Sink Your Teeth Into The New Dental Specialty Center
Clients are increasingly requesting dentistry services. Expand your knowledge in the new Dentistry Specialty Center. Resources from VIN and beyond can now be found in one convenient place. Find information on common dental issues, online books from the VIN Library, textbooks available in 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. New Feature On The VIN Front Page
In response to VINner requests, now when you find a Journal or Boards Clinical Update on the VIN Front Page that piques your interest, you can click on the small icon at the end of the title to open that item in a new window! Try it -- you'll probably like it -- either way -- let us know: Feedback@vin.com .
Note: Clicking on the title itself will still replace the current window as it did before. NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
News reported for YOU... EVOLVING STORIES
- Veterinarians troubled by Merial's deal with Cesar Millan reawakens Diversion Debate
- EPA investigates reactions from flea, tick killers
Be a VIN Newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com . VIN News Service Needs Your Feedback Share News with nonVINners -- The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available at news.vin.com. Check it out and share it. Now You Can Follow VNS on Twitter!
Don't Let Your Message Boards Post Get Lost In Translation
Message Boards 2.0 automatically saves a draft of your post so you don't waste precious time copying and pasting from a Word or Notepad document or lose all your hard work if your connection is lost. If your entry is lost, just click on Post New button again and look for the Open Drafts menu button near the bottom of the new message window. Select the appropriate tab, find the draft you need in the list and then click on Select Draft and it will appear in your new message window! And remember, VIN is YOUR community so please post feedback and participate in the discussion!
VINCasts of Rounds: Take 'em With You!
If you miss a VIN Rounds and don't have time to sit down and read the transcript, now you can listen to the VINcast from your computer or download it to your iPod or other MP3 player. And if the voice sounds familiar, you're not imagining things! VINCasts are recorded by VIN's own Nate Lissant and Wendy Smith!
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio
Staphylococcal colonization of mucosal and lesional skin sites in atopic and healthy dogs
The results show that S. intermedius carriage is more prevalent in atopic dogs compared to healthy dogs and that to identify staphylococcal carriers both the nasal mucosa and the perineum should be sampled.
Diesel oil-induced alopecia in two cats
If skin contact with diesel oil occurs in a cat, thorough washing of skin and haircoat, after soaking in pure vegetable oil, is recommended.
Cutaneous fungal granuloma in a horse
The size of the masses decreased after oral treatment with fluconazole for 10 days combined with potassium iodide for 30 days, and the remaining masses were excised.
Demodectic mange protocol
It occurred to me after the client left that clorsulon might not be good for dogs, so I looked it up - and no, it's not good for dogs. So now I'm concerned that the trace clorsulon left in the syringes that I refilled might cause a problem. Should I call the client and have her bring the syringes in and let her get new ones? Or is the slight amount of clorsulon that might be present in the six refilled syringes too little to worry about? I surely won't make the mistake again.
Yes, we do have some model clients
In the morning I called to discuss the diagnostic findings (fortunately negative) and discussed kitty's improving condition. "Okay, Doc, thank you very much. When do you think we can pick her up?" What! No whining, no prevaricating, no complaining about the cost, no taking advantage of this opportunity to ask me 800 questions about everything under the sun, no hashing and rehashing everything we've already talked about!
Young Golden Retriever with non-resolving case of burdock tongue (eosinophilic glossitis)
The lesions on the tongue and at the mucogingival junction may be unrelated and coincidental. Either way, I think it is time to get a biopsy of that tongue.
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Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
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This Week's Rounds Schedule
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Click the Rounds button on VIN's main navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, click the complete list of Rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library. Rounds are also searchable via the Search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters. For All You Multi-Taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time. Recent Rounds
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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
Associate - Updated and New:
Heat stroke in dogs
Explore the rest of Associate!
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...
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 and CVC Central .
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
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. For information on other CE courses check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To's Of Online CE for details about how to register and participate in online CE courses. If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members. Now You Can Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter!
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