The Aquatic Animal Medicine Specialty Center will keep you afloat with:

• Answers to commonly asked questions about fish medicine
• Resources on marine mammals and other aquatic species
• Relevant journals and other publications
• Slide shows, images and videos
• and much more...

Find the Aquatic Animal Medicine Specialty Center through the About Page for the Aquatic Animal Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Signs of Chocolate Toxicity - by Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC

Texas Farm Radio

• Botulism (revised)

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• Antibiotic Resistance: What’s in it for me?

Prevalence of linear keratopathy in a herd of Lipizzaners over an 18-month period
The results of this study indicate that linear keratopathy was not congenital and was non-progressive in the Lipizzaner over a period of 18 months.

Epirubicin as part of a multi-agent chemotherapy protocol for canine lymphoma
Epirubicin as part of a multi-agent protocol is safe and effective in the treatment of canine multicentric lymphoma. There is a high initial response rate and an overall median survival time that is similar to other published doxorubicin-containing protocols.

Feline exocrine pancreatic carcinoma: a retrospective study of 34 cases
This study confirms that exocrine pancreatic carcinoma in cats is an aggressive tumour with a high metastatic rate and poor prognosis

Dog With Diabetes And Hypercholesterolemia: Treatment And Monitoring Recommendations
Sometimes they have a 'honeymoon' during the first month or so after they're diagnosed, and they're responding to smaller amounts of insulin than usual because they still have some of their own endogenous insulin around. Then their own insulin goes away and they look more resistant to the insulin than they did initially -- but really it's just that their own insulin isn't around to help us anymore.

All Types Of Grapes Have Been Associated With Renal Failure In Dogs
All types of grapes, seedless and seeded, have been associated with renal failure. It is any member of the genus Vitis, which includes grapes, currants, sultanas, and raisins made from any of these.

Fluoroscopy Images From A Dog In Which Coughing Causes A Bulge To Appear In The Lower Neck
We confirmed grade 4 tracheal collapse with fluoroscopy. Notably, we also found severe tracheal distention causing severe kinking and protrusion around cervical trachea.

Signs Of Insulinoma In A Puppy That Presented With Hypoglycemia And Hyperinsulinemia
Atypical Addison's would be less of a striped equid than juvenile insulinoma, but it still wouldn't account for an inappropriately elevated insulin level.

Tuesday, February 25 - 9:30 p.m. ET - Venting over a Venti
Need to vent? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

Sunday, March 2 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Michael Guy, DVM, PhD, for a discussion of the The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study: We Need your Help to Beat Canine Cancer.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

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Now you can Track Both Your VIN and Non-VIN CE with MyCE!
MyCE is a simple and easy tool to keep track of your past, present, and future continual education participation. The VIN Wizards have recently made it possible for you to also add your non-VIN CE courses, so now you can get a complete picture in one place.

There are two ways to use MyCE:

• Log into VIN and click CE on the main navigation bar. Click the yellow MyCE banner.
  OR:
• Log into VIN and click on MyVIN > Stuff > Continual Education.

You can view previous, current, and upcoming course registrations, view or print your certificates, and keep track of credits you've earned.

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

Book Review of the Week
Clinical Procedures in Veterinary Nursing, Second Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
American College of Poultry Veterinarians

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Meningitis
Canine Narcolepsy/Cataplexy
Explore the rest of Associate!

New Proceedings:
IVECCS 2013

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: SAVMA, BSAVA, and Voorjaarsdagen.

Post Videos on the VIN Message Boards
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.

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

Basics of Exotic Companion Animal Behavior
March 12 - May 3, 2014

This course will cover both normal and abnormal behaviors exhibited by ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rodents, sugar gliders, prairie dogs, reptiles, and pet birds. We will discuss the influence of proper husbandry, diet, and environmental enrichment on the development and manifestation of abnormal behavior. Species-specific behavior aberrations, such as barbering in mice, self-mutilation in sugar gliders, and feather plucking in birds will be addressed.

Brilliant Sanity - How Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Make You More Effective and Happier
April 2 - May 25, 2014

These sessions are designed to introduce mindfulness meditation to the participants and support the individual's personal practice through on-line meetings with like-minded professionals.

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