Help Your Colleagues In the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Thank You! As of September 16th, over $140,000 has been donated via the VIN Foundation's Donation Site! This week, a new donation category has been added. Allocating all or part of your donation to the Spirit of Veterinary Medicine Hurricane Katrina Animal Relief Fund will direct your generosity to help support Animal Care at LSU. They are caring for thousands of animals without knowing how they are going to pay for the care. Donating via the VIN Foundation donation site, ensures that your donation will go directly to veterinary efforts working toward veterinary and animal relief. The VIN Foundation (a tax-exempt corporation) will ensure that 100% of your tax-deductible donation is forwarded to the relief efforts you designate. The VIN Foundation is paying all credit card transaction fees and programming costs related to this effort.
Click here to donate. Thank you for helping us show our colleagues in need that the VIN/VSPN community and all colleagues are here to help.
Last Chance for Early Bird!
Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference 2005 will be held October 18-20 in Atlantic City, NJ. Register on or before September 19th for early bird savings.
Australian CVS Science Week 2005 Proceedings Now Online!
The Australian College of Veterinary Science is dedicated to the continuing education of their members. To further this aim the College, in association with Veterinary Information Network, is pleased to offer the online proceedings from the 2005 College Science Week Conference. Proceedings Newly Added to VIN:
New Articles On VeterinaryPartner.com:
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Hypocalcemia in a Critically Ill Patient
Many veterinarians rely on total calcium levels instead of serum ionized calcium levels to assess critical patients and may be missing the development of hypocalcemia. Serum ionized calcium levels are recommended over total calcium levels to evaluate critically ill veterinary patients.
Carbon Monoxide Toxicity: A Case Series
This report describes the therapeutic use of an hemoglobin-based O2 carrying molecule [HBOC] in acute isolated CO toxicity (i.e. without the complications of smoke inhalation)
Frequency of Urinary Tract Infection Among Dogs with Pruritic Disorders Receiving Long-Term Glucocorticoid Treatment
For 23 of the 127 (18.1 %) dogs, results of bacterial culture were positive at least once, but none of the dogs had clinical signs of UTI. Pyuria and bacteriuria (present vs absent) were found to correctly predict results of bacterial culture for 89.9% and 95.8% of the samples, respectively. The frequency of UTI was significantly higher for dogs treated with glucocorticoids than for dogs that had not received glucocorticoids.
Swedish Animal Welfare Regulations and Their Impact on Food Animal Production
The growing interest of consumers in organic food as well as concerns over genetically modified foods, animal welfare, and antimicrobial resistance is beginning to have an impact on food animal production in the United States. Sweden, a world leader in legislating animal welfare and antimicrobial use, provides a novel model for food animal production based on animal welfare, environmental, and health concerns…..This article reports information regarding Swedish animal welfare regulations for domestic food animals and examines their possible relevance for food animal production in the United States.
Burnout Signs And Remedies; Go For A Ride? You Bet! Dogs Are Smart ...
Dogs are smart. They see through the clutter of life, right to the important stuff, things like dinnertime, walks, and pats on the head from the people they adore. And they know the value of rides.
Persisting Hematochezia In A 6 Month Old Boxer Puppy - Colitis Responds Well To Baytril In This Boxer - Suspected HUC Of Boxers
Isn't it amazing how some diseases that we think of as being complete losers - no effective treatment - can be changed in the blink of an eye to one that's treatable? I'm still amazed at this Baytril thing for Boxers. I'd love to know what it's doing and why only this breed seems to get this ...
Rattlesnake Vaccine: VINners' Experiences
I have given about 100 doses so far, with a few small granulomas, but no other reactions.
Puffer Fish Beak Trim/Dentistry Techniques With Photos
The puffer turned out be a blue spotted puffer. It actually did have a piece of coral stuck in the lower teeth. The upper teeth were very overgrown and actually seemed to have caused over-extension of the lower jaw. The mouth was very small and required the use of a dental burr (the smallest we had) to patiently trim/grind down the teeth to a respectable size. They were about 4x the normal length.
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 Aussie Rounds
Saturday, September 17, 10 pm ET
Join Sam Snelling, BVSc, FACVSc (Surgery), MACVSc (Diagnostic Imaging) for Intervertebral Disc Disease in the Chondrodystrophic Dog.
To attend this session, go to the ACVSc Rounds page and click Classroom.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 18, 10 pm ET
Join Jason Castner, CPA for Conquering Your Inventory Will Lead to a More Profitable Practice.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 20, 9:30 pm ET
Stressed by the barrage of Katrina Disaster news? Wonder how it's all going to work out? Wonder how you can help? Take a break, and share your feelings!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, September 21, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN's knowledgebase. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-part course. Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
The Use of 25% Human Serum Albumin for Raising Serum Albumin and Systemic Blood Pressure
What's Your Diagnosis?
* What Caused This Wound?
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Epidural Anesthesia and more...
Book Review of the Week:
Radiology of Rodents, Rabbits, and Ferrets, An Atlas of Normal Anatomy and Positioning
You can find it in the VIN Bookstore.
Get More From VIN!
* Steps To A More Effective Search
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
PayPal Payment Gateway for Client Payments
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: SWVS, WWVC and Veterinary Dental Forum.
From the Boards:
* Bexarotene For Mycosis Fungoides?
* Melatonin Implants For Ferret Adrenal Disease
* Cesarean Indications In Cats
* Using Fetal Size To Determine Fetal Age
Veterinary Dermatology: Skin is IN!
Veterinary practitioners treat dermatology cases daily. The Veterinary Dermatology: Skin is IN! CE course offers an in-depth review of diagnosis and treatment of the most common dermatologic diseases. In addition, this course will encompass diagnosis and treatment of allergy, feline-specific dermatology and a discussion of drugs used for treatment. Instructors:
Keith A. Hnilica, DVM, MS, Dip.ACVD
Paul Bloom, DVM, DABVP, Dip. ACVD
Lori Thompson, DVM, Dip. ACVD
Sandra Sargent, DVM
Elizabeth May, DVM, Dip. ACVD Dates:
October 22 - December 22, 2005
Real-time sessions: Thursdays; Oct 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, break for Thanksgiving, Dec 1, 8, 15; 9:30-11:30 PM ET (US) CE Hours: 14 Tuition:
Member/$214, Non-Member/$309 by October 13, 2005;
Member/$238, Non-Member/$344 after October 13, 2005 To Register:
Visit the Veterinary Dermatology: Skin is IN! page, and click on the Enroll Now link to enroll.
Looking for more great CE?
Scheduled VIN CE courses include:
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