The Benefits of VIN Group Memberships
Are you in a group practice?
Do your practice associates use VIN?
Are you reaping the benefits of a group membership?
Learn all about VIN group memberships Benefits of having your own VIN username/password and not sharing VIN : - Keep your username and other security information secure
- Avoid unauthorized charges on your credit card
- Personalize VIN the way you like it
- Obtain CE credit for classes
- Post and interact with colleagues and specialists under your proper name
- It's the right thing to do
We do offer colleagues, working in the same practice, discounted group membership rates.
Learn more about setting up a Group Membership. If more than one member of your practice is using a single VIN account, you and your colleagues should be subscribing as a group membership. New on VIN:
Welcome to Pets Best, the newest folder participant in the Vet Industry message board!
We're excited by the knowledge and support that Pets Best will bring to the VIN community. Please take a moment to welcome our newest addition to the Vet Industry message board. Remember to post your questions about the company's products. (While you're in the industry folders, check out all of the other companies that are willing and able to answer your product questions!) A Note from Paul about Industry on VIN:
As a result of the recent rapid rise in the number of industry folders on VIN, a few have written to ask if VIN has changed its position regarding independence from industry. Rest assured that nothing has changed. VIN remains committed to the VIN Policies on Commercialism. We all benefit from increased communication and access between colleagues in practice, academia, and industry. Facilitating this communication is our goal. We are pleased that more of our colleagues in industry are recognizing this and joining the discussion.
New Articles On VeterinaryPartner.com:
Use of Hinged Transarticular External Fixation for Adjunctive Joint Stabilization in Dogs and Cats: 14 Cases (1999-2003)
Hinged transarticular external fixation (HTEF) frames in animals with traumatic joint instability provided adjunctive joint stabilization during healing and protection of the primary repair and maintained joint motion during healing, resulting in early weight bearing of the affected limb.
Signalment and Clinical Features of Diskospondylitis in Dogs: 513 Cases (1980-2001)
Purebred dogs, especially Great Danes, were more likely than mixed-breed dogs to be affected. For dogs from Louisiana State University, Staphylococcus spp, Brucella spp, Streptococcus spp, and Escherichia coli were isolated most often; multiple organisms were detected via microbial culture in 11 dogs. The mean duration of treatment was 53.7 weeks.
A "Down Under" Lesion on the Muzzle of a Dog
Canine leproid granuloma syndrome is a common disease in Australia, but is uncommon in dogs in North America. It is caused by a novel, unnamed Mycobacterium species and usually affects the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the head and ears. A diagnosis usually can be made in Wright's-Giemsa and acid-fast-stained cytologic specimens, however, definitive diagnosis requires PCR testing at a specialized laboratory.
Superficial Keratectomy and Cryosurgery as Therapy for Limbal Neoplasms in 13 Horses
The described technique of superficial keratectomy and cryosurgery is a simple procedure for the treatment of limbal tumors in equine patients that does not require sophisticated equipment. Nor is it tampered by legal restriction, and appears to be effective in tumors with a small surface area (less than 2 cm2). Haflinger horses seem to be predisposed for the development of ocular squamous cell carcinoma.
Euthanasia Stress In Shelter Veterinarians
Lately I've had too many dreams about dead dogs, dogs on fire, etc., and it's disturbing. Does anyone have any advice? Should I talk to a professional, hope it'll get better with time, or what? I am sure there are ways to deal with it.
Pain Management Advice For A New Grad: All We Have Is Torb!
Can anyone think of any recent articles that may help convince his employer that pain management has come a long way in the last 20 years and it may be necessary to stock more than one controlled substance?
Changing Our Protocols For Elective Surgeries: Do You Have Any Suggestions?
If you give buprenorphine too soon after morphine, you will displace the morphine from the receptors and reduce the level of analgesia somewhat.
Mastitis Pictures
Some really good pictures and diagrams of mastitis, and what it does to the udder.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 25, 9:30 pm ET
What recreational activities help you cope with your stressful lives? Stop by and share!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, October 30, 10 pm ET
Join Mary Nabity, DVM, for Urine Protein Creatinine Ratios: Going Beyond The Dipstick.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion. Daylight Savings Time changes in most of the US in the late night of October 30. Don't forget to "fall back"!
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Epidural Administration of Fixed Volumes of Xylazine and Lidocaine for Anesthesia of Dairy Cattle Undergoing Flank Surgery
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Hoof, Mouth, Eye Lesion
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Michigan State University College of Law: Animal Legal & Historical Web Center and more...
Book Review of the Week:
Self-Assessment Colour Review of Feline Medicine
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:
Multiple Locations Listed in the Site Footer
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: ACVS, AAFP, and ACVR.
From the Boards:
* Things To Love About Vet Med
* Owner Has MRSA: Precautions For Pets?
* Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Symptoms?
* Renal Insufficiency vs Renal Failure
Small Animal Anesthesia Part I
for Veterinary Technicians
This course is open to all veterinary support staff but is geared towards the veterinary technician performing anesthesia. Gathering patient information and recognizing its relevance to anesthesia is essential for the veterinary technician. Participants in this course will learn about anesthetic drugs, their classifications, physiological affects, advantages and disadvantages. Instructor:
Dianne Hudson, CVT, VTS (anesthesia) Dates:
November 28, 2005 - January 2, 2006
Real Time Sessions: Thursdays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2005; 9:00pm-10:30pm ET (USA) CE hours: 6 Tuition:
$92 if registered by November 14, 2005
$102 after November 14 To register:
Visit the Small Animal Anesthesia Part I page and click on the Enroll Now link to enroll.
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