Upcoming AAFP/VIN Rounds
Feral Cat: Trap, Neuter and Release Programs

You don't want to miss this exciting Rounds when Dr. Julie Levy plans to discuss the new AAFP position statement on feral cats, issues in the debate over feral cat control, and practical aspects of sterilizing feral cats in large numbers. She'll also include an update on nonsurgical sterilization research and a few pictures of a recent trip to the Galapagos to sterilize cats and dogs, as time allows. Please note the special time of this session (Sunday, July 25, 5pm ET) which is open to all VINners and to members of AAFP.

Are you a veterinary student?
Would you like to attend the IVECCS Symposium (San Diego), but you feel you can't afford it? Go to veccs.org and learn how you can trade your time for free registration!

What do YOU want to learn today?
Browse or search 80+ veterinary journals, plus veterinary related articles from the biomedical literature. Author summaries are available for most articles. Journals are listed both alphabetically and by type (Veterinary, Human, or Misc. Biomedical) in the journal library.

Newly-Added to the VIN Library:

• Sports Medicine Specialty Series
• Feline Lymphocytic Plasmacytic Stomatitis

New on VeterinaryPartner.com:

• Selecting Veterinary Care Websites -- listen to Bob Judd, DVM, DABVP discuss how to direct your clients to a veterinary care web site you can trust.
• Itching and Allergy in Dogs
• Sulfasalazine
• Adolescence: The Teenage Dog
• Proper Bird Cleanup Aided with Right Tools

Reemerging leptospirosis, California
We report five recent cases of human leptospirosis acquired in California...Salient features in the California cases include high fever with uniform renal impairment and mild hepatitis. Because leptospirosis can progress rapidly if untreated, this reemerging infection deserves consideration in febrile patients with a history of recreational freshwater exposure

Monkeypox transmission and pathogenesis in prairie dogs
During May and June 2003, the first cluster of human monkeypox cases in the United States was reported. Most patients with this febrile vesicular rash illness presumably acquired the infection from prairie dogs..both respiratory and direct mucocutaneous exposures are potentially important routes of transmission of monkeypox virus between rodents and to humans.

Photos" Severe Hyperplasia of Ear in a Dog - Opinions Re: TECA or Medical Treatment
In my experience, very few of the dogs with vertical canals like this DON'T have disease in the horizontal canal. Once upon a time, when I was doing Zepps and vertical ablations (I refer out for TECAs now), I would do those Cockers with the ears from hell, and have MANY of them go on to develop proliferative lesions of the horizontal canal and of whatever cartilage was remaining of the vertical canal, even if they looked nice at surgery.

PDD In An Eclectus
To diagnose PDD you need to biopsy an affected nerve. Crop biopsy gives you about a 60-70% chance of success, so long as you get a large blood vessel (with accompanying nerve) in your biopsy. I wouldn't expect to get a PDD diagnosis from a pancreatic biopsy. Brian Speer reports a good hit rate with adrenal biopsy - something to consider if you're in the abdomen.

Dentistry for Veterinary Technicians -
It's not too late for your techs to enroll
Did you know you can increase the profit in your hospital and the utilization of your veterinary technicians simultaneously? Help give your dental patients the best care.

We're approaching maximum enrollment for this class. Don't delay, have your veterinary technicians sign up for this online CE course today - Dentistry for Veterinary Technicians!

Upon completion of this course, participants should:

• Understand and recognize the cause, prevention, and treatment of periodontal disease
• Understand the duties of the Veterinary Technician as they relate to veterinary dentistry

Instructor: Steve Holmstrom, DVM, DAVDC

Dates: July 29 - September 9, 2004
Real Time Sessions: Monday evenings 9:00 - 11:00pm

CE Hours: 8 (applied for RACE approval)

Tuition: $128.00
Full time students of an AVMA accredited Veterinary Technician Program receive a reduced rate for this course of $64 (upon verification of student status).

Learn more: Dentistry for Veterinary Technicians

How To Use VIN course: Part 3
Wednesday, July 21, 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.
Rounds Room

Sunday AAFP Rounds (SPECIAL TIME!)
Sunday, July 25, 5 pm ET -
Join Julie Levy for this month's AAFP Rounds Feral Cat: Trap, Neuter, and Release. All VINners are welcome to attend.
Rounds Room

Abstract Of The Week:
DNA Testing for Inherited Diseases

What's Your Diagnosis?
Foreign Animal Disease: Case 3

Website Of The Week:
Feline Genetics and more ...

Book Review:
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals -- Third Edition
This resource is available in the VINstore.

eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Optimization Services from eVetsite Systems

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, NEVC, AAV, CVC, IVECCS, ECVIM, SWVS

Recent Rounds:

• Associate Buy-Ins
• Pleural Space Disease (ACVSc)
• Veterinary Compounding Issues: Creative Medications Strategies
• Diagnostic Testing for Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism
• OSHA Rounds
• Eight Emerging Dermatoses in Cats (AAFP)

From the Boards:
* What Would Happen If ...
* Temeril-P For Atopy?
* TPLO Certification
* Is This Cushing's?

Urine Luck: Topics in Nephrology
As more animals transition into geriatrics, more develop renal disease. While we are continually developing new technology and diagnostic tools to determine the causes of disease, problems in nephrology pose significant diagnostic challenge to the practicing vet.

Our latest CE course addresses a myriad of Nephrology topics, including: diagnostic approach to typical symptoms (PU/PD, azotemia, hematuria, etc.), renal imaging, proteinuria, management of renal failure, nephrolithiasis, ureteral obstruction, tubular disease and pyelonephritis. The instructors will take a case-based review of nephrology cases in the final week of the course. Sign up now for this informative course: Urine Luck: Topics in Nephrology.

Instructors:
Katherine James, DVM, PhD
Craig Long, DVM, ACVR (Radiation Therapy)
Barrak Pressler, DVM, ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Julie Fischer, DVM, DACVIM
Joe Bartges,DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN

Dates:
August 4 - September 22, 2004
Interactive Sessions: Wednesdays, 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET

CE Hours: 14

Tuition:
Member/$202, Non-Member/$287 by July 21st;
Member/$224, Non-Member/$319 after July 21st.

To Register: Visit Urine Luck: Topics in Nephrology on the main CE page (www.vin.com/CE) and click on the Enroll now link.

Interested in other online VIN CE?

Scheduled courses include:

• Effective Teaching & Training Work
• ABVP Module C
• Shelter Medicine
• Equine Hindlimb Lameness
• Ferret Medicine

Use the CE button on VIN's main nav bar to learn more about these courses -- and to enroll!

Looking for CE for Your Staff?

Check out the upcoming courses available through VSPN:

• Basic Receptionist/Front Office Skills
• Control of Disease Transmission in Animal Shelters
• How to Team Build and Organize Your Hospital