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Get help with separation anxiety, inappropriate elimination, aggression, and much more in the Behavior Specialty Center.

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You'll find the Behavior Specialty Center in the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library and from the About page of the Behavior message board folder.

Plumb’s Drug Handbook, 8th Edition
The eighth edition of the Plumb’s Drug Handbook is available in the VIN Library and is easily accessed within your VIN Searches or from the VINDEX.

Along with most other VIN content, you can access Plumb's and several other formularies from any of your mobile devices at http://mobile.vin.com.

Want to add http://mobile.vin.com to your phone or tablet's home screen? These videos by VIN co-founder, Paul Pion, show you how.

You can also order your pocket edition or desk edition through the VIN Bookstore.

WSAVA Guidelines on VIN
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has developed guidelines to provide practitioners with diagnostic and treatment guides for conditions or issues that have global relevance. Now available in the VIN library, these guidelines include:

• Global Nutrition Guidelines
• Guidelines for Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain
• Microchip Identification Guidelines
• Vaccination Guidelines

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Microimaging the cardiovascular system
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• Fight continues in British Columbia after discrimination findings
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• Jobs forecast for veterinarians better than average
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• Report rekindles debate on rural veterinary workforce
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Evolving stories:
- Beware of Neoplasene
- Two vaccines for H3N2 canine influenza now available
- Miami-area officials call for new veterinary school

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VNS is your news service. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering?
E-mail Reporters@vin.com.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Surgical Treatment for Feline Hyperthyroidism (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Frequency of Dental Abnormalities

VetzInsight

• My Veterinary Support Group: Clients Helping Clients

Rapidly Expanding Range of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses
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The movement of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus across Eurasia and into North America and the virus' propensity to reassort with co-circulating low pathogenicity viruses raise concerns among poultry producers, wildlife biologists, aviculturists, and public health personnel worldwide.

Detemir insulin for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs
Results suggested that SC injection of insulin detemir every 12 hours may be a viable treatment for diabetes mellitus in dogs. Insulin detemir dosages were lower than reported dosages of other insulin types needed to maintain glycemic control, suggesting that insulin detemir should be used with caution, especially in small dogs.

Matrix vaccination guidelines: 2015 ABCD recommendations for indoor/outdoor cats, rescue shelter cats and breeding catteries
To support the veterinarian's decision making, recommendations for four lifestyles were made: for cats with outdoors access, cats kept solely indoors, rescue shelter cats, and cats in breeding catteries.

Rescue Horse With Contracted Tendons In Hind Leg: Successful Response To Trimming And Exercise
Just thought I would share Abby's case, as I was very pleasantly surprised with the good outcome.

Hyperthyroid Cat Is Now Unresponsive To Carbimazole
All practicing veterinarians should always explain to all owners of cats with hyperthyroidism that the disease is caused by a thyroid tumor, and that this tumor will gradually grow progressively larger with time.

Could Playing With Toads Cause Dog's Oral Ulceration? Which Toads Are Most Toxic?
Although Bufo americanus does secrete nasty, drool-inducing secretions, it is unlikely to cause any significant signs, unless an entire toad was swallowed by a dog.

Veterinary Documentary About John Charos Is Featured At Film Festivals
The premise of New York Vet does not solely revolve around emergency medicine, as Smiros initially supposed. Instead, it's about Dr. Charos, whom she describes as a down-to-earth, considerate, and giving veterinarian who has a talent for being funny while staying professional.

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, January 10 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 11 - 2 a.m. GMT)
Join Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABVT, DABT, for When Fido Takes a Pharmacologic Holiday: Toxicology of "Recreational Drugs".
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, January 12 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, January 13 - 2:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about student issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 2
Wednesday, January 13 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, January 14 - 2:30 a.m. GMT)
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

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Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available; R = Replay available)

• Keeping Pipes Unclogged: Practical Anticoagulation (R) VIN/VECCS
• Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Managing Eye Cases @ (R)
• Diagnostics, Your Next Veterinary Career? @ (R) Student Rounds
• Octopus Anatomy & Common Microscopic Findings @ (R) VIN/AAFV
• Maintaining Physical & Mental Wellness @ (R) Student Rounds
• Medical Math Demystified! (R) VIN/VECCS
• Quarantine for Public and Private Aquariums @ (R) VIN/AAFV

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Book Review of the Week
Human – Animal Medicine
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Caffeine Content Of Drinks And Foods

New Quick Poll:
(Look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page.)
Have you heard of De Quervain syndrome? We hadn’t, but were surprised by the number of VINners who had experienced it. So we thought we’d ask how common it is among veterinarians: Do you know what it is? Have you or a colleague experienced it?

Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.

New Proceedings
- Exotic Animal Medicine for the Clinical Practitioner Conference (AAZV/EAMCP 2015)
- 2015 Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet2015)

Updated Canine Flu FAQ

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 which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending NAVC, WVC, or SAVMA.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Using Herbs in Veterinary Practice for Liver and Kidney Disease
January 28 - February 28, 2016

Where is the evidence for herbal medicine in veterinary practice? How do they work? We show you how you can you treat challenging liver cases and acute and chronic kidney disease in practice using herbs alongside conventional medicine. Join us in this lively short course which will give you practical skills and knowledge to use herbs straight away safely and effectively.

NAVLE® Review and Preparation Spring 2016
February 5 - April 6, 2016

Organized by species, each Real Time Session will highlight the "Top 20" diseases and conditions encountered by practitioners in the U.S. and Canada. All Real Time Sessions will include multiple-choice questions similar to those that candidates will encounter on the NAVLE®. The questions will lead to a brief discussion and summary of each condition in a distilled format. We will cover NAVLE®; study plans and exam strategies and provide strategies for reviewing topics not covered in the "Top 20s." The last session will include a mock examination.

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