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Reaching Out to Colleagues
The VIN Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers several initiatives to help colleagues through career transitions and difficult times. See VIN Foundation.org for more about these initiatives and other ways the VIN Foundation is here to help you and your colleagues:

• VETS4VETS: confidential support for colleagues with all kinds of issues -- pretty much anything and everything that veterinarians go through!
• BRIDGE, FULCRUM, and TUNNEL: confidential support groups for colleagues with health conditions that affect their ability to practice.
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• Stone Soup: help for colleagues who because of a natural disaster or other extreme circumstances are struggling to keep their doors open.
• StartUp Club: a group for colleagues who have or are planning to startup their own practice.

If you have an interest in mentoring colleagues contact Bree Montana, DVM.

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

• Storms like Jonas challenge veterinary practices
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• Bearing each other’s burdens
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• AVMA updates feral cat policy
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• A call for ‘weird and wacky’ cats
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:
- Is there an association between veterinary practice and De Quervain syndrome?
- Of stethoscopes and hearing aids
- Personal safety on field calls
- Beware of Neoplasene

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Lipoma (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Veterinary Skills for Horse Owners

VetzInsight

• Raccoons make lousy pets. Really.

Breed differences in everyday behaviour of dogs
The working breeds were about 10% more trainable, showed 30% more interest in playing with humans, and were 10–60% less fearful. Dogs that were more eager to play with humans were also easier to train.

Polysaccharide storage myopathy – the story so far
A diagnosis of PSSM is made on the basis of histopathology or specifically PSSM1 is diagnosed by genotyping horses for the GYS1 mutation. Cases usually respond well to management changes, in particular a diet low in starch and high in fat when it is accompanied by regular exercise.

Oral administration of Lactobacillus casei variety rhamnosus partially alleviates TMA-induced atopic dermatitis in mice through improving intestinal microbiota
Orally administered LCR35 suppressed significantly irritant-related scratching behaviour and skin dehydration as well as apparent severity of AD. LCR35 also significantly decreased serum levels of IgE and IL-4, but not IFN-y, implying the restoration of the Th1/Th2 balance.

Why I Despise Anesthesia-Free Dentistry
I am posting this case so that other practitioners can use these photos and radiographs to share with clients about why anesthesia-free dentistry is a waste of time.

Opinions On Using Euthanized Pets For Teaching Purposes
You open yourself up to a world of bad publicity and/or hysteria if someone signs over his pet and then regrets it later...

Cat With Lameness Has Calcification In The Muscles Of The Hindlimbs
This appears to be an unusual condition described as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive.

Dog Dribbles Urine: Surgical Correction Of Strictured Preputial Orifice
The complaint from the shelter today was that when he postures to urinate, that his entire prepuce fills with urine, and then he dribbles over time.

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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, February 9 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, February 10 - 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, February 10 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, February 11 - 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.

VIN Rounds
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Book Review of the Week
Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds, Second Edition
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Website of the Week
Ultrasonography Of Osteosarcoma In Dogs

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

Introduction to Chemotherapy in Veterinary Medicine
May 2 - June 2, 2016

This course will provide an overview of chemotherapy in veterinary medicine. Specific topics covered will include the origin of chemotherapy use in both human and veterinary medicine, chemotherapy safety, chemotherapy side effects, and cancer patient management. Cancer-specific chemotherapy protocols will be summarized along with the associated outcome data from our veterinary literature.

Exotic Small Mammal Medicine
March 22 - April 15, 2016

This course provides an overview of the common diseases seen in small exotic mammals. We will discuss handling techniques, presentation, clinical signs, diagnostics, treatment and lesions of common diseases in hamsters, mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, ferrets, sugar gliders, ground hogs and hedgehogs.

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!

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