VIN Member Slide Presentations and Movies
Check out the VIN Member Slide Presentations and Movies. Thanks to all VINners who love to share their cool "images". If you would like to see your favorite clinical pictures, slideshows or movies alongside those of your fellow VINners, please send them to VINDatabase@VIN.com. Tools and Information You Need!
Register for the Western Veterinary Conference in February!
If you have not already made plans to attend, it is not too late! The Western Veterinary Conference will take place in Las Vegas February 18-22, 2007. Get a taste of WVC by reviewing proceedings from previous years: While in Las Vegas, be sure to stop by the VIN Cyber Cafes! Speaking of the VIN Cyber Cafe...we have a surprise for you! Those "cute little machines" that you have seen for so many years have been retired; they sure did a great job but their time has come and gone. Starting in January of 2007, the VIN Cyber Cafe will keep you even more connected with brand new, bigger, faster machines to make your online experience much more enjoyable.
Educate Your Clients About Poinsettia Toxicity
It's getting to be that time of the year again! Not clear on just how toxic this holiday favorite might be? Need a source of advice for your clients with green thumbs? Just have a need to know? Then take a look at the Household Poisonous Plant Book!
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Care and use of feeding tubes in dogs and cats
Feeding tubes are an accepted way of providing nutritional support for animals unable or unwilling to consume adequate calories on their own. This article provides information on the indications for the use of feeding tubes in small animals, the types of tubes available, and ways to initiate nutritional support once the tubes are in place. The pros and cons of the various tubes are discussed, as well as potential complications.
Training methods for horses: habituation to a frightening stimulus
Horses trained with the desensitisation method showed fewer flight responses in total and needed fewer training sessions to learn to react calmly to test stimuli. Variations in heart rate persisted even when behavioural responses had ceased. In addition, all horses on the desensitisation method eventually habituated to the test stimulus, whereas some horses on the other methods did not. Desensitisation appeared to be the most effective training method for horses in frightening situations. Further research is needed in order to investigate the role of positive reinforcement, such as offering food, in the training of horses.
Standing surgical repair of propagating metacarpal and metatarsal condylar fractures in racehorses
Ten of the thirteen horses returned to training and 8 raced again. Two horses were retired directly to stud. One horse had propagation of the fracture 3 days after surgery, and was euthanized.
Teaching Hospitals: What Does/Should The Future Hold?
Who will train our next generation -- and where?
Splenectomy / Mastectomy And My First Use Of Constant Rate Infusions
There is invariably a lot of confusion when first starting analgesic CRIs, especially regarding loading doses. I like to keep a few basics in mind when discussing/teaching these ...
Perivulvar Mucocutaneous Pyoderma In A German Shepherd Dog
In my experience, mucocutaneous pyoderma around the vulva seems to be something we see in German shepherd dogs.
Treating Mare With Retained Placenta
Uterine lavage is really important with these cases, and usually infusing 5-10 liters of saline daily will help release the placenta. It is *not* recommended to pull the placenta, because this leaves small tags in the uterus and the mare would be more likely to develop laminitis. Also good to tie the placenta hanging out into knots to make the weight of the placenta assists in bringing out the rest. The typical area the placenta is retained (even when the rest came out) is the tip of the non-pregnant horn, so this area needs to be checked after the placenta is out and the placenta examined to see if any tags are missing.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, November 14, 9:30 pm ET
The year is coming to an end. How has it gone so far? Stop by and share!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, November 15, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN's knowledgebase. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information on this free, three-session course.
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Sunday, November 19, 10 pm ET
Join Bill Kearley, DVM, MBA, for Managing Your Large Or Mixed Animal Practice Inventory.
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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: ASVCP/ACVP, NAVC, and WVC.
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ECG - Electrocardiography Module 1 - Basic Interpretation
This is Module 1 of a two part course designed to provide a basic knowledge of electrocardiograph (ECG) interpretation. Participants completing both modules of this course will be exposed to the basic elements of ECG interpretation (Lead II) including a review of the conduction system of the heart, the ECG/EKG waveform, normal rhythms and cardiac arrhythmias. All members of the veterinary support staff may join the course and its discussions; however, this course is focused toward veterinary technicians and veterinary technician students. Module 1 and Module 2 should both be taken to insure a complete basic understanding of ECG interpretation in the anesthesia, emergency and critical care patient. Instructor:
Dianne Hudson, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia) Dates:
January 4 - February 2, 2007
Real Time Sessions: Tuesday evenings, January 9, 16, and 23; 9:00pm-10:30pm ET CE Hours: 4.5 Tuition:
$83 ($75 early bird special if registered by December 21, 2006)
* Enroll in both ECG Modules before January 9, 2007 and receive a 15% discount off the regular tuition price.
Please see the course enrollment page for other course discounts. There are no required texts for this course; however, the instructor recommends the following:
Tilley, L. P. & Burtnick, N. L. (1999). ECG for the Small Animal Practitioner. Teton NewsMedia. This text can be purchased from the VIN Store. To find out more about this course:
Visit the ECG-Electrocardiography Module 1 course information page. For more information about the second ECG module, here is the ECG-Electrocardiography Module 2 course information page. To register, go to the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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