New in the VIN Library!
In response to heavy discussion in the VIN community, Trilostane: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Side Effects, Anesthesia, Blood Work Changes was compiled and made available by your very own consultants Drs. Carlos Melian, Ellen Behrend, Sherri Wilson, and Linda Shell.
Looking for a Few Good Forms?
Thanks to the generosity of VINners, there is a collection of sample forms, clipart, and handouts currently being used in various veterinary practices all located in The Forms Database. Many of the forms are available in MS Word format that you may download and modify for your personal use.
Are Your Clients Asking About Fireworks Paranoia/Anxiety?
Not clear on just how to handle this loud and explosive holiday? Need a source of advice for your clients with fearful dogs? Just have a need to know? Learn more about Fireworks Phobia on VeterinaryPartner.com!
Check out the recent thread on the Message Boards on Fireworks Anxiety as well!
New Articles On VeterinaryPartner.com:
Texas Farm Bureau:
Relationship between total transit time and faecal quality in adult dogs differing in body size
In the present study, we observed an effect of body size on Mean Total Transit Time (MTT). A longer MTT was related to a poorer faecal quality. Previous studies reported no relationship between body size and the upper gastrointestinal transit time in healthy dogs. So, we hypothesized that body size would mainly affect colonic transit time and that a longer colonic residence time would be related to a poorer faecal quality by promoting fermentation activity.
Play-Doh and water-soaked gauze sponges as alternative bolus material for cobalt-60 teletherapy
A study was performed to determine if carefully made boluses of either Play-Doh or water-soaked cotton gauze sponges differed from the commercial bolus material, Superflab, in producing maximum radiation dose when irradiated with cobalt-60 photons. Doses resulting from Play-Doh boluses more consistently approximated those of Superflab. The results of this study suggest that either Play-Doh or water-soaked cotton gauze sponges can suffice as material for carefully made bolus for cobalt-60 teletherapy.
Associations Between Pregnancy Outcome and Serological Response to Neospora caninum Among a Group of Dairy Heifers
Heifers that were seropositive to N. caninum by ELISA had a much greater risk of abortion than seronegative heifers. Most seropositive heifers showed evidence of a reactivation of infection during pregnancy.
Priapism in Horses
Horses refractory to medical therapy should be treated within a few hours of onset by irrigating the corpus cavernosum penis with sterile, physiologic saline solution.
Cool Ultrasound Images and Outcome - FB Resembles Neoplasia
You could have fooled me with this one. I would have been jumping all over intestinal neoplasia....lymphoma, or carcinoma. I do not see signs of obstruction...I learned something as well. This case really raises some questions about interpreting static ultrasound images. Ultimately, ultrasound is a dynamic imaging study and should be treated as such.
Morphine in Local Dental Blocks
There is some evidence that inflammatory pain (as would presumably exist in and around a tooth that needs pullin') leads to up-regulation of mu opioid receptor mRNA in the dorsal root ganglia and brainstem, resulting in increased axonal transport of peripheral opioid receptors to the terminal ends of sensory afferents. As this tends to be a body-wide phenomenon, I can't think of a good reason why it wouldn't happen in the mouth as well.
International Travel: How Much Should I Charge For Figuring Out The Pet's Paperwork?
I charge about $300-400 to get all the forms, make sure they are filled out properly, look after tracking (when things need to be done and get the timing right), etc. That's on top of the charges for the actual procedures (microchip, rabies titers, vaccines, deworming, and so on). It is a big time-eater ...
Risk / benfits of MRIs For Animals With Head Trauma? Considerations for Anesthesia in Head Trauma Patients
With regard to anesthesia (and head trauma) .... Some things should jump into your mind immediately. Mortality rates skyrocket when cerebral perfusion is compromised in head trauma patients. Cerebral perfusion pressure is the mean arterial blood pressure minus intracranial pressure (CPP=MABP-ICP). When you place a head trauma patient under general anesthesia I think it is important to minimize anything that will decreased cerebral perfusion pressure. For example
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, July 3 - NO Rounds
It's Independence Day weekend in the USA. Sit back, have a picnic (iced tea, potato salad!), and watch the pyrotechnics.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, July 5, 9:30 pm ET
Been to any interesting outdoor events (art, theater, sporting events) lately? Stop by and share!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, July 6, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use your computer and VIN. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-part course.
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Pathology of Bartonella Endocarditis in Six Dogs
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dental Brain-Teaser 40
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Online Clinical Pathology Tutorials, and more…
Book Review of the Week:
Small Animal Dermatology
Get More From VIN!
* Steps To A More Effective Search
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Create PDF documents from the Command
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: AVMA, AAV, and CVC.
From the Boards:
* Getting Ureteroliths To Move
* TPLO Measuring Tool
* Cross-Match Before Transfusing?
* Prevent Actinic Keratosis?
Veterinary Cytology & Fluid Analysis:
What Can You Learn From a Smear of Schmutz
Collection and evaluation of a cytology preparation can be a quick, relatively noninvasive way to obtain information about a lesion or effusion. Veterinary Cytology & Fluid Analysis is a NEW CE course is designed to provide veterinarians with detailed information on collection and interpretation of these samples. Instructors:
Joyce S. Knoll, VMD, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Perry Bain, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Denise Wunn, DVM, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Deborah Davis, DVM, DACVP (Clinical Pathology) Dates:
September 13 - October 25, 2005
Real Time Sessions:
Tuesday evenings; 9:00 - 11:00 PM ET CE Hours: 12 CE credits Tuition:
Member/$184, Non-Member/$270 by August 30, 2005;
Member/$204, Non-Member/$300 after August 30, 2005; To Register:
Visit the Veterinary Cytology & Fluid Analysis page and click on the Enroll Now link.
Looking for more great CE?
Other scheduled VIN CE courses include:
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