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• Endocrinology Specialty Center
• Home Testing of Blood Glucose for Diabetic Cats
• VetzInsight: Doctor, You Aren’t Listening to Me... What if I Do Nothing?
• VetzInsight: Gotta Get those Annual Exams
• Associate Chapters:
  Canine Diabetes Mellitus
  Feline Diabetes Mellitus
• Proceedings (ACVIM 2015): Update on Insulin Treatments for Dogs and Cats
• Proceedings (AAFP 2014): Nutritional Management of Endocrine Disease in Cats
• Rounds: Managing the Feline Diabetic: Picking a Protocol

Wish you had Time to Participate in Clinical Research?
With a little help from VIN, you can participate in clinical research from your home or office.

• New: Pilot study of re-directed autologous T-cell therapy for drug resistant or refractory CD20+ B-cell lymphoma
  Dr. Nicola Mason of the University of Pennsylvania aims to determine the safety and efficacy of genetically re-directed T cells in dogs with B cell lymphoma.

Check the clinical trials page to see if any of the ongoing trials might make new or novel therapies available for your patients.

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

• Debate rages over anesthesia-free dentistry
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Wrist pain: occupational hazard for veterinarians?
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Student-loan advising company head convicted of fraud
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Another review of AVMA COE nears
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• I’m not my pet's parent
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Pet insurer renounces controversial rate factor
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:
- How big a threat is leptospirosis to horses?
- Whither Zeuterin?

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Guidelines for Litter Box Care

Texas Farm Radio

• Weight Loss in Foals (revised)

VetzInsight

• Why Vets have Clinic Cats

The Equine Movement Disorder "Shivers" Is Associated With Selective Cerebellar Purkinje Cell Axonal Degeneration
"Shivers" is a progressive equine movement disorder of unknown etiology. Clinically, horses with shivers show difficulty walking backward, assume hyperflexed limb postures, and have hind limb tremors during backward movement that resembles shivering. At least initially, forward movements are normal.

Preoperative findings and visual outcome associated with retinal reattachment surgery in dogs: 217 cases (275 eyes)
Maintenance or return of vision was noted in 74.2% of patients (72% of eyes) through the last known follow-up, with return of vision on average 18.5 days postoperatively. In those eyes that regained vision, 71.7% had retained vision at the last known recheck examination, with an average follow-up time of 550 days.

Cartilaginous Tumors of the Larynx and Trachea in the Dog: Literature Review and 10 Additional Cases (1995-2014)
Combining our 10 cases with the 16 previously reported cases showed that 6 (27%) of the affected dogs were Arctic breeds (Alaskan Malamute or Siberian Husky) suggesting a predisposition in this type of dog.

Normalization Of Standard Expenses When Doing Practice Valuation
I would like some opinions on whether or not all or some of this expense will be added back when my practice is evaluated down the road, or should I change my business practices?

Owner Is Convinced Dog Has Scabies Despite Negative Diagnostics And Failure Of Multiple Treatments: Could This Be Delusional Parasitosis?
Oh my gosh, Dr. Coyner, I think you absolutely hit the nail on the head! On her second visit, she brought in a baggie with a "bug" in it. She kept describing it, but when my tech and I looked, there was just dander -- no signs of any parasites.

Templates For Medical Records
Canned statements for discharge instructions are also a lifesaver. I keep a word document open on my desktop and I can copy/paste bland diet, suture/drain removal, recheck appointment info, etc. into the discharge instructions without having to write it each time.

Is It Normal To See Crystalluria/Urine Debris On Ultrasound In Asymptomatic Dogs And Cats?
My client said that the specialist that performed the bladder sonogram said it was quite common. Not sure if this is true, or if the client was misinterpreting.

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VIN Rounds
Sunday, April 17 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, April 18 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join eVetSites' Jose Galvan for Demystifying Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, April 19 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, April 20 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about new grad issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 3
Wednesday, April 20 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, April 21 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, April 24 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, April 25 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Lynn Hendrix, DVM, and Amir Shanan, DVM, for Dispelling Myths about Veterinary Hospice.
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• Food Animal Practice Beyond James Herriot @ (R)
• Steroids & PEG for IVDD Journal Club
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• ER Hospice and Palliative Care (R) VECCS
• Radiographic Evaluation of Canine Heart Size @ (R)
• Genomics for Cats with Myopathies @ (R)
• Student Loan Repayment & New REPAYE Program @ (R)

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Book Review of the Week
Seizures in Dogs and Cats
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Website of the Week
Wildlife Rehabilitators In Texas

New Quick Poll:
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Will you continue to dispense medications for a patient with a chronic illness if the owner refuses routine monitoring (exam, bloodwork, etc.)?

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Upcoming Conferences
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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Introduction to Chemotherapy in Veterinary Medicine
May 2 - June 2, 2016

This course will provide an overview of chemotherapy in veterinary medicine. Specific topics covered will include the origin of chemotherapy use in both human and veterinary medicine, chemotherapy safety, chemotherapy side effects, and cancer patient management. Cancer-specific chemotherapy protocols will be summarized along with the associated outcome data from our veterinary literature.

Backyard Poultry Medicine
May 20 - June 22, 2016

In recent years, more people are starting to raise small flocks of poultry in backyard urban settings. When these birds become injured or ill, the owners are turning to their local family veterinarian for assistance, even though many small animal practitioners have very little to no experience with poultry or with how to treat animals that are being used in food production. This course is intended to help those veterinarians and their technicians become more familiar with diagnosing and treating conditions of poultry commonly encountered in the backyard setting.

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