VIN Rounds
Join Sandra Mitchell, DVM, DABVP, this Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET for The Wonderful World Of Opossums.
This session will be all text, no audio.

VIN/VSPN Rounds
Stick around and join Kathleen Dobbs, RVT, and Phil Akrow at 9:30 p.m. ET for
Abused/Neglected Animals.
Invite your entire team to attend! Your support staff can access the session on www.VSPN.org.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join the discussions.

Not able to attend? Find out how to catch up on missed Rounds sessions and stay informed about upcoming sessions.

See what's happening next week - take a look at the Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock.

Kathy Morris-Stilwell, DVM, and other VINners donated videos and information and provided great examples from message board discussions.

The Feeding Tips section includes video, text, and photos of "Bailey Chair" construction, a case history of the patient for whom the chair was named, and fluid administration suggestions.

The Image Collection has megaesophagus radiographs, contrast studies, and movies provided by Bill Blevins, DVM, MS, DACVR, and other VINners.

You'll also find additional reading including Associate articles, client information handouts, contrast study guidelines from the 2011 ABVP Conference, and nebulizer use, as well as links to megaesophagus research studies.

Hormones Running Amok?
Do you have a diabetic patient that's difficult to regulate? Are you frustrated with trying to interpret adrenal function tests? The Endocrinology Specialty Center has great tools for managing your endocrine cases:

• Glucose Curve Calculator
• Trilostane Dosing Tool
• Sections on adrenal, thyroid, pituitary and parathyroid diseases
• Numerous client handouts
• Links to related journals, proceedings, websites and rounds

Reach the Endocrinology Specialty Center through the About Page for the Endocrinology and Reproduction message folders and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

Thanks to VIN I don't have to Google this stuff

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

• Help exists for those struggling to pay veterinary bills
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Boyce ushers major changes to NAVLE while eyeing retirement
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Equine hospital by New York racetrack revived
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Lantus prices squeeze veterinarians and owners of diabetic cats
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians receiving loan repayment awards say program makes a difference
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:
Fairness to Pet Owners Act reintroduced in Congress

Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is your news service. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? E-mail Reporters@vin.com.

Share news.vin.com with non-VINners. The VIN News Service stories (without access to the community discussions) are publicly available.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Physical Rehabilitation of Dogs following TPLO

Texas Farm Radio

• Is your Horse Drinking too Much Water? (revised)

VetzInsight

• On Shaky Legs: Another Look at Foaling Season, Part 1

Sonographic features of gastrointestinal lymphoma in 15 dogs
Gastrointestinal lymphoma in dogs should be maintained as a differential diagnosis despite a sonographically normal appearing bowel.

Regulatory framework for the availability and use of animal drugs in the United States
Only when buying approved animal drugs can clinicians be assured of product safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing to the strict standards for quality, purity, and potency, as well as truthful and complete labeling.

Outpatient Oral Analgesics in Dogs and Cats Beyond Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs: An Evidence-based Approach
It important to know from what data the dosing recommendations are derived and how much evidence supports the use of oral analgesics and analgesic adjuncts in dogs and cats.

3-Dimensional Printers Create Anatomic Models To Ease Complicated Veterinary Surgeries
Creating a model can be expensive, because it requires an MRI or CT scan -- imaging that may cost upward of $1,000. The material used is an inexpensive plastic called polylactic acid. The estimated cost of a single model is $3 to $5.

Client Who Severed Veterinarian/Client/Patient Relationship (VCPR) A Month Ago Is Now Demanding Medication Refills: Must I Provide Them?
You are now in the position of being unable to meet the requirements as stated in the definition of the V/C/P relationship. I see no further requirements on your part.

Short Colon Syndrome And Intestinal Stenosis In A Cat With Colitis Of About 10 Years Duration
This would have been a difficult case to recognize because there are probably two things going on. First, there was a short colon that was likely to be congenital in origin. Then, there was the inflammatory condition in the colon...

Long-Term Associate Is Worried About Leaving Practice On Unfriendly Terms And Without A Reference
I am very worried about interviewing at new jobs. What I should say when the interviewer asks me why I am not getting a reference from my boss of many years?

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Sunday, March 9 - 8 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Sandra Mitchell, DVM, DABVP, for The Wonderful World Of Opossums.
*This session will be all text, no audio.

Sunday, March 9 - 9:30 p.m. ET - VIN/VSPN Rounds
Join Kathleen Dobbs, RVT, and Phil Akrow for Abused/Neglected Animals.
Invite your entire team to attend! Your support staff can access the session on www.VSPN.org.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Tuesday, March 11 - 8 p.m. ET - AAFP Rounds
Join Cindy Charlier, DVM, DAVDC, DAVD, for Use Of Dental Nerve Blocks In Cats.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Tuesday, March 11 - 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.

Wednesday, March 12 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 2
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

Need help remembering when Rounds sessions are happening? Check out the list of ways to be reminded about VIN Rounds sessions.

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available; R = Replay available)

• Traumatic Brain Injury - What's the Evidence? Interim (R) VIN/VECCS
• The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (R)
• The Wonderful World of Skunks @
• Mobile VIN Tips & Tools (R) @
• Healthy Aging in Cats: What's Normal? VIN/AAFP (R)
• Introduction to Narrative Medicine (R) @
• DEA Rules Every Practitioner Must Know VIN/VSPN
• Feral Cat Population Control Methods Journal Club
• AAHA Fluid Guidelines VIN/VSPN (R)
• Diseases of Laboratory Zebrafish VIN/AAFV (R) @

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Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your Search Results page.

Check out the Website of the Week (WOW) where you'll find a plethora of links to VINners' favorite resources outside of VIN.

Browse the category list on the left side of the page to find information on everything from Alternative/Holistic Medicine to Computers to Toxicology.

There's even a fun stuff category for those days when you could use a laugh.

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Book Review of the Week
The Consulting Veterinary Nurse
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners

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

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Status Epilepticus
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, BSAVA and Voorjaarsdagen.

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. The influence of proper husbandry, diet, and environmental enrichment on the development and manifestation of abnormal behavior will be discussed. Species-specific behavior aberrations, such as barbering in mice, self-mutilation in sugar gliders, and feather plucking in birds will be also be addressed.

Veterinary Ethics
September 25 - November 30, 2014

This course is intended for small animal practitioners in private practice who have an interest in developing the tools to work through ethically challenging situations.

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• Tues. afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
• Weds. evenings 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
• Thurs. evenings 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

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