• Some VINners are having difficulty obtaining injectable atropine.
  - VNS Report | Discussion
• AVMA GHLIT-pet insurance partnership is generating a lot of discussion
  - VNS Report | Discussion | Survey

VOICE YOUR OPINION:
To encourage YOU, yes, YOU, who may be shy about posting to the message boards, some VIN News stories will be accompanied by short SURVEYS.

In less than 3 minutes, you can voice your opinion about PET INSURANCE and the recent announcement of the AVMA GHLIT partnering with Pet's Best insurance. Click NOW to be heard!

News reported by Jennifer Fiala for YOU.
Learn more about why Jennifer is here and tell her WHAT YOU THINK.

'About This Folder' Pages Now in the Library!

A little birdy told us you'd like to be able to access your favorite links, consultant profiles and other resources on the 'About this Folder' pages without having to go to the Message Boards to find them.

We thought that was a great idea so we added all of the 'About this Folder' pages to the Specialty and Species Resources page in the VIN Library.

If you have any bright ideas or suggestions, don't leave it up to the little birdy...send them to Feedback@vin.com!

If You're Looking for CE with World-wide Flair...
...don't miss the 18th Congress of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals in Ghent, Belgium on September 4-6. Check out the ECVIM 2007 proceedings and the 2008 programme to see what you can expect.

Want to stay a little farther west?
Head to the Emerald Isle for the 33rd Annual World Small Animal Veterinary Association/14th FECAVA Congress in Dublin, Ireland August 20-24. Review the proceedings from WSAVA 2007.

Now in the VIN Bookstore
Looking for the new CVT? Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIV (2008) is a mainstay of the practicing veterinarian's bookshelf. Numerous succinct chapters provide you with the information that you need right now, and the companion website provides information from CVT XIII, as well as images, laboratory test interpretation and more.

Find the new CVT, and much more, in the VIN Bookstore. VIN Members save 10% or more off the list price every day and free shipping on US orders of $90.00 or more.

Note: During the past year, visibility and promotion of the VIN Bookstore as a VIN member benefit was greatly reduced. Why? Because despite the savings available, long delivery times diminished the 'benefit'. We are happy to report that those issues have been resolved...and that once again the VIN Bookstore is truly a member benefit. Please tell us what you think.

New in VeterinaryPartner:

• Easy Riders
• Pulmonic Stenosis
• Pyrantel Pamoate revised
• Hemangiopericytoma revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Causes of Colic in Horses #1
• Causes of Colic in Horses #2

Fluid resuscitation and the trauma patient
Animals with traumatic injuries are less tolerant of sudden increases in hydrostatic pressure, which can exacerbate fluid leakage into damaged tissues and disrupt blood clots.

Necrotizing meningoencephalitis in five chihuahua dogs
An acute to chronic idiopathic necrotizing meningoencephalitis was diagnosed in 5 Chihuahua dogs aged between 1.5 and 10 years. Presenting neurologic signs included seizures, blindness, mentation changes, and postural deficits occurring from 5 days to 5.5 months prior to presentation.

Can I mark up compounded drugs?
Due to shipping and the fact that we would be administering drug, owner decided it would be easier to just have the practice pay for it. We do not have a standard dispensing fee added on to our in house drugs. Can we legally "mark up" the bottle?

Favorite tom cat catheter
I know a lot of people like Slippery Sams, but I haven't found them any easier to use than the Sovereign ones. However, I don't leave tomcat catheters in place after unblocking.

ER refuses to dispense
I was stunned. Am I out of line to expect the ER to dispense to my client on my request? I'm not asking for the world here, I'm asking for a couple of days of pain relief until he can get in to see me. Where's the professional courtesy?

How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, August 6, 9:30 pm EDT
(August 7, 01:30 am GMT)
Learn how to be a Super VINner!
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 10, 10 p.m. EDT
(August 11, 2 a.m. GMT)
VIN Community Update
Join Paul D. Pion, co-founder of VIN, for The VIN Community -- For Veterinarians, By Veterinarians -- Where we are, where we are going, and who should be coming with us...

Use the Rounds link to join the discussions above.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Recent Rounds
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Member Benefit:
Got Staff?
The Veterinary Support Personnel Network was created specifically for your technicians, practice managers and other staff members to have access to their own message boards, chats and CE. Have your staff go to www.vspn.org to register! It's free!

From The VINdex:
Have You Explored Associate Yet?
Associate can help you with your feline, canine, public health and foreign animal disease/bioterrorism questions.

And, if you haven't yet noticed, the VINdex has changed. Now, you can access the VINDEX from almost anywhere on VIN. PC users just hit CTRL-E (press E while holding down the CTRL key) on your keyboard and up pops the VINDEX, front and center, on your screen.

Funny Bones:
Sage Advice
"Do not brush your teeth with Panolog Cream."

What's Your Diagnosis?
* Ophthalmology Fun 60
* Ophthalmology Fun 61
* Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases

Associate - Updated and New:
* PU/PD in Cats and Dogs
* Explore the rest of Associate!

Book Review of the Week:
Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography
Purchase this book in the VIN Bookstore!

Website of the Week:
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists 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, CVC Central and ECVIM.

OPENING SOON...

NAVLE Review and Preparation
September 28 - November 16, 2008

Enrollment will open for this course in early September 2008.

This is a seven-session course to help senior veterinary students and veterinarians prepare for the North American Veterinary Licensure Exam (NAVLE®).

Students will have the opportunity to interact with other NAVLE® candidates and professors in class and on the message boards.

(NOTE: Enrollment will be limited to 350 registrants and this class fills up QUICKLY. Please enroll only if planning on attending all real-time sessions and fully participating in the course.)

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.