Family vs Career, Real World vs Student
Just how well do veterinarians integrate careers and families? Read the December Speak Out, then come to New Grad Rounds and share your thoughts.

What's new in the VINDEX?

Explore it and find out! You can find the VINDEX on VIN's Front Page in the right hand column.

Comparison of corn gluten meal and meat meal as a protein source in dry foods formulated for cats.
Meat meal was superior to corn gluten meal (CGM) as a protein source in dry foods formulated for cats, because dry-matter digestibility and N utilization were higher for the MM diet. In addition, net loss of body calcium and magnesium for the CGM diet suggests that mineral requirements increase when CGM is used as a protein source.

Transdermal absorption of a liposome-encapsulated formulation of lidocaine following topical administration in cats.
On the basis of these data, topical administration of a liposome-encapsulated lidocaine formulation at a dose of 15 mg/kg appears to be safe for use in healthy adult cats.

How Soon After Parturition Can A Cat Become Pregnant?
Cats can cycle and rebreed as early as 7-8 days postpartum.

What is this?
Here is a picture of the right eye of a 3-4 year old Bichon with a cataract in the fellow eye. What is going on in this photo of the eye?

Strategies For Success -- we're doing it again!
What is practice success?

• Is it depositing wads of money every week?
• Is it working for grateful clients?
• Is it working with happy employees?

VIN's Strategies For Success courses will help you refine your definition of success while teaching you how to make your practice match that definition!

What could be better?
Here's what!
Sign up for all five courses (click on the banner on the CE registration form), and you'll save $75!

• Positioning Your Practice Where It Needs To Be (10 CE Hours)
• Leading Your Practice To A New Level (10 CE Hours)
• Control The Dollars Flowing Through Your Practice (10 CE Hours)
• Client Attraction And Retention (10 CE Hours)
• Maximizing Practice Performance Through Staff (10 CE hours)

How To course, Part 1
Wednesday, December 4, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use your computer and VIN in part 1 of this FREE three part course. Email Nate@VIN.com to sign up.
PSST! Want to get a head start? Check out the How To Course tutorial.
Rounds Room

New Grad Rounds
Thursday, December 5, 10 pm ET
Join us for an interesting discussion on Family vs Career, Real World vs Student! How do you balance these important facets of your life?
Rounds Room

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, December 8, 10 pm ET
Join Joni Freshman, DVM, MS, DACVIM, for Caring For The Bitch Before And During Pregnancy.
Rounds Room

What's Your Diagnosis?:
Little Bubba Is Sick

Speak Out:
Family vs Career, Real World vs Student

From VIN's Bookstore:
Reproduction

Survey of The Week Results:
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE

Recent Rounds:
UFOs (Unidentified Fever Origins): How to Identify Them!

From the Boards:
* Elevated Heart Silhouette
* Wheezy Yorkie
* What Do You Monitor?
* Class Action Lawsuit

Thanks for Using VIN!
As the year draws rapidly to a close, and we gather together to celebrate the holiday season with our families and friends, we pause to reflect.

Terrorism, wars, AIDS, famines, West Nile Virus, and an uncertain economy would make it easy to feel pessimistic. Yet, here we are over 12,000 veterinary colleagues united in a common goal -- to do what we can for our patients, clients, colleagues, families, neighbors, and communities.

Thank you for being here with us. Thank you for making us feel that VIN, in some small way, helps you daily in your personal and professional lives. Thank you for being a part of our dream and for helping ensure that VIN continues to serve our primary mission of being - forever - For Veterinarians, By Veterinarians.