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WSAVA Guidelines on VIN
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has developed practioner guidelines for issues that have global relevance. Available in the VIN library, these guidelines include:

• Global Nutrition Guidelines (multiple languages available)
• Guidelines for Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain
• Microchip Identification Guidelines
• Vaccination Guidelines (multiple languages available)

CRI Cocktails, Anyone?
The CRI calculator in the VIN suite of calculators is now even more powerful. The interface is simpler and now helps you set up anesthesia drug "cocktails."

This feature is only available on Beta.vin.com at this time. Try it now! Your feedback helps point out needed tweaks. Please post your feedback in this thread or email Feedback@vin.com.

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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Marketer of generic heartworm drug for dogs promises stable supply
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Legislation aims to lift tax on Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians identify thiamine-deficient cats, prompting recall
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:
- CA tax credit proposed for veterinary expenses
- Is Immune IQ allergy test legitimate or bogus?

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

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Back Pain in Horses (revised)

VetzInsight

• Tincture of Time: Watchful Waiting

Veterinary Forensic Pathology: Drowning and Bodies Recovered From Water
The diagnosis of drowning is usually one of exclusion, requiring information from the crime scene, recovery scene, the medical history, or reliable witness accounts. While there are characteristic macroscopic and microscopic lesions of drowning, none are specific and are dependent on the volume and tonicity of the drowning medium.

Orthodontic correction of overjet/overbite ('parrot mouth') in 73 foals (1999-2013)
Complete reduction in overjet was achieved in 25% (15/61) and reduction of malocclusion dimensions to <5 mm (i.e., functionally corrected) was achieved in 51% (31/61).

Single-syringe ketamine-propofol for induction of anaesthesia in rabbits
The IV ketamine-propofol admixture had a dose-dependent effect. Haemodynamic function was well maintained in all groups, but hypoxemia was observed at the highest doses and oxygen administration is recommended.

Old Dog With Unilateral Nasal Discharge: Is Rhinoscopy Or Imaging More Important; Empirical Therapy Suggestions
CT is almost always the test of choice for nasal disease and, in many cases, gives you the diagnosis even without a tissue sample. It also allows screening for mets (unusual) and planing of treatment (usually radiotherapy).

Royal Canin SO Diets For Cats That Had Previous Urethral Obstruction
In general, it's not a good idea to mix dry and wet because they are formulated differently and have somewhat different mechanisms of action.

Student Loan Repayment: Making The Minimum Monthly Payment Under Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Vs. Paying Loans Off As Quickly As Possible
When your debt to income ratio is greater than 2, you want to pay the minimum and plan for the forgiveness that will be due 20 years from now under PAYE. Here is why...

Successful Treatment Of Corneal Foreign Body In Cat
Just sharing a cool case here for everyone to see.

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VIN Rounds
Sunday, March 19 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, March 20 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, FSVHP, for Drug Compounding: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, March 21 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, March 22 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about new grad issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

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Whether you travel across the pond or around the corner to get there, you'll find some great CE at these upcoming conferences:

• IAAAM 2017
  May 20-24 in Cancun, Mexico
  2016 proceedings
• PacVet 2017 (Pacific Veterinary Conference)
  June 29 - July 2 in Long Beach, CA
  2016 proceedings

This week's Quick Poll topic was too complex for just one question, so we've created a special SHORT survey. Please follow this link to answer this week's Quick Poll/Survey on telemedicine and the VCPR.

Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.

Website of the Week
Equine Ophthalmology - University of Florida

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Eosinophilic Furunculosis of the Face (revised)
Explore the rest of Associate!

What's your Diagnosis?
Zoonotic Case 177 - Opened 2/27
Pathology Brain-Teaser 135 - Opened 3/13
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases

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 which upcoming conferences members of the VIN family will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending ICARE, or AAHA.

Take a Bite Out of Time!
Time-Bites are entertaining stories preserving the rich history of our profession -- brought to you by the American Veterinary Medical History Society (AVMHS).

Recent additions:

• William Withering’s Foxglove Diuretic

Find more Time-Bites in the VIN Library.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
To see what other courses are currently open for enrollment, browse the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

Veterinary In-House Drug Compounding
March 21 - May 5, 2017
Presenter(s): Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, PharmD, FSVHP

Week 1 of this five week course will provide an overview of compounding for veterinarians including legal considerations and pros/cons of compounded products. Weeks 2-4 will provide video demonstrations of compounding and walk participants through the steps from start to finish of preparing a compound for a patient. Capsule, liquid, transdermal, and otic medications will be covered.

Itch 2017
March 22 - April 15, 2017
Presenter(s): Mitchell Song, DVM, DACVD

The first session will be a discussion of the pathophysiology and immunology of pruritic skin disease. The session will familiarize participants with the current state of the art knowledge of allergic and pruritic skin diseases and how this knowledge may be used with new therapeutic interventions. The second session will be a discussion directed at the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of food allergy and cutaneous adverse food reactions. From the clinical perspective, this course will familiarize the participants with many aspects of veterinary dermatology as related to the pruritic patient.

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