Celebrate 26 Years of VIN at NAVC!
If you're attending NAVC February 4 - 8, we hope you'll visit the VIN Family booth (#2840) in the exhibit hall. - Visit with Paul and other VINners
- See demos of what's new and what's coming
- Learn more about using VIN
- Learn how to get the most from VIN on your mobile device
- Learn more about VINx and eVetsites
The Debt Doctor is in!
Still struggling with student debt? Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA, will help you learn how to organize your debt and understand your repayment options. Have you discovered the NEW 3D Anatomy tools? Have you tried the Virtual Clinic? Stop by booth 2840 to learn more and see what you've been missing. Because of the change in venue and NAVC’s relationship with VIN, we regret that we aren't able to provide a VIN Lounge this year – for those who loved the chocolate milk… we’re sorry. We’re hoping that the lounge might return next year. Please let NAVC know you'd would like the VIN lounge to be available in 2018 and beyond. :) Hope to see you in Orlando!
You Can Lead a Horse to the Equine Specialty Center...
...but you'll have to read it for him! The Equine Specialty Center contains sections on: - Anesthesia/analgesia
- Colic
- Diagnostic imaging
- Endocrinology
- Lameness
- Neonatology
- Reproduction
- and many more
You can also find links to related journals and proceedings, helpful websites and client handouts in the Center and watch numerous equine slide shows and videos. So, don't horse around... trot on over and check it out! Find the Equine Specialty Center through the About Page for the Equine Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...
Evolving stories:
- Wrestling digital-radiography problems
- School closures leave veterinary-tech students in lurch
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E-mail Reporters@vin.com. Share news.vin.com with non-VINners. The VIN News Service stories (without access to the community discussions) are publicly available. Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive the VNS Tweets.
New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!
Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio VetzInsight
Complication Rates After Bilateral versus Unilateral Total Ear Canal Ablation with Lateral Bulla Osteotomy for End-Stage Inflammatory Ear Disease in Dogs: 79 Ears
Dogs undergoing BLSS did not have a significantly higher total complication rate, or higher neurologic, ocular, or incisional complication rates, than the ULS procedure. No major anesthetic complications affecting outcome were recorded for either group.
Characterization and Comparison of Injuries Caused by Accidental and Non-accidental Blunt Force Trauma in Dogs and Cats
Injuries significantly associated with motor vehicle accidents (MVA) were pelvic fractures, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, abrasions, and degloving wounds. Injuries associated with non-accidental injury (NAI) were fractures of the skull, teeth, vertebrae, and ribs, scleral hemorrhage, damage to claws, and evidence of older fractures.
Treatment of canine aural haematoma by UK veterinarians
On initial presentation, treatments included needle drainage with local deposition of corticosteroids (43%), surgery (29%), and needle drainage without corticosteroids (16%). Surgical procedures included linear incision with sutures alone (35%) or sutures plus stents (24%) and an S-shaped incision with sutures (23%).
Dangers Of Balls And Other Chew Toys For Dogs; Is Inducing Emesis Contraindicated In Dogs That Ingest Foreign Objects?
I'm in the camp with folks who are not big fans of chew toys for dogs -- the packages have unrealistic instructions for pet owners. Who *really* takes the chew toys away when they are small enough to swallow? Add to that the broken teeth, foreign body potential, etc., and I think 90% + of the toys at pet stores are dangerous.
Using Ultrasound To Differentiate Typhlitis From Cecal Mass/Prolapse In Dogs
If it is a true typhlitis, then you will have pronounced vasculature surrounding the density. It is known as the ring of fire.
Tips For Administering Oral Medications To Small Birds
For small passerines, like canaries, I tilt the head sideways (such that one eye is pointing toward the ground) and instill a drop at the tomium nearer to the commissure. A slight tweak of beak, and the medication slips in.
Winning Over the Non-Compliant Owner Of An Aggressive Dog
Great news. At the end of the second session, Mrs. S conceded, "I hate to admit it, but you were right. CeCe is much better."
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Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions. VIN Rounds
Sunday, January 29 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 30 - 2 a.m. GMT)
Join Craig Datz, DVM, DABVP, DACVN, and Allison Wara, DVM, for Food for Thought from the 2016 Waltham International Nutritional Sciences Symposium.
*This session will be all text, no audio. Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, January 31 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, February 1 - 2:30 a.m. GMT)
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Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear. How to Use VIN, Part 1
Wednesday, February 1 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, February 2 - 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. Journal Club
Thursday, February 2 - 1 p.m. ET (6 p.m. GMT)
Join Mark Rishniw, DVM, DACVIM, and Mark Kittleson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for Pimobendan in Dogs with Mitral Regurgitation Prior to the Onset of Heart Failure: An EPIC Journey? This cardiology article will be reviewed:
Boswood A, Haggstrom J, Gordon SG, Wess G, et al. Effect of Pimobendan in Dogs with Preclinical Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease and Cardiomegaly: The EPIC Study-A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Vet Intern Med. November 2016;30(6):1765-1779. (Click the orange star on that page to access the free full-text article.)
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Help marketing my awesome start-up!
What else should I be doing? I'm open to other ideas, particularly low cost/no cost ideas. I would also love some marketing tasks I can give my staff members to do when things are slow initially. Please share what didn't work for your practice, also. Thanks so much!
 Website of the Week
Searchable Clinical Trials Database for Cancer in Pet Animals
New Quick Poll:
(Look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page.)
How do you view large-scale corporate ownership of veterinary practices (e.g., Mars ownership of Banfield, VCA, Blue Pearl, and more)? Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.
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 members of the VIN family will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending NAVC, OAVT, WVC, SAVMA, ICARE, or AAHA.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Genetics, Epigenetics, and Stem Cells
March 29 - May 6, 2017
Presenters: Kathleen Cavanagh, Honors BSc, DVM, MET; Jerold S. Bell, DVM; Jennifer G. Barrett, DVM, PhD, DACVS; Michael Golding, BSc, PhD Genetics, epigenetics, stem cells - these are all rapidly evolving areas of biotech science that sometime seem magical because of the pace of innovation. We will provide practical updates that can impact the way you practice veterinary medicine, both now, and moving forward! Though epigenetics is still "in the incubator", developments here are expected to revolutionize medicine (development, pharmacology, nutrition, and individualized patient care). Senior Pet Behavior
May 28 - June 14, 2017
Presenter: Meredith Stepita, DVM, DACVB (Veterinary Behaviorist) As medical advances prolong our patient's lives and pet owners are willing to go the extra mile to keep their aging pets comfortable clinicians are seeing more older pets with challenging medical and behavior problems. Sometimes it can be difficult to determine if clinical signs are medical, behavioral or a combination. During this lecture we will discuss behavioral clinical signs geriatric pets typically present for, tips for determining if the cause is medical or behavioral, and treatments options (behavior modification and medications) tailored to older pets. Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome will be discussed in detail including clinical signs, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Check the World Clock Time Zone Converter to confirm class start times for your area. Visit the CE Participant Resource Center to learn the basics of online CE, how to find your course area, CE participation requirements, and much more! Like VIN CE on Facebook! Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter!
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Food for Thought from the 2016 Waltham International Nutritional Sciences Symposium