The VIN Journal Club meets the first Thursday of each month with a different VINner (often a VIN Consultant, but not always and all are welcome to volunteer) leading a discussion.

Join Yaiza Forcada, DVM, RCVS, DECVIM-CA on Thursday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m ET to discuss Culp WT, Weisse C, Kellogg ME, et al. Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in cats: 65 cases (1994–2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc 236:9, May 1, 2010.

All VINners are welcome to join in the discussions of papers from JAVMA or a free-access journal. Even if you don’t have access to JAVMA you can participate --- we'll arrange to get you a copy of the featured article.

Can’t make the live session? Don’t worry – the transcript will be available the next day on the Journal Club page and the Recent Rounds section.

If you haven't done so yet, this is the perfect reason to set up your online access to JAVMA and store it in your VIN Password Vault. Doing so will make access to the full text of the Journal Club papers one click away :)

Veterinary Forms and Client Handouts Collection
Thanks to the generosity of VINners, a collection of sample forms, clip art, and handouts are gathered in the Forms and Handouts section of the VIN Library.

Recently added:

• Canine and Feline vaccine discussion
  These 'Practical Protocols', contributed by VIN Consultant Dr. Michael Riegger, have five sections that can be edited for each client.
• Cats, Carriers and Vets
  Tips and links that will help your clients train their cats to be much more comfortable with their carriers, cars, and the veterinary clinic.

Find both in the "Client Handouts" and "Wellness Program" categories under the VIN Forms Collection.

Many of the forms can be downloaded as MS Word files that you can modify for use in your practice. More client handouts can be found in the Forms and Handouts section of the VIN Library.

Store YOUR NOTES in your MyStuff!
Tired of trying to organize your mountains of paper and field of computer files? Try out the 'Notes' feature for MyStuff on Beta.vin.com!

Select 'Add' from the MyStuff menu, title the note, and then hit "Add Notes."

Notes can be added to MyStuff alone or associated with links. To add a note to a link already stored in MyStuff, select 'modify' then 'Add Notes'. You can even encrypt your notes for added security.

If you want to be on the "bleeding edge" keep an eye on this section of VIN This Week to learn about the latest toys and make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss;
News reported for YOU...

• Shelf life of veterinary antibiotic Convenia extended
  VIN | Discussion
• Recent reports overstated canine influenza activity
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians confront Internet pharmacy PetMed Express
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving article
* Suspected zoonosis: to test or not to test?

Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com.

The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners.

You can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.

New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Suggested Vegetables and Fruits for a Rabbit Diet
• Botox for Pets
• Fludrocortisone Acetate (Florinef) (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Heart Murmurs

Evaluation of the expectations, learning and competencies of surgical skills by undergraduate veterinary students performing canine ovariohysterectomies
Students and veterinary practitioners differed in their opinions regarding whether they considered canine ovariohysterectomy to be a "day one skill" and what were desirable levels of supervision.

Diabetes remission in cats: A Review
Remission from diabetes is seen in 25 - 50% of cats during the first months of therapy. The likelihood of remission is higher in old cats and cats with normal cholesterol than in young cats and cats with increased cholesterol.

What we can and cannot do with returned medications; Nevada's proposed bill to allow medication donations
Ethical and good-practice issues aside, is there actual federal law that prohibits a clinic from taking back medications, i.e. the dog for whom you have dispensed 60 dollars worth of Clavamox and an the dog vomits pill 1 and pill 2? I personally take that med back and exchange/adjust for something different. Am I breaking federal law?

Staying nimble in new economy: what are you doing to attract and keep clients?
It seems to me that if you have a ton of money to spend on SEO services, website building, advertising agencies, etc... you'd probably be in good shape. But my practice, at least, has taken a huge and painful hit over the last couple of years, and I'm just trying to stay afloat. Naturally, my budget for things like this is minimal. So what are you all doing to attract new clients?

Washer and dryer preferences for clinic laundry
We are doing 3-4 loads a day. Also what ideas do other practices have for comfort for pets in hospital? We are presently using blankets and towels that owners donate but that is taking a toll on our machines.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, January 29, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 30, 3 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Lester Mandelker, DVM, DABVP, DAAVPT, for The Top Ten Best New Drug Treatments for Practitioners.
* This session is all text, no audio.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions

Want to See What You've Been Missing?

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Now Hear This!
Too busy to read past Rounds sessions? Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen on the go. Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @.

If you've reserved time for some quiet reading, click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds. You can also browse the complete list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or you can click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable via the search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

Post a Medical Video
Want your VIN colleagues to take a peek at a case for you? Email your video to Videos@vin.com and the VIN multimedia team will compress and convert it to a format your fellow VINners can easily view on the message boards. Read the FAQ for detailed instructions.

Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, email or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar, and then clicking on "Member Support Team" in the left side column.)

View conference, meeting and symposium proceedings in the VIN Library. Browse by conference name or by year or check out the archives of meetings from 1999 and earlier.

Recently Added:

• 2011 ECVIM-CA
• 2011 London Vet Show (LVS)
• American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2011
• Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)2011
• Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) 2011
• International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) 2011

Book Review of the Week
Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th edition
Buy this book at the VIN Bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Improved Accuracy for Statistics

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonoses Case 112 - Opened 1/9
Dental Case 86 - Opened 12/24
Pathology Case 86 - Opened 1/17

Associate - Updated and New:
Polycystic Kidney Disease (feline)
Explore the rest of Associate!

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 websites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: WVC and SAVMA.

Kitten launching pad
While I was going to the bathroom (standing, like any average male does), the little kitten pushed the door open and came flying in to jump on the sink. She uses the toilet as her launching pad, so there, midstream, she lands in a toilet bowl full of my urine. I gave her a very thorough bath. I had applied Revolution to her about 1 hour prior. The next day, I asked the tech to give me another dose. My tech wrote on the label PLEASE ALLOW TO DRY COMPLETELY BEFORE URINATING UPON.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.

Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
February 9 - April 15, 2012

This course is the third of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the on foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems.

Systems B: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
April 12 - June 24, 2012

This course is the fourth of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the on foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems.

For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

You can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.

Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.