Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussion. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule.

Interactive Learning Center
Want to challenge your diagnostic skills? Find interactive case studies like these in the new Interactive Learning Center:

• Feline Case Challenge - Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP
• Cardiology Case Studies - Mark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
• Radiology Case Studies - Allison Zwingenberger
• Derm Fun - Carol S. Foil, DVM, MS, DACVD

Studying toxicology or need a fun review? Check out the Concentration game or Veterinary Medicine Review Flashcards under Learning Tools and Games.

Send us your feedback and let us know what you think and what tools you'd like to see added!

MyStuff version 1.6.3

Are you a MyStuff geek? Well, great news! Version 1.6.3 has been released to BETA.vin.com - and it will rapidly advance (watch the version numbers change) in the weeks to come.

Ok, you can stop clapping.....

The VIN Wizards want you to play with the new MyStuff, and let them know what you think. This version specifically addresses the desire to select multiple bookmarks and folders and move them by dragging and dropping.

So you ask, “How do I do that”? To select more than one bookmark or folder, hold down the Ctrl (selecting items not in a series) or the Shift (selecting in a series) keys while clicking with your mouse the appropriate bookmarks and folders.

This version also improves the reordering behavior of the folder list. Woo Hoo!

The VIN Wizards are rapidly responding to VINner requests. Gold Stars to those of you who requested features and reported bugs; but hey, don’t be left out of the Gold Star contest, let us know what you think and tell us if you can find anything we need to fix.

As always, please post your feedback if you have questions or suggestions or if you find things not working as expected.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
News reported for YOU...

• Online directory earns mixed reviews from veterinarians
  VNS Report | Discussion
• FDA calls Baytril advertising 'misleading'
  Discussion
• Programs support senior pets, senior clients
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Report scrutinizes FDA's work in 2007 pet food recall
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Veterinarians Without Borders takes stock in Liberia
  VNS Report | Discussion

EVOLVING STORIES
- Legal issues in compounding incite questions, debate
- Debate ensues concerning VIN access for non-veterinarians

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! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VNS) crew to accept you as a follower.

New and Revised
(Share these with your clients!)

• Caution: Dogs
• UTI revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

Intra-operative cisplatin for the treatment of canine extremity soft tissue sarcomas
Intra-operative delivery of Atriplat appears to produce a good local tumour control rate of soft tissue sarcomas, but the high wound complication rate (84%) precludes its clinical use. Further development of a nonreactive vehicle to deliver the cytotoxic agent is required.

Inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire-Revised (MCPQ-R)
The results of this study suggest the Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire-Revised (MCPQ-R) is reliable for assessing canine personality along the five identified dimensions (Extraversion, Motivation, Training Focus, Amicability, and Neuroticism).

Clinical features and outcomes of severe ulcerative keratitis with medical and surgical management in 41 horses (2000-2006)
Thirty-five horses retained an intact globe, including 18/20 treated medically and 17/21 that had surgery.

Severe face injury
The remaining gap is an inch wide in some places and I am curious on any other suggestions on how to manage this wound in order to promote granulation to heal. It is not infected, the horse is eating well despite the partail facial paralysis.

Surgical technique for ingrown tail
I think the pictures will speak louder than I can explain, but I will try. She basically has fat and skin that have engulfed her stubby tail. I am not sure that tail has seen the light of day or air for several months. I guess I would like to know what surgical approach would be best?

Can insulin cause diarrhea if given to a dog with an empty stomach?
The owner feels that he can correlate these episodes with giving her insulin dose when she misses a meal. My thought is that she is not feeling well, misses a meal, he gives the insulin dose, and then we see the clinical signs of something that was brewing.

Comments on new Intervet lyme vaccine
I'm not an early adopter of new vaccines. I would stick with my current product for now, unless I thought it wasn't effective or that it was causing reactions.

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 22, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, September 23, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!

This Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.
@ = VINCast available for this session

• AV Block
• Vet Tech Specialties @
• VIN Secrets @
• Canine Lymphoma @
• NAVDF 2009 Updates @
• VIN/VSPN Rounds: Hypotension @
• Urinary Catheters @
• Quality Control: Hematology @
• Sedation vs. Anesthesia @
• Managing vs. Cutting Costs @
• Property or Person? @
• High Volume Spay/Neuter @
• Veterinary Quiz Challenge
• Feline Vomiting
• Maintaining Practice Value @
• Herbs, Acupuncture, Massage @
• Cases from the Dermatology Trenches @

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
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 main VIN Search. 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.

Continual Education
Don't just attend CE - learn and enjoy! VIN continual education courses are unlike any CE you've experienced. If you need CE credits, VIN can help you meet your continual education requirements and have fun at the same time - all from the comfort and convenience of your home or office!

Experience direct interaction among instructors and fellow participants daily on the message boards and during the weekly real time sessions. Please visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog for information on current courses.

Search Tip:
Increase the likelihood of your search returning the results you want by using PHRASES rather than SINGLE WORDS when you search:
- Enter HEARTWORM ANTIGEN TESTS, not just HEARTWORM, if that's what you really want to search.
- General terms like KIDNEY can sometimes be useful, but a more specific descriptor such as RENAL FAILURE or KIDNEY FAILURE is often more helpful.
For more help and tips on searching, see Steps To A More Effective Search.

Book Review of the Week
Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!

Website of the Week
Enhanced Neurological Eye Simulator from UC Davis University of California and more...

eVetsites Tip of the Week
Microsoft Photo Editor

What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 92
Zoonosis Case 36

Associate - Updated and New:
Polymicrogyria (canine)
Explore the rest of Associate!

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, ACVS, ACVC, WWVC, VCS, ACVR, AAZV, VDF and AAFP.

Urge to laugh at inappropriate time
"Just as I was pushing the plunger on a poor kitty one day, Tom Jones comes on the radio with
"What's New Pussycat?" Tech and I both had to laugh."

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.

Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
October 7 - November 18, 2009

This course will review the major exotic and emerging animal diseases, emphasizing the clinical signs and gross lesions of these diseases in various species and the role of the practitioner and other professionals. Major emphasis will be placed on including exotic diseases in the differential diagnosis of various clinical presentations and the importance of laboratory support for the diagnosis of both "horses and zebras."

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.

Continuing Education for your staff!

Exceptional Client Skills Front Desk Module 1
September 24 - October 31, 2009

Challenges Facing the Front Desk Module 2
October 29 - November 28, 2009

If you're looking for more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically 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! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN/VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.