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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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• Tainted lots of propofol prompt recall
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• Survey: Rescue organizations turning away 38 percent of unwanted horses
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• Prop 2 rattles Calif., prompts welfare council
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• Revision to AVMA’s policy on acquiring research animals gets ax
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• AVMA town hall meeting skims tough issues facing profession
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• VCA Antech expands its foray into medical technology by buying Eklin
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• AVMA debates profession's role concerning antimicrobials in livestock
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• New AVMA president-elect calls diversifying profession a major priority
  - VNS Report | Discussion

EVOLVING STORIES
- Veterinarians troubled by Merial's deal with Cesar Millan reawakens Diversion Debate
- EPA investigates reactions from flea, tick killers

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Sink Your Teeth Into This New Specialty Center
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Find information on common dental issues, online books in the VIN Library, textbooks through the VIN Bookstore, client handouts and forms and discussions on various procedures and techniques. Links to dentistry journals, associations, products and informational websites are also provided.

The Dentistry Specialty Center can be reached through the About Page for the Dentistry Message Boards and the Specialty Centers page in the VIN Library.

If You've Got an Urgent Need for CE...
Don't miss the 15th International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium, September 9-13 in Chicago, Illinois.

This year's theme is "Fluids and Transfusion Medicine for Emergency and Critical Care", which will emphasize the latest in technology and practical application to optimize clinical patient care. Early bird registration ends August 5.

Stop by the VIN Cyber Cafe and say hi!

Check out the IVECCS 2008 proceedings

New in VeterinaryPartner:

• Feline Fallacies
• Feline House Soiling revised
• Pet Health Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Texas Farm Radio

• Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses

Aerial distribution of Onrab(R) baits as a tactic to control rabies in raccoons and striped skunks in Ontario, Canada
Rabies virus-specific seroconversion during 2006 averaged 66 and 81% in raccoons in areas baited at 150 and 300 baits/km(2), respectively. During 2007, seroconversion by raccoons was 76 and 84% in areas baited at 75 and 400 baits/km(2), respectively.

Feral swine contact with domestic swine: a serologic survey and assessment of potential for disease transmission
Overall prevalence of antibodies against brucellosis and pseudorabies virus was 11% and 30%, respectively.

Refinements in husbandry, care and common procedures for non-human primates: Ninth report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement
Topics covered include refinements in housing, husbandry, and common procedures (restraint, identification, and sampling), with comprehensive advice on issues such as primate communication, assessing and facilitating primate wellbeing, establishing and maintaining social groups, environmental and nutritional enrichment, and animal passports.

Should we do cardiac screens routinely?
In most cases, we can't alter the clinical outcome with early detection. However, we can make owners more aware of the disease status of their pet, and be more vigilant in observing clinical signs.

Splenosis
So, with the obvious history of trauma, I wonder if it could be related to the findings in her abdomen--multiple dark red/brown small nodules of irregular shape, kind of "squishy" in texture--looked for all the world like misplaced bits of spleen.

Lymphocytosis: Do we treat the bloodwork or the patient?
Imagine an owner who wanders in, buys wormer from you, and a month or so later the dog is diagnosed with a medical condition that now requires expensive treatment. A creative plaintiff's attorney would be quick to point out that a valid V/C/P relationship based on a medical exam should have led to detection and early treatment.

Surgical reconstruction after dog's nose bitten off
You can suture the skin to the end of the exposed bone. Often you don't need to worry about the nasal passages. The alternative is to put in polypropylene tubing and allow epithelialization to occur around the tubing. Bear in mind these can become occluded and will need to be cleaned.

Virtual Coffeehouse
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Funny Bones
Sheesh
"About six months ago I went on a date and we were discussing my job and I said I was glad to work with a well-trained staff who did all of the bloodwork and catheters and radiographs. She then asked me why I didn't get more training so I could do that stuff, too? Needless to say it didn't work out...."

What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophtho Fun Case 88
Pub Health Case 27

Book Review of the Week
Animal Abuse and Unlawful Killing: Forensic Veterinary Pathology
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!

Website of the Week
Atlas Of The Human Body and more...

Associate - Updated and New:
Heat stroke in dogs
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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: AAV, CVC Central, IVECCS, ECVIM and SWVS.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!

Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part II
October 4 - December 20, 2009

Participants will study personnel specifications, job descriptions, training records and employee appraisals, learn about audits in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory and determination of reference intervals. Improvement Opportunities, external Quality Assurance performance and a Quality Plan for the laboratory are the final topics in Part II.

*NOTE: Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.

Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 5
August 17 - September 14, 2009

The fifth module will be devoted to the treatment of orthodontic malocclusions and fractures of the maxilla and mandible.

Pet Anxiety
September 2 - September 30, 2009

This course is designed to allow discussions in the different areas of pet anxieties, fears and phobias, will also include some strategies to help you (and your patients) manage their anxieties. Veterinarians practicing at all levels of the veterinary field are invited to participate.

Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 6
September 14 - October 5, 2009

The sixth module discusses anesthesia, both local and general, pre-, intra- and post-operative pain management. The last portion is devoted to health, safety and ergonomics of veterinary dentistry and designing the dental suite.

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