If this has happened to you, you are not alone.

Fret no more! Now you can search clinical updates from the journals and message boards by using the VIN Search and choosing Clinical Updates on the All Resources tab before or after entering your search terms.

If you use Beta.vin.com use the Quick Search box found on most every page. Select "Clinical Updates" from the drop-down menu, type in your search term(s) and go.

Once you find that tidbit you've been searching for, be sure to click the little red heart or "Add to Mystuff" to MyStuff it! Then click MyVIN on the main navigation bar to find all your MyStuff when you need it. It's that easy!

Join the discussion to share your comments or questions about this new feature or VIN Clinical Updates.

The Scurry of Tiny Feet
Just imagine a 9-year-old, pony-tailed little girl gently placing a shoe box on your exam table and asking you sweetly “My guinea pig isn’t acting right... can you please make him better?” Does your stomach twist into a knot at the prospect? If so, the Small Mammal Specialty Center is the place for you!

Resources pertaining to rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, guinea pigs, rats, chinchillas, prairie dogs, sugar gliders and other small pocket pets are organized in this new specialty center. You’ll find information on husbandry, anesthesia, dental diseases, endocrinology, dermatology and more. Drug dosages, data on emerging diseases and zoonoses, and articles on reproduction, surgery, emergency and critical care are also included. The center also contains links to associated journals, proceedings, rounds, and informational websites.

The Small Mammal Specialty Center can be reached through the About Page of the Small Mammal Message Board , through the Specialty Centers page of the VIN Library or in the VINDEX (CTRL-E from anywhere on VIN).

Browse the Center to familiarize yourself with its contents, so the next time a pocket pet shows up on your appointment schedule, you’ll know exactly where to find the information you need.

Beta.VSPN.org
Complete with Logout Button
Now you and your staff can easily log out of your VIN/VSPN sessions, so others can log in.

If you are using Beta.vin.com and your staff is using Beta.vspn.org , you'll never be frustrated by being accidentally logged on as someone else again.

More great new features are making their debut on Beta.vin.com and Beta.vspn.org. Send us your feedback and help keep your VIN and VSPN communities on the 'bleeding edge'!

Check out the BETA Features page to see other exciting new stuff on Beta.vin.com.

Please give http://Beta.vin.com a good work out.

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

• Two Part Series on Accreditation:
  *Accreditation under fire in veterinary medicine-Part 1
  VNS Report | Discussion
  *Prospect of accreditation for Mexican program fuels concern from U.S. veterinarians-Part 2
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Memorials help veterinarians and staff as well as clients process grief
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Western U receives full accreditation
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Proposal to mandate bittering agent for antifreeze hits Congress
  VNS Report | Discussion

Evolving stories:
* Doggy aspirin: Is it safe? Does it work?
* Bayer offers more details of OTC sales plan as clinics turn away
* Flea product makers face class-action suits

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.

Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available.

Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to prompt the VNS crew add you.

New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Saying Goodbye
• Canine Influenza (H3N8) revised
• Urinary Incontinence revised
• First Aid: Electrocution revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Bone Growth Problems in Horses #1

Cerebrovascular disease in dogs and cat
Previously considered uncommon, cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is being recognized with greater frequency in veterinary medicine since magnetic resonance imaging has become more readily available.

Vestibular disease in dogs and cats
Clinical signs of vestibular disease include asymmetric ataxia, head tilt, and pathologic nystagmus. Neuroanatomic localization of observed vestibular signs to either the peripheral or central components of the vestibular system is paramount to the management of the patient with vestibular dysfunction, because the etiology, diagnostic approaches, and prognoses are dependent on the neuroanatomic diagnosis.

Congenital diseases of the craniocervical junction in the dog
Craniocervical junction disorders can present a diagnostic challenge, as multiple anomalies can be present concurrently and share similar clinical manifestations. Some, such as Chiari-like malformations, may be present in asymptomatic dogs. A thorough evaluation of the entire craniocervical junction, frequently using more than one imaging modality, is necessary before making treatment decisions.

Dog is covered in tear gas
If it were a smaller or a nicer dog, we'd just throw him in the tub. We posted warnings for the rest of the staff to avoid touching him...how long does that stuff last on his fur?

Buprenorphine availability
We are experiencing a problem with getting Buprenex. We have it on order at 4 different companies and it is backordered by all. If they do get any, I was told we can only get 25 mls at a time. Anyone else experiencing this? If so, what are you using for pain meds for cats?

Animals are being admitted for surgery and vaccinations without a prior examination: is this legal?
I work at a clinic that does something similar. I can't tell you how many animals I've treated, spayed, or neutered without ever meeting the owner.

What core clinical competencies should new and recent graduates have and need?
I would like this list to be a reflection of what the veterinary community believes are important skills and procedures to master early in your veterinary career.

How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, March 17, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, March 18, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 21, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, March 22, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP for Pancreatitis In Cats: Getting Beyond ADR.

This Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.
@ = VINCast available for this session

• Orthopedic Surgery
• ABG's and VBG's
• Laboratory Quality
• Brachycephalics @
• AAFP: Cats and Lilies
• Quality of Life @
• Respiratory Alternatives @
• Financial Statements @
• VIN/VSPN: Online Education @
• Laboratory Myths @
• AAFP: Feline Pediatrics

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
Click the Rounds button on VIN's main navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, click the complete list of Rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or 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.

For All You Multi-Taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time.

Get More From VIN
"How to Use VIN" resources:
The three-part "How To Use VIN" course can be taken live (on the first three Wednesday nights of each month), or you can do it as self study.

If you'd like to take the live sessions, e-mail Nate at Nate@VIN.com, and tell him you'd like to sign up for the How To Course.

To keep up with VIN's growth, take the time to explore the Front Page at least once a week, read the VIN This Week (VINTW) newsletter twice a week, explore the VINDEX (VIN's Front Page, right hand column or Ctrl+E on your keyboard) and click all the buttons on VIN's navigation bars.

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.)

Veterinary Journals Online
When you SEARCH VIN, you scan millions of content items. Within this mass of information are citations and abstracts relevant to veterinary practice from thousands of clinical and biomedical journals.

In the VIN Library, you'll find a complete (well, likely a few have been missed) collection of citations and abstracts (and sometimes more) from over 150 core veterinary journals.

Book Review of the Week
Clinical Canine and Feline Reproduction: Evidence-based answers
VIN members get a discount in the VIN Bookstore!

Web Site of the Week
Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

eVetsites Tip of the Week
Restoring Lost or Deleted Pages

What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Brain Teaser 17
Zoonosis Case 59

Associate - Updated and New:
Pansteatitis (feline)
Explore the rest of Associate!

New Stuff in the VIN Library:
*Clinical Trial
Biomarkers for Feline Pancreatic Neoplasia

*Paper
Low Carbohydrate Diets for Health and Disease in the Cat: What Does the Research Tell Us?

*New Proceedings
IVECCS 2009
AAVAC & UEPV Annual Conference 2009

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 Web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: BSAVA, NAVDF, ABVP and Voorjaarsdagen.

"The Death Freezer"
About a week ago I overheard a staff member refer to our freezer for cadavers until pet cemetery pickup as "The Death Freezer." I put a note up in the staff lounge saying that was just awful and we should try to come up with something better to call it. I started a list of ideas with some that I thought weren't very good--likely to get others to feel they could do better and add to the list. As of today, here is our list...

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 14 - June 20, 2010
Instructor: Kathleen P. Freeman, DVM, BS, MS, PhD, DipECVCP, MRCPath, MRCVS, Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management (University of Wisconsin)

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 one 14-week and one 12-week part (Part I and Part II). Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.

Don't miss the transcript from the recent Sunday Rounds session VIN Study Results Of In-Clinic And Reference Laboratory Quality, in which some of the summary data from the QCM Study done as part of the VIN course for Quality Concepts for In-clinic Biochemistry Testing, was presented.

Other Courses Open for Enrollment:

Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module A
April 1 - June 3, 2010

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course
April 5 - 18, 2010

Canine and Feline Anesthesia, Module 1
April 7 - 21, 2010

If you're looking for more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members.

Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN/VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.