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Sink Your Teeth Into Dentistry!
Expand your knowledge in the Dentistry Specialty Center. Resources from VIN and beyond are in one convenient place.

Find information on common dental issues, online books from the VIN Library, textbooks available in the VIN Bookstore, client handouts and forms and discussions on various procedures and techniques. Links to dentistry journals, associations, products and informational websites are also provided.

The Dentistry Specialty Center is linked to the About Page for the Dentistry Message Board Folder and the Specialty Centers page in the VIN Library.

Hungry For More?
Jan Bellows, DAVDC, DABVP, reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of veterinary dentistry in The Smile Book, IV.

And don't miss Dr. Bellows' Dental Morphs, also available in the Multimedia section of the VIN Library.

Want to test your dental knowledge?
Dr. Bellows' regular Dental Brain Teasers and Dr. Fraser Hale's Cusp Challenges will give you something to chew on. Try your hand with the current case or review past cases. Come on and join the fun!





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Clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical characterization of a novel equine ocular disorder: heterochromic iridocyclitis with secondary keratitis in adult horses
Horses being treated for heterochromic iridocyclitis with secondary keratitis (HIK) require diligent and frequent follow-up examinations in combination with aggressive local immune suppression to control the disease. However, HIK may not respond to therapy and enucleation may ultimately be required to ensure the horse's comfort.

Retrospective study of the prevalence of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in diabetic and nondiabetic dogs after phacoemulsification
The greatest risk for KCS for all dogs is during the first 2 weeks postoperatively. Populations at greatest risk for postoperative KCS are small dogs, small diabetic dogs, and large dogs with preoperative STT =22.

Neuropathology of Natural Cytauxzoon felis Infection in Domestic Cats
The changes in the brains of affected cats were attributed to vascular occlusion and secondary ischemia caused by the protozoal infection.




How To Blame Anything On Vaccines
These comments show the kind of reasoning that allows vaccines to be blamed for absolutely anything...

Large Number Of Fibroepithelial Polyps (Acrochordon) On Dog's Chest
These are skin tags that result from friction, especially in these short coated deep chested dogs. The technical term is fibroepithelial polyp and the actual pathological name is acrochordon.

Watch What You Post: Inappropriate Sharing Of Information From VIN
I naively thought that info on VIN would at least stay within the veterinary community, but I was sadly mistaken. Words typed into a database can be screen-shot and come back to haunt you, so please, please, please be aware.

Dog Has Adrenal Tumor With Associated Invasion Of The Caudal Vena Cava
Having an enlarging lesion in the vena cava that begins at the adrenal and progresses cranially is due to tumor invasion. Over time, this has the potential of extending beyond the level of the liver and into the right atrium -- so that could be a problem for cardiac function as time goes on and treatment is withheld.

 

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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, April 12 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, April 13 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about student issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 2
Wednesday, April 13 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
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Dear Pet
Dear Mimi,

You know I love you. You have been a precious part of my family for 19 years. You kept me company as I studied for vet school exams (thx for knocking over all those drinks BTW). You taught me about Horner's syndrome and retained P3 fragments. As the children grew up, you taught them the correct way to handle a cat by rewarding gentleness with purrs, and errors with stony silence and one exquisitely timed hiss, but never a bite (you save those for CVTs). As your organs, senses, and cognitive function fail (while your affection shines on undimmed) I have done and will continue to do all I can to keep you comfortable until I can't any more. I've gotten used to sweeping up random cat litter around the house and giving you maropitant every single day because you will reliably vomit if I don't. I'm okay with those things.

But, I swear to dog, if I ever wake up with cat poop in my hair again, I will transfer you to Jesus THAT DAY. That is not acceptable.

Love, Mom



Book Review of the Week
Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse, Fourth Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Dealing With Orphaned Or Injured Animals In Texas

New Proceedings
2015 Veterinary Cancer Society Conference (VCS 2015)

2016 Veterinary Conference Calendars
AVMA Meetings
DVM360 Calendar
VetAgenda
RACE-Approved Providers And Programs page

New Client Education Handout
Litter Box Criteria Pamphlet

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 VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café or any of the other VIN booths if you’re attending Voorjaarsdagen, CVC Virginia Beach, European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry, ECVO, IAAAM, or AVA.




NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review
April 27 - May 21, 2016

The primary purpose of this course is to provide accurate and up to date information regarding the security and accountability of controlled substances so that veterinary practitioners can make best practice choices within their practice setting.

Coughing Dogs -- Cardiac or Respiratory?
April 13 - 30, 2016

Coughing is a common presenting complaint in small animal practice. It can be caused by cardiac or respiratory disease. Since these diseases are treated differently, successful treatment requires determining the cause of the cough. This course discusses the diagnostic approach to a coughing patient so that the general practitioner can come up with an optimal treatment plan.

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