Be ready to take Web Tours during the CBC Rounds session this Sunday night.

Ketamine Scam
The DEA has notified the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy of a possible scam targeting veterinary hospitals. To read more about this, click here.

Comparison of single-phase and high-frequency generators for x-ray units.
The high-frequency generator was approximately two times more efficient, had a better reproducibility, and produced images with a lower contrast than the single-phase generator.

Finasteride-induced prostatic involution by apoptosis in dogs with benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Finasteride treatment of dogs with benign prostatic hypertrophy causes prostatic involution by apoptosis rather than necrosis.

Dog w/ Skin Problems & Mast Cells in Blood Smear; Babesia?
Positive Babesia titers imply past exposure. But, with Babesia, past exposure can mean current infection, because the widely-held belief is that dogs, once infected with Babesia, can easily become chronic sub-clinical (or clinical) carriers rather than clear the organism completely.

IDEXX In-House Machines
Most in house lab setups, no matter what brand, cost more, sometimes considerably more, to run per test/panel than a good outside commercial lab...You just have to charge accordingly. The people are paying for the convenience/necessity of having lab results in 15 minutes rather than in 18 hours. Can make a big difference in the outcome of a case!

Basic Reptile Medicine

Do you sag in despair every time you try to get a blood sample from a turtle? Do you frantically flip through books when a client asks you what he should feed his snake? Do you hand off every iguana case to your associate because you lack confidence in your diagnostic techniques?

VIN can help!

Basic Reptile Medicine, a 16 credit hour course, will give you a good grounding in nutrition, husbandry, examination techniques, blood collection/interpretation, drug therapy, anesthesia techniques, and MORE!

TO REGISTER: Visit Basic Reptile Medicine and click on the Enroll now link.

NOTE - If you have not previously installed Unity, please go to the Rounds page to download the software. All participants must download and install the VIN Unity Conferencing System prior to the CBC session (and the CBC practice session). The process takes approximately 10 minutes, so you will miss a considerable portion of the live discussion if you do not do it in advance. If you need help installing the software, call 800-700-4636 or email support@vin.com

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, July 30, 9:30 pm ET -
What bad jokes did you hear today? Stop by and share!
Rounds Room

New Graduate Rounds
Thursday, August 1, 9:30 pm ET -
Take a break with your online friends.
Rounds Room

Abstract Of The Week:
World Wide Web-Based Survey Of Vaccine Site-Associated Sarcomas

Website Of The Week:
West Nile Virus

Recent Rounds -
Elements of a Practice Valuation

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FIV Vaccine
Selecting Antigens For Desensitization
USA Today, The Navy Oncology Protocol
Morphine's Adverse Effects