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VINx imports information from your practice management software into an interface that can be accessed anywhere, anytime – even from the comfort of your own home or mobile device. The VINx service is free of charge to VIN members.

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Rehabilitation Therapy and TPLO Procedures - a VIN Survey
TPLO is one of the most common cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) repair techniques employed today. Does professional rehabilitation therapy after the procedure affect outcomes?

Laura Romano, DVM, is investigating the effect of rehabilitation therapy in cruciate rupture treated by TPLO. If you've had a case, whether or not your patient underwent rehabilitation therapy, please take a few minutes to share your experience in this brief survey.

All answers will be confidential and only summary results will be provided. Once the data are analyzed, we will present a synopsis to the survey participants.

If you have questions about the survey, please email Mark Rishniw (mark@vin.com).

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Comparison of premedication with buprenorphine or methadone with meloxicam for postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing orthopaedic surgery
At the doses investigated, methadone produced superior analgesia to buprenorphine for 8 hours postoperatively in dogs undergoing orthopaedic surgery.

Mineral composition of urinary calculi from potbellied pigs with urolithiasis: 50 cases (1982-2012)
In contrast to results from studies in commercial pigs, the most common composition of urinary calculi identified in purebred and crossbred potbellied pigs was amorphous magnesium calcium phosphate.

Validation of a low-dose adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test in healthy neonatal foals
Results suggested that in healthy neonatal foals, the lowest dose of cosyntropin to result in significant adrenal gland stimulation was 0.25 µg/kg, with peak cortisol concentration 20 minutes after cosyntropin administration.

Use Of Hemonate Filters And Syringes For Transfusions In Cats
I have questioned my method of transfusing cats. While it felt like it worked, the evidence in dogs really called the technique into question. I am thrilled that this finally was studied and got published.

Should Cats Be Intubated During Neuters?
In vet school, we were told intubation was not worth the risk of inducing laryngospasms when the procedure itself was so very short. However, some of my associates think it is good practice, and I do see their point. It makes sense to have control of the airways regardless of how quick the anesthetic is, but I wanted to know what others were doing.

Experienced Veterinarian Gives Advice On How To Deal With Clients And Their Emotions
The first thing every veterinarian has to remember is that veterinary medicine occupies the center of that toxic intersection of money and emotions.

Air In Vena Cava, Heart, And Liver On Radiographs Of Kitten That Died Under Anesthesia Despite Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); How Much Injected Air Can Cause Fatal Air Embolism In Various Species?
There have been a few cases reports looking at venous air embolism, and typically it does take more than just one or two small air bubbles in the IV line. It has been reported that it takes about ...

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Book Review of the Week
Withrow and MacEwen’s Small Animal Clinical Oncology, Fifth Edition
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Camelid Drug Formulary by James M. Jensen, DVM, DACZM
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Bacterial & Fungal Diseases in Pet Birds
February 18 - March 7, 2014

The first of a series of 90 minute lectures on avian/exotic topics, this course will be a review of the bacterial and fungal infections commonly diagnosed in pet birds.

Oncology and Tumor Pathology I
April 1 - May 23, 2014

This course will familiarize participants with the current state of tumor diagnosis and prognosis as well as therapeutic interventions. Following an overview of principles and advances in surgical pathology and an introduction to clinical oncology, the course will cover canine mast cell tumors, canine and feline lymphomas, endocrine tumors and tumors of the urinary tract.

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