Cushing's Survey
For many years, the ACTH stimulation and LDDST tests have been the standard screening tests for Cushing's syndrome. In recent years, a few other tests have emerged as part of the workup for Cushing's. This survey is intended to help VIN consultant, Ellen Behrend, DVM, DACVIM assess how VINners are approaching this issue. Please help us by completing this survey. Upcoming CE: Equine Hindlimb Lameness On the heels of our first successful collaboration with the American Association Of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), VIN and AAEP will jointly offer Equine Hindlimb Lameness. This online interactive course will be held September 12 - October 18, 2004. Enroll today! Not familiar with VIN CE? See what questions your colleagues had about Uterine Lavage and Mannose Treatment, and read the responses from VIN and AAEP's first joint online CE course -- Equine Reproduction.
The VIN Store
- - A Purrfect Donation to Feline Research Through A Perfect VIN Member Benefit
Proceeds from the sale of these two featured items go to the Winn Feline Foundation. You can find them in the VINstore: Note: VINners be sure to login to receive your additional VIN Member Price discount before you purchase these CD-Roms.
VINner Newsletter Bank
Thanks to VINners' contributions, the Newsletter Bank is a collection of articles written by members that you can use in your clinic's newsletters. You'll find a link to the "bank" in the VIN Library. We hope that if you want to use some articles, you'll contribute some that you've written.
What conferences are YOU going to?
Take these opportunities to get VINTips from us! We'd love to help you become Master VINners! - CVC - Stop by VIN's booth (#1629) and cyber-cafe to say hello to Nate, Michael, and Becky.
- IVECCS - Do you plan to attend IVECCS 2004 in San Diego? Stop by the VIN Cyber Cafe where you can check your email and say hi to Nate and Justin!
- ECVIM-CA - Do you plan to attend the ECVIM-CA in Barcelona this year? Stop by the VIN Cyber Cafe to check your email and ask Paul and Nicky what's new on VIN.
New in VeterinaryPartner.com:
Acute Abdomen: Diagnosis
Abdominal evaluation of animals that present with clinical signs of acute abdomen should include visual inspection, auscultation, percussion, rectal examination, and palpation.
Acute Abdomen: Treatment
If severe metabolic acidosis represented by a blood pH less than 7.1 continues despite adequate fluid resuscitation, administering sodium bicarbonate can be beneficial. The bicarbonate deficit can be calculated with the following formula: Bicarbonate deficit = Base deficit x 0.3 x kg.
Inefficacy of selegiline in treatment of canine pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism
Selegiline administration was safe and free of side-effects at the doses used, but did not satisfactorily control disease in pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism affected dogs.
The incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs with malignant tumor
The incidence of DIC in dogs with hemangiosarcoma, mammary gland carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma of the lung was significantly higher than that in dogs with other malignant tumors.
What Do You Do When You Have Clients Who Just Don't Get It???
How does everyone else out there handle those cases where you are sure, sure, the client does not understand what you are doing, what needs to be done, home care commitments, etc.? I talk myself blue, have a receptionist or another doctor jump in, and there are still a few cases where, after all is said and done, I get the "I never understood that he would have to be on Soloxine forever!!!"
Worms May Be Good For You
University of Iowa researchers have been using pig whipworms to treat Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, having patients ingest parasitic worm eggs in a glass of Gatorade. Of 54 patients with ulcerative colitis, 24 were given a placebo and 30 drank the worm eggs. After three months, 13 of those given the egg drink improved. Only four of those given the placebo showed improvement. Twenty-nine patients with Crohn disease swallowed the eggs. After three months, 82 percent of them were in remission. After six months, that number had risen to 91 percent.
Should We Attempt Surgical Correction Of PBP's Shoulder Luxation?
One of my more surgically-inclined residents tried surgical correction of one pig with wire, and wished that she hadn't tried at the end of the surgery. Achieving permanent reduction is very difficult in these animals.
How To Get Cats Out Of Trees
Lewis Grizzard (Southern redneck comic/author) used to say that he'd never seen a cat skeleton in a tree. I hate to admit this, but when I first met my future in-laws, they proudly pointed out their "weather cat" to me. You guessed it, a cat carcass hanging by its neck from the V between two branches about 50 feet in the air. For several months, they would call with reports of which parts had finally fallen off. And I still married their son ...
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 24, 9:30 pm ET -
What are you doing to make your non-veterinary life better? Stop by and share!(BTW, we're playing in the *new* Unity Room, so come by to see what this new chatroom can do!)
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the special Coffeehouse link to join the discussion
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 29, 10 pm ET -
Join Elizabeth R. May, DVM, DACVD for Staph: Residence, Resilience, Resistance.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion
Recent Rounds
Hypertension Management Mergers for Practices at Risk as an Exit Strategy Pleural Space Disease Part 1 and Part 2 (ACVSc)Feline Stomatitis and Dental Radiology (AAFP)Canine EhrlichiosisFeral Cat: Trap, Neuter, and Release (AFFP)
 Abstract Of The Week:
Evaluation of Metformin in Normal and Diabetic Cats
What's Your Diagnosis?
Dental Brain-Teaser 24
Website Of The Week:
The Holter Monitor Project at the University of Guelph and more ...
Book Review:
Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff
This resource is available in the VINstore.
Note: You may also be interested in Dr. Miller's upcoming VIN CE course: The Control of Disease Transmission in Animal Shelters.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
eMail Upgrade For eVetsites
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: CVC, IVECCS, ECVIM, SWVS
From the Boards:
* Brain Cysts, Dog
* Possible Diversion Of Controlled Drugs
* Tamiflu For Parvo
* Mammary Neoplasia In Swine
Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine
- Have you read enough about herbal treatments to be both intrigued and confused?
- Do you start out okay, but then founder, when trying to answer a client's questions about herbal options for his pet's medical therapy?
- Are you ready to take the next step in preparing for herbal medicine boards?
VIN CE and the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association can help with its online course: Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine! This course in Veterinary Herbal Medicine is an introductory clinically based course in Western herbal medicine designed for veterinarians, qualified veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses who wish to start adding herbal medicine to their range of treatment options. It is also suitable for the practitioner who doesn’t wish to be a herbalist but has clients who ask questions about herbs. It assumes a knowledge of conventional animal physiology, anatomy, pathophysiology and husbandry. The course is presented over 6 weeks in 6 modules. It is affiliated with the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association and for those who wish to obtain a VBMA Certificate of Introductory Herbal Medicine for Animals (120 hours) additional study and assignments will be required to be submitted to VBMA for assessment and an additional fee of $600.00 will be incurred.
Students have the option of continuing the learning process after the VIN course and completing a VBMA accredited Certificate of Introductory Herbal Medicine for Animals over the next 6-9 months via a flexible home-study format. Instructor: Barbara Fougere, BVSc, Acupuncture and Natural Therapies, Rozelle, NSW, Australia.
President- Elect, Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association. Dates: Sept 28 - Nov 9, 2004
Interactive sessions: Tuesday evenings; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET CE Hours: 12 Tuition:
VIN Member/$173, Non-VIN Member/$250 by September 14;
VIN Member/$192, Non-VIN Member/$276 after September 14 To learn more about this course, the requirements for the certificate course, and to enroll visit the Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine course page. Interested in other online VIN CE? Scheduled courses include: Use the CE button on VIN's main nav bar to learn more about these courses -- and to enroll! Looking for more CE for your staff?
VSPN can help! Upcoming VSPN CE Classes: VSPN's CE is the perfect solution. It's convenient, inexpensive, and fits everyone's schedule!
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