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Here are some of the favorite resources for VINners -- young and not so young -- facing career transitions:

• VIN Mentor - Video procedures manual
• Student Loan Repayment Simulator
• Getting a Grip on Student Loans by Heather Jarvis
• Getting through the Day/Night Archives
• Model Employment Contract
• Career Development Resources
• Internships – Who, What, When, Where, and Why? 2013 Rounds
• Do I Want a Mentorship Program? FAQ
• Mentoring Program FAQ
• VIN Student Center: Jobs / Intern-Externships / Residencies

Don't forget to visit the Student Center to find even more information and resources gathered specifically for students.

Making Changes to Your VIN Account is Quick, Convenient and Easy!
You can log in any time of the day or night and use MyVIN to:

• Change your contact info (mailing and email addresses, telephone number, etc.)
• Get a statement of your VIN membership charges for any date range
• Update your billing information (payment option and/or method)
• Renew your membership
• Change your password

Prefer to talk to a live person? The VIN membership services team can make those changes for you, as well as:

• Change your other secure log-in details
• Set up or change your group membership
• Change your name (VIN memberships are not transferrable to others, however, if you'd like to change how your name appears on VIN just let the membership team know!)

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

• Injuries, behavioral problems linked to retractable leashes
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Appeals court asked to decide free speech element of veterinary case
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Lawmaker behind proposed Fairness to Pet Owners Act aims to inform consumers
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• A colleague's suicide opens our Pandora's box (Commentary)
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Help exists for those struggling to pay veterinary bills
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving story:
Are rebate programs worth the time?

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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.

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

• People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets

Texas Farm Radio

• Breeding-Induced Endometritis (revised)

VetzInsight

• On Shaky Legs: Another Look at Foaling Season, Part 4

Speed of kill efficacy and efficacy of flavored spinosad tablets administered orally to cats in a simulated home environment for the treatment and prevention of cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestations
These studies demonstrated that spinosad administered orally to cats is safe and effective, providing >90% efficacy from 2 hours post-dosing and 100% knockdown at 24 hours, and preventing infestations over a 95 day study period from a flea-contaminated simulated home environment.

Asymptomatic dogs are highly competent to transmit Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi to the natural vector
All asymptomatic dogs except for one (93%) were competent to transmit Leishmania to the vector, including eight (61.5%) without skin parasitism. Sixteen symptomatic animals (67%) infected sand flies; six (37.5%) showed no amastigotes in the skin. Skin parasitism was not crucial for the ability to infect Lutzomyia longipalpis, but the presence of Leishmania in lymph nodes was significantly related to a positive xenodiagnosis.

InPouch™ TF-Feline medium is not specific for Tritrichomonas foetus
Our results suggest possible misdiagnosis of tritrichomonosis in cats using InPouch TF-Feline medium. PCR-based verification of culture-positive samples prior the potentially neurotoxic ronidazole treatment is recommended.

What Else Could I Have Done For This Dog With Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia?
I felt that I was trying to address some of the underlying causes of ventricular tachycardia (pain, hypoxia) while I looked for others (hypomagnesemia) and treated the arrhythmia (lidocaine, propranolol).

Serval Kitten With Thickened Stomach And Diarrhea: Foreign Material Found Adhered To Gastric Wall
Now that you mention it, I have seen that once before, in a cat with chronic vomiting and apparent pyloric mass. Maybe we should get together and write a paper -- Pseudo gastric thickening secondary to foreign body!

Tips On Radiographing Equine Feet; Evaluation Of Pre-Purchase Exam Radiographs In Dressage Horse; Are These Radiographic Changes A Deal-Breaker?
When shooting radiographs of horse feet (P3), it's best if you have shoes off, feet clean, and the frog packed with play-dough or Vaseline or something similar to eliminate those big air pockets from the frog.

I Just Learned That An Employee Has A History Of Stealing From Employers: What Should I Do?
When a decision is based on past criminal activity, you need to make sure you do not run afoul of your state laws regarding the obtaining and use of criminal history.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Sunday, March 30 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Kendal Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP, and Carrie Christner for Free Management Tools to Help Grow your Practice: ASVCP & AAHA Guidelines & VINx.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Tuesday, April 1 - 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, April 2 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 1
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Thursday, April 3 - 1 p.m. ET - VIN Journal Club
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, to discuss two articles from J Vet Emerg Crit Care on the shock index.
- Instructions for obtaining FULL TEXT versions of these articles can be found on the VIN Journal Club page.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.

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• Intraoral Nerve Blocks in Feline Patient VIN/AAFP (R)
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More Funny Things Clients Have Said To Us
"Just examined an overweight golden retriever, and when I asked the owner what she was feeding she said, 'Cantonese.'

Uh... what?

Thankfully she meant Canidae."

Book Review of the Week
Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Third Edition, Volumes I and II
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness

VIN Keyboard Shortcuts

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonosis Case 153 - opened 3/24

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Feline Hyperthyroidism
Explore the rest of Associate!

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What To Do, What Not To Do, And When To Do It
by Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC.

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: BSAVA and Voorjaarsdagen.

Developing A Positive Attitude: What's The Best Thing To Happen To You Today?
I was mentally dragging this morning, so I took a break to go for a short run. There was a flock of pre-school aged children with mothers on the path about two miles in. As I approached them, one little boy (who had clearly watched a road race before) smiled at me and stuck out his hand to give me 'five'. Totally made my day!

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

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review 2014
March 31 - April 16, 2014

This course is open to veterinarians and veterinary support staff actively interested in learning 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.

Basics of Exotic Companion Mammal Dentistry
April 1 - May 2, 2014

This will cover the basic dental anatomy for rabbits, guinea pigs, rodents, mice, rats, hamsters, and prairie dogs, as well as husbandry issues (such as diet) which may influence dental health. We will then discuss the common presentations seen with each species, methods of diagnosing dental disease, and the appropriate treatment for these conditions.

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