This resource is the product of hard work by VIN consultants zoo/wildlife veterinarian Ned Gentz, MS, DVM, DACZM, and veterinary toxicologist Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT, and the VIN exotic animal species consultants and editors. Thank you!

Find it in the Books and Drug Resources sections of the VIN Library and in the Small Mammals, Avian, and Clinical Pharmacology Specialty Centers.

VINTip on Drugs: When searching VIN for drug information, select the Drug Resources filter to limit your search to information from Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, the NACA Formulary, COMPAS MSDS Sheets, the CVP Drug Label Database, the Pet Pharmacy (client handouts) and other valuable drug resources.

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

• Economist forecasts recession, strains on veterinary education
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- Is there an association between veterinary practice and De Quervain syndrome?
- Of stethoscopes and hearing aids
- Personal safety on field calls
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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Frontline Is Toxic to Rabbits

Texas Farm Radio

• Impaction Colic (revised)

VetzInsight

• Our Understanding of a Disease Changes over Time

Heart Murmurs in Cats (Diagnostic/Management Trees)
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Follow this stepwise algorithm to diagnose the cause of a heart murmur in cats of any age.

Dermatomyositis in a family of Working Kelpies
Eight members of a family of Working Kelpies were presented with signs compatible with dermatomyositis. Different immunomodulating drugs (steroids, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, pentoxifylline, doxycyline/niacinamid, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E) were used with variable success.

Feedlot Pharmaceutical Documentation: Protocols, Prescriptions, and Veterinary Feed Directives
Prescriptions and veterinary feed directives (VFDs) will soon be necessary for almost all uses of antimicrobials in food animals. Although VFDs have a regulatory format, prescriptions may vary, but there are basic inclusions that should be present in any prescription.

Trying To Increase Owner Compliance In Buying Packages Of Heartworm Preventative Instead Of Individual Doses
You should be making much more profit off the heartworm tests than you do the prevention. Why would you give away the service to sell the product?

Interpretation Of Slightly Elevated SDMA (Symmetric Dimethylarginine Assay) Result In A Dog With Normal Creatinine Level
An increased SDMA result in the 14-20µg/dl range, paired with a normal creatinine, is the “sweet spot” when SDMA may indicate kidney disease that is not predicted by other tests, but is associated with reduced GFR.

Legally Going After Licensed Commercial Dog Breeder For Unethical And Inhumane Behavior
She has slithered through so many loopholes in the past, but I think the Ohio Department of Agriculture has a case that will stick because...

Pain Management For Osteoarthritis In Dog That Has A History Of Seizures And Carprofen Overdose
I would treat with serious analgesic therapy and serious needle therapy before I would re-explore this knee.

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Tuesday, January 19 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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How to Use VIN, Part 3
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VIN Rounds
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Picking a Vet School
Honestly, I recommend to all pre-vet students that they make cost their number one deciding factor. You can pursue your specific interests (which may change) after vet school, and probably learn more in practice. You can probably focus in on 1-2 specific interests whichever school you go to. But that debt will be a huge burden on your life, and if you're burning out from debt, what school you went to isn't going to matter.

Book Review of the Week
Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Techniques for Veterinary Technicians
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Edible And Harmful Plants For Reptiles

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Soft Tissue Sarcomas - Canine, Feline
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New Proceedings
- 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals (ECVIM-CA 2015)
- 2015 Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet 2015)
- Exotic Animal Medicine for the Clinical Practitioner Conference (AAZV/EAMCP 2015)

New in the VIN Forms Collection:
Application for Employment (with quiz)

From the VIN Library
A Quick Reference Guide to Unique Pet Species

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 or any of the other VIN booths if you’re attending WVC or SAVMA.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

What Matters in the End: Geriatric Medicine, Euthanasia and Compassion Fatigue
July 5 - 29, 2016

Although all veterinarians agree that old age is not a disease - it is a common reason why many families decide to euthanize a pet. Many pet owners will not seek out an actual diagnosis but the myriad of ailments fall under the excuse of "old age." Understanding how the body changes as an animal ages is important so that we can educate owners and treat pets appropriately. Doing so earlier in the pet's life may allow for a longer quality of life and prevent premature euthanasia.

Small Animal Necropsies
April 4 - 21, 2016

This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with small animal necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions. By the end of the course, the attendee should be able to recognize common lesions, exudates, form a morphologic diagnosis and perform small animal necropsy.

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