VIN Mentor: Emergency Procedures Manual
The VIN Mentor manual includes videos with narration, step-by-step instructions, and materials lists to help you perform common emergency medical procedures with success. You can also print a PDF to reference while you perform the procedures. As the collection grows it will include topics from many disciplines (including exotic species). To suggest a procedure or contribute your own videos, please email Tony@vin.com.
Use the VIN Calculators on Your Mobile Device!
The VIN Wizards have tested many of the VIN calculators extensively on iPad and iPhone. These mobile versions allow you to use many of your favorite VIN calculators on mobile devices that don’t support Adobe Flash. The VIN geeks will continue tweaking them to make them more user friendly, and we'd love your feedback. Access the calculators and other VIN tools for your mobile device at mobile.vin.com.
You Know You're a Vet When...
...someone else is clipping a dog's wounds and suddenly screams out "maggots!" and instead of being grossed out everyone else in the room shouts out "oh, cool, i want to see"....while eating birthday cake and not dropping a single crumb or missing a single bite.
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Incidence of sterile hemorrhagic cystitis in dogs receiving cyclophosphamide orally for three days without concurrent furosemide as part of a chemotherapeutic treatment for lymphoma: 57 cases (2007-2012)
No dogs in this study had sterile hemorrhagic cystitis following oral administration of the single-day maximum-tolerated dose of cyclophosphamide divided over a 3-day period without furosemide administration. Further research is needed to confirm whether this method of cyclophosphamide administration is equivalent or superior to the current single-dose administration method.
Degree and duration of corneal anesthesia after topical application of 0.4% oxybuprocaine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution in ophthalmically normal dogs
Topical application of oxybuprocaine and tetracaine similarly reduced corneal sensitivity in dogs, but oxybuprocaine was less irritating to the conjunctiva than was tetracaine.
Influence of acidifying or alkalinizing diets on bone mineral density and urine relative supersaturation with calcium oxalate and struvite in healthy cats
Urinary undersaturation with calcium oxalate was achieved by inducing alkaluria. Feeding an alkalinizing diet was not associated with urine relative supersaturation with struvite. Bone mineral density and calcium content were not adversely affected by diet; therefore, release of calcium from bone caused by feeding an acidifying diet may not occur in healthy cats.
Young Bitch Is Having Another Heat Cycle Only Two Months After She Finished Her Last Cycle
If she is having abnormally short inter-estrus intervals, it's going to increase her risk of pyometra. It is also highly likely her daughters will inherit this trait. (Her sons may also pass it on.)
Insulin Dose Adjustment For A Miniature Schnauzer That Had Hypoglycemic Episodes After Owner Switched To Levemir (Detemir) Without Guidance
Holy cow! This client is lucky he didn't kill his dog when he switched her from NPH insulin to detemir. We think detemir is about 5 times more potent than NPH, so I'm not surprised about the hypoglycemia.
Alpacas: Causes Of Sudden Death, Routine Deworming Recommendations, And Assessing Body Condition
A thin neck is a thin animal -- every time.
Advice For Raising A Litter Of Puppies That Were Orphaned At Birth
Tube feed every two hours around the clock until they are so strong it is difficult to get the tube in. Then use bottles that have human premie nipples on them.
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The VIN Wizards Never Sleep!
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 Book Review of the Week
Laboratory Mouse – Procedural Techniques (manual and DVD)
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Artifacts Found In Fecal Floats/Smears
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Greyhound Meningoencephalitis
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