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The message boards will automatically save it for you every 60 seconds, so even if you get called away to an emergency in the middle of posting... no worries! You can come back later and pick up right where you left off.

To find your draft if you were posting a new discussion:
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If you were replying to an existing discussion:
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Mentorship: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Contributed by VINner Petra Kos, DVM, this Diary of a New Grad is "... a story written for new grads and soon-to-be new grads, who have had, are having, or will have, trouble finding the support every newly-minted veterinarian needs to succeed."

Follow Petra's experiences as she learns that sometimes you can do all the right things looking for your first position and it still doesn't turn out as planned. But with a little help from friends, it will usually turn out OK.
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Speaking of Mentorship...
Retired doesn't mean 'put out to pasture' on VIN!
VIN can help you make a positive difference to the next generation of veterinarians. Sign up for the Adopt-a-Vet program today and share your knowledge!

Helping you Educate your Clients
Help your clients be better informed pet owners with the Client Education Resources listed in the VIN Library. Find even more no-cost, advertising-free, independent information that you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com.

The VIN Client Brochure was created as an easy way to explain to clients how being a VIN member impacts the quality of veterinary care that you provide. It also highlights the VIN client handout website, VeterinaryPartner.com, where your clients can go to learn more about a health issue concerning their pets. VIN members can order a pack of 25 brochures for FREE in the VIN Bookstore.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss;
News reported for YOU...

• Memorial to honor dogs that perished in veterinary practice fire
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Clinic to serve needy pet owners, veterinary students
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Catching worms from pets: real risk or far-fetched?
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
* Antech sues clinics, alleging breach of contract
* Lawmakers press FDA to act on chicken-jerky problem
* Student-loan consolidation application miscue

Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com.

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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?

Ultrasonographic findings of feline cholangitis
Most cats with cholangitis had sonographically normal liver size, echogenicity, and normal biliary systems. Statistically significant sonographic changes for cats with cholangitis included hyperechoic liver parenchyma, hyperechoic gallbladder contents, and increased pancreatic size. No statistically significant changes were noted to distinguish lymphocytic and neutrophilic forms of cholangitis.

Canine immune-mediated polyarthritis: Part 1: Pathophysiology
Immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) is a common disease process in the dog.(1) The immune-mediated polyarthropathies are divided into two major categories: erosive (or deforming) and nonerosive (or nondeforming). Understanding the pathophysiology of the immune attack on affected joints is paramount in choosing the most effective therapy for managing canine IMPA.

Pharyngeal mucoceles in dogs: 14 cases
Forty-three percent of the dogs had a cervical mucocele on the same side as the pharyngeal mucocele. Surgical therapy was performed in 13 dogs, which consisted of excision of the mandibular and sublingual salivary glands, excision of the mucocele, or marsupulization of the mucocele. Only two dogs had recurrence of the pharyngeal mucocele. In this study, pharyngeal mucoceles occurred in predominantly small dogs that frequently presented with respiratory signs. Surgical treatment was successful in most dogs.

Ivermectin obtained from compounding pharmacy was too concentrated and killed a patient
I have a very sad story about one of my favorite patients that died due to a compounding error by a compounding pharmacy I have trusted for over 6 years. This pharmacy compounded a refill of heartworm preventative as 136 MG ivermectin (with pyrantel) rather than 136 MCG ivermectin. He had been getting heartworm preventative compounded from this pharmacy for 2 years (due to his PLE). He hung on in ICU for over a week but finally succumbed to complications (aspiration pneumonia).

Paperless practices and medical notations: How soon must a record be completed?
Our practice is working toward chartless, i.e. paperless. One of our questions is whether or not there is an acceptable time period for leaving medical notes templates open, i.e. changeable, where we may be able to go back and edit or add to them. We know they must be finalized at some point. What are people generally doing--is it up to individual discretion?

What qualifies as a library as far as accreditation in Canada; website with Ontario's standards
I am currently appealing a decision of my provincial licencing board that disallowed VIN to satisfy my statutory requirement to have a library in the hospital. I need to have 1 textbook published in the last 3 years with respect to medicine or surgery. My assertion is that this membership should satisfy that requirement. The objection by the accreditation committee is that there is no guarantee that the material here is peer reviewed.

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.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 11, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, March 12, 3 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Teri Oursler, DVM for Introducing VIN Search 3.0.

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

• Nasal Radiographs
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• Negative Contrast Gastrography @
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Download VINCasts
Too busy to read past Rounds sessions? Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen on the go. Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @.

If you've reserved time for some quiet reading, click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds. You can also browse the complete list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or you can click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable via the search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

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Watch these new help videos in the Show Me How Video Library to learn how to create and append your signature!

If you're new to VIN or just need a refresher course on using the Message Boards, the help videos on the Message Boards main page will walk you through how to post new messages, find older posts and much more.

Click the movie camera icons or the Text or Show me how links near the upper right hand side of the page and enjoy the show.

Check out the full list of message board help videos here.

Need a summary of your 2011 VIN membership and related fees for tax preparation or reimbursement? Try the easy Membership Statement tool! Click on MyVIN in the main navigation bar near the top of the page, then choose Membership > Statement.

Your VIN membership and online access charges are likely tax deductible (check with your tax professional).

Please let us know if the information in your statement doesn't seem right to you. Email feedback@vin.com or join the discussion.

Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, email or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar, and then clicking on "Member Support Team" in the left hand side column.)

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

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.

Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part I
March 18 - July 4, 2012

This course is designed to provide an introduction to and practical application of quality management in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory. It is given in two parts (Part I and Part II). Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Hyperadrenocorticism
March 25 - April 18, 2012

This course will detail the diagnosis and medical management of canine hyperadrenocorticism. The instructors will have an overview of available options for medical management of hyperadrenocorticism, with a more detailed discussion on the use of trilostane.

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review 2012
March 26 - April 12, 2012

This basic course will be open to veterinarians, veterinary technicians, support staff, veterinary teams, etc., who wish to learn how to evaluate their practice to reduce the risk of theft, diversion or prosecution for failure to maintain an adequate system of security and accountability for controlled substances.

For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.

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