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Now, changing your password is simpler, quicker and even easier than ever. Log in to your account with your current password then go to MyVIN > Membership > Change your Password.

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The Clinical Nutrition Specialty Center incorporates resources from all over VIN and from outside websites on a variety of nutritional subjects such as:

• Pertinent lectures
• Notes
• Proceedings
• Rounds
• Slide shows
• Videos

The Websites section of the center includes links to helpful food and drug recall websites (like FDA and FARAD), appropriate journals, and product resources as well as direct links to various nutritional services and nutritional organizations. There's even a handy section full of Client Handouts!

Reach the Clinical Nutrition Specialty Center through the About Page for the Clinical Nutrition Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

When ya Gotta go, ya Gotta go!
Inappropriate Elimination in Cats is an all too common complaint and usually not an easy problem to solve!

This new client handout provided by VINner Dr. Valeri Devaney discusses:

• Behavior modification strategies
• Husbandry and management changes
• Medical options

Find it in the VIN Forms Collection located in the Forms and Handouts section of the VIN Library.

Your Recalculating Days are Over!
The new MyCalculations tool makes it easy to save calculations you've done with the VIN suite of calculators and associate them with patients you've saved in your MyCalculations for future reference.

MyCalculations is located under the 'Stuff' menu in your MyVIN and in the VIN Library.

Keep an eye on this section of VIN This Week to learn about the latest toys Beta.vin.com.

If you want to be on the "bleeding edge" make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.

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

• AVMA issues email fraud alert
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians try to make sense of Cuddon case
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Judge orders FDA to assess antibiotic safety in livestock
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Labor Department job outlook for veterinarians: 'Overall ... good'
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians frustrated by Novartis backorders
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
* EPA pursues labeling changes on pet spot-on products
* How to counsel aspiring veterinarians?
* How many patients can you see in a day?

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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!

• What Happens in Heartworm Disease (revised)
• Flea Control For Ferrets (revised)
• Pick a Pair of Bunnies

Texas Farm Radio

• Glue-on Shoes for Horses

A retrospective study of inflammatory colorectal polyps in miniature dachshunds
Twenty dogs (80%) out of 25 miniature dachshunds with inflammatory colorectal polyps responded to immunosuppressive therapy using prednisolone and cyclosporine. The results of this study indicate that miniature dachshunds are predisposed to develop inflammatory colorectal multiple polyps, for which immunosuppressive therapy may be a treatment option.

Hydrophobic polycationic coatings that inhibit biofilms and support bone healing during infection
Adhesion of microorganisms to biomaterials with subsequent formation of biofilms on such foreign bodies as orthopedic trauma hardware is a critical factor in implant-associated infections; once a biofilm has been established, its microorganisms become recalcitrant to the host's immune surveillance and markedly resistant to drugs.

Right subclavian artery anomaly in an adult Friesian horse
This report describes an unusual vascular ring anomaly (VRA) that resulted in repeated oesophageal obstruction in an adult horse. Oesophagoscopy identified a luminal obstruction with secondary mucosal sloughing. Post mortem findings revealed oesophageal and tracheal stenosis secondary to an aberrant right subclavian artery.

Open adoption policies in shelters
I think I would need to see some evidence to suggest that these "worse than the shelter" environments were common enough in the pool of potential adopters to justify alienating potential adopters who won't put up with being put under the microscope.

Receptionist backed into other receptionist's car in our parking lot and refuses to pay: do I get involved?
Receptionist #1 with a greater than 15 year history with our practice has had her car backed into by receptionist #2 with a history with our practice of about 18 months. Damage is approximately $900.00-$2000.00 depending on the body shop estimate. Of course receptionist #2 has no automobile insurance at all (which is illegal in our state) and receptionist #1 did not have uninsured motorist insurance until after this accident.

Sanos sealant vs. Healthymouth water additive for prevention of dental tartar; Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) standards for oral hygiene products
In our practice we use SANOS in the patient whose owner will not brush the teeth or give dental treats and in the patient whose owner will perform plaque control -- yes the mechanical action will wipe SANOS away ( and the plaque too) in areas that are accessible but in areas that are not accessible the SANOS product will do its thing. Seems like a win-win.

How To Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, April 11, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, April 12, 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, April 15, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, April 16, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, for Festival of Whimsy: ER Cases that Warm the Heart and Soil the Undergarments.
* This session will use audio. Are you ready? Take the Readiness Test.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
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• HGE Treated with Amox/Clav
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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.

View conference, meeting and symposium proceedings in the VIN Library.
Browse by conference name or by year or check out the archives of meetings from 1999 and earlier.

Recently Added:

• AAFP (Fall 2010)
• 2011 ECVIM-CA
• 2011 London Vet Show (LVS)
• American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2011
• Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)2011
• Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) 2011
• International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) 2011

Free Stuff for Your Clinic Website

• Show your VINner pride right on your clinic website by adding the 2012 VIN web decal.
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Book Review of the Week
Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Pets: Birds, Small Mammals, Reptiles
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
FDA's National Drug Code Directory
Health-e-Cards

eVetSites Tip of the Week
New Content for your eVetSites

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 93 - Opened 4/3
Zoonosis Case 117 - Opened 4/2
Dental Case 87 - Opened 4/1

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: IAAAM, AVA, ACVIM, ISFM, and EVECCS.

The Murphy's law of vet med

1. The amount of suture you need to close your incision is inversely proportional to the amount you have left. Same for number of sponges and drops of tissue adhesive.
2. If it's a crucial instrument and it can be dropped, it will.
3. The monetary cost of the instrument you're using (like the tonopen) is directly proportional to your likelihood of breaking it. While the boss is in the building.

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

OSHA & Practice Safety
April 9 - July 12, 2011

This course is designed for the Practice Owner, Manager or Administrator who desires to understand OSHA's Standards as well as practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice. We attempt to avoid debating the merits of any particular requirement and focus on how to achieve compliance! This course will cover ALL aspects of a hospital safety program, not just the Hazard Communication Standard. The participants will be provided with many downloadable resources, including the actual text versions of applicable standards.

Behavior Business - Make it your Business
June 13 - July 7, 2012

This course is designed to help you learn how to incorporate behavior services into your general practice and make it profitable, while improving the welfare of your patients.

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.

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