the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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