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Hormonally Enhanced Pets? Oops!
Have you treated any suspected or confirmed cases of secondary pet exposure to topical hormone treatments? Help your colleagues investigate this phenomenon by taking the Exogenous Hormone Exposure Survey.

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New Login Page With More Help
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The old login page had a single purpose - to log in. The goal for the new page was to include solutions and guidance for the most common login issues and to make it more “mobile device friendly".

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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK
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News Reported for YOU...

• Memorial to honor dogs that perished in veterinary practice fire
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• Clinic to serve needy pet owners, veterinary students
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• Catching worms from pets: real risk or far-fetched?
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• Company asks veterinarians to stop using its hyperbaric oxygen chambers
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• FDA probes illegal sale of handheld dental X-ray devices
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Evolving stories
* Antech sues clinics, alleging breach of contract
* Lawmakers press FDA to act on chicken-jerky problem
* Student-loan consolidation application miscue

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New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Check in with a Checkup
• Cherry Eye (revised)
• Rabbits Need Exercise! (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Should you Wrap that Horse’s Leg?

Prognostic significance of weight changes during treatment of feline lymphoma
Weight change over time was compared according to cell type (small versus large), location (gastrointestinal versus non-gastrointestinal) and baseline weight. Cats with large cell lymphoma that lost ≥5% body weight at 1 month had significantly shorter LSS than those that gained or had stable weight (P = 0.004). Percentage weight change over time differed significantly according to baseline weight group.

Prevalence of canine methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Italy
The overall prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) was 2% (10/590) among 590 canine specimens submitted to an Italian veterinary diagnostic laboratory during a two-month period, and 21% (10/48) among Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) isolates.

Penile amputation and scrotal urethrostomy in 18 dogs
The objective of this study was to report the signalment, indications for surgery, postoperative complications and outcome in dogs undergoing penile amputation and scrotal urethrostomy. Medical records of three surgical referral facilities were reviewed for dogs undergoing penile amputation and scrotal urethrostomy between January 2003 and July 2010.

Orange-colored urine in a cat eating Tiki cat brand food; persistent hematuria present when cat later diagnosed with pemphigus
I do suspect that the neon orange color to the urine was secondary to the Tiki cat diet because that resolved once the food was discontinued; however, the hematuria was secondary to kidney changes and not cystitis.

Detailed advice on artificial insemination with frozen cattle semen
I seem to remember something about having to go in rectally, grab the cervix and kind of thread the straw through the cervix by manipulating the cervix up down and around. Does the straw need to be thawed in water, or just allowed to come to room temp, or even that?

Dog with oral ulcerations and necrosis following treatment with malaseb shampoo and cephalexin
My relief veterinarian dispensed Malaseb shampoo for lip pyoderma in a springer spaniel. Owner instructed to dilute and swab lips daily with this. Also placed on cephalexin 500mg twice daiy and prednisone 20mg once daily. I got to do the recheck 2 days ago. The dog was salivating profusely, and the oral mucosa (inner lips) were flaming red and ulcerated. I stopped the malaseb and continued the cephalexin and reduced the prednisone to 10mg once day, hoping it would reduce inflammation.

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Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, March 6, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, March 7, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
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How to Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, March 7, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, March 8, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use the most popular VIN features.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
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Want to See What You've Been Missing?

• Negative Contrast Gastrography @ (Interim)
• Steroid Insufficiency (CIRCI) @ - VIN/VSPN
• AP and MAC Isofurane
• Veterinary Quiz Challenge
• Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in Cats

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New Help Video:
Reply vs. Reply to All on the Message Boards
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Book Review of the Week
TARGET: The Antimicrobial Reference Guide to Effective Treatment, 4th Ed
Buy this book at the VIN Bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Diseases of Research Animals

eVetSites Tip of the Week
New Content for your eVetSites

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 90 - Opened 2/27
Ophthalmology Case 143 - Opened 2/21
Zoonosis Case 115 - Opened 2/27

New Stuff:
Ivermectin in Reptiles or Amphibians - Medical FAQ

University of California-Davis Wildlife and Aquatic Medicine Symposium 2012 (UCDWAAM 2012) - Proceedings

Associate - Updated and New:
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS, 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: SAVMA, Voorjaarsdagen, ABVP, and BSAVA.

Heads up
Ariel likes to escape her nemesis by climbing up onto the highest shelf in our master closet. I usually don't know she's even up there until I walk in, turn the light on, and get a friendly chortle from up there. Ariel is very skittish, especially around my husband, and when she first started doing it I would hear a high-pitched scream, a yowl, a thud, and the thunder of a cat racing by on almost daily basis. Whenever he'd go into the closet she'd freak out and jump, and he'd have flying cat coming at his head and they'd both scream.

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

Advanced Canine Rehabilitation
March 4 - March 28, 2012

This course will allow participants to explore rehabilitation therapy by means of a case-based approach. It is assumed that participants already have a basic understanding of veterinary physical rehabilitation. Cases selected for study will be influenced by input from the course participants.

Common Toxicants
March 6 - April 4, 2012

Participants will learn about a variety of common toxicologic hazards that are frequently encountered by pets during the spring and summer months of the year, including the toxicology of hazardous indoor and outdoor plants, seasonal household items that are of toxicologic significance and outdoor hazards that pets may encounter during the spring and summer months.

For CE opportunities for yourself, your veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

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