The VIN Store - A Perfect Member Benefit
You need books. So do your friends & colleagues. VIN has the perfect member benefit to help. Your VIN Bookstore features the best prices and free shipping on many orders. Featured Item:
Textbook Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Dog & Cat
6th Edition, 2 Volumes & CD-ROM - 2005
List Price: $210.00 ~ VIN Member Price: $189.00
Authors: Ettinger and Feldman Updated and expanded WITH included CD-ROM, the new 6th edition of this popular text remains the only encyclopedic resource for veterinary internal medical problems! This internationally acclaimed "gold standard" offers unparalleled coverage of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting dogs and cats.
Find it in the VINstore. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine e-dition
6th Edition - 2 Volumes & CD-ROM and Continually Updated Online Reference - 2005
List Price: $275.00 ~ VIN Member Price: $247.50
Authors: Ettinger and Feldman
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UCD Neurology Symposium
There's still time to register for the 2005 Symposium held July 23 and 24 on the UC-Davis campus. 2004 UCD Neurology Symposium Proceedings are now online.
Find more information about a specific drug!
Search or browse the Veterinary Drug Label database from North American Compendiums, Inc in the VIN Library.
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors, Survival Rates, and Treatment Protocols for Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs: 151 Cases (1993-2002)
In this retrospective study involving 151 dogs with canine IMHA treatment with a combination of glucocorticoids, azathioprine, and ultra-low-dose aspirin significantly improved short-and long-term survival in dogs with IMHA.
Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Cyclosporine in Dogs With Atopic Dermatitis
The objective of this randomized controlled study involving 268 dogs was to determine the efficacy and safety of cyclosporine in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Results: at the end of phase 1, canine atopic dermatitis extent and severity index (CADESI) scores for dogs treated with cyclosporine were significantly lower than scores for control dogs. Results suggest that cyclosporine is efficacious for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs and that frequency of cyclosporine administration can be reduced following an initial induction period. The drug was well tolerated.
Current Attitudes To, and Use Of, Peri-Operative Analgesia in Dogs and Cats By Veterinarians in New Zealand
Three hundred and twenty questionnaires with useable data were returned, a response rate of 28%. Male and female veterinarians were evenly represented. The analgesic agents most commonly used were morphine and carprofen. Use of peri-operative pain relief ranged from 50% for castration of cats to 91% for fracture repair in dogs. For most procedures, female veterinarians scored pain at a significantly higher level than their male colleagues. Fifty-eight percent of respondents considered their knowledge in the area of assessment and treatment of pain was adequate.
Inhibition of Growth for Select Gram-Negative Bacteria by Tricaine Methane Sulfonate (MS-222)
In this study, MS-222 was shown to inhibit the growth of 11 different species of aquatic bacteria. Based on these findings, special care should be taken when interpreting the results of bacterial cultures collected from animals anesthetized with MS-222.
Safe To Use Opoids For Analgesia In Head Trauma Patients? Why Is Lidocaine Used In MLK?
Thanks to VIN, many of us were using MLK long before that paper came out. That's the downside of membership, I guess-- journals just don't have that "wow" factor any more, since I've already learned it here (usually at least a year before).
Obese Cat: How To Improve Chances Of Taking The Weight Off
I have a 5 year old cat. Last year she weighed 17 pounds. I have measured out the amount of food, counted calories, exercised her, etc. Doing everything you should for a diet. Weighed her today -- 19 pounds ...
Stressed Out By Pet Breeders
I think you can do a lot to discourage breeders as clients by never offering them a volume discount, and by never doing dewclaws, tails, or tattooing. I'm sure if you're priced high enough, it will scare them off too!
Blastomyces Growing In Culture
This is Blastomycosis. People with in-house labs should beware of accidentally growing this, tossing out the plates, and having the yeast phase turn to the mycelial phase in the trash at room temperature. People can get Blastomycosis from that kind of exposure. I guess this is a cautionary tale.
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 AAFP Rounds (all VINners Welcome)
Sunday, July 10, 8 pm ET
Join Sherri Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, for Feline Diabetes and the Somogyi Effect.
Click here to access the AAFP Rounds page, then click Classroom to attend this session.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, July 10, 10 pm ET
Join us for a panel discussion on Research Abstracts from ACVIM 2005.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, July 12, 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 2
Wednesday, July 13, 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
 Abstract Of The Week:
Risk of Hypothyroidism After Iodine 131 Treatment based on the Pretreatment Pattern of Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Uptake in the Thyroid Gland of Hyperthyroid Cats
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Horrid Leg Thing
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Sebaceous Adenitis, and more…
Book Review of the Week:
The Dog, Its Behavior, Nutrition, and Health
You may purchase this book in the VIN store. Get More From VIN!
* Steps To A More Effective Search
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Display a Static Version of Your Web Site
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:
* Interdigital Furunculosis
* Room/Table Design
* Compassion Fatigue
* Bovine Mastitis
Introduction to Rabbit Medicine
- Is the closest you've come to a rabbit the stories about Flopsy and Peter, and the cartoons with Bugs?
- Is "long ears and fluffy tail" the first thing that pops into your mind when your receptionist schedules a rabbit?
- Do you think "rabbit pellets" are what they eat (or what comes out the other end)?
You need VIN's Introduction To Rabbit Medicine CE course! This 8 CE credit hour course will provide you with a solid foundation for treating those ever-more-common rabbit patients. Sessions will cover anatomy, physiology, anesthesia, dental disease, and infectious/noninfectious diseases. Instructor:
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) Dates:
August 8 - September 5, 2005
Interactive sessions: Monday evenings, 9:30-11:30 pm ET CE Hours: 8 Tuition:
Member/$122, Non-Member/$192 by July 25, 2005;
Member/$136, Non-Member/$213 after July 25, 2005.
Open to VSPN members To Register:
Visit the Introduction to Rabbit Medicine page: Looking for more great CE? Other scheduled VIN CE courses include: Looking for CE for your staff?
Scheduled VSPN CE courses include: For a list of other upcoming CE for your staff check out the VSPN CE Course Catalog.
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