At 8 p.m. EDT, join Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC, for Preparing for Emergencies, The ABCs of Triage, and What Is an Emergency Database?

At 9 p.m. EDT, the Acupuncture Journal Club and Rachael E. Carpenter, DVM, will discuss: Wilson DV, Lankenau C, Berney CE, Peroni DL, et al.
The effects of a single acupuncture treatment in horses with severe recurrent airway obstruction.
Equine Vet J. September 2004;36(6):489-94.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.
Find out how to access the full text article.

Invite your staff to join Noah Jones, RVT, for World Veterinary Day 2012: Antimicrobial Resistance at 9:30 p.m. EDT.

Each session will be text only, no audio.

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join the discussions.

If you can't attend, check the Rounds or Front Page of VIN, or next Tuesday's VIN This Week, for links to the transcript of the discussion.

ANIMALicious' mission is to support you and all colleagues by helping clients understand behind-the-exam room issues. Written by magical leprechauns (also known as VIN Community veterinarians and staff), ANIMALicious encourages and accepts moderated comments from veterinarians and pet owners alike.

ANIMALicious takes Veterinary Partner one step further by tackling broader issues in a humorous but sometimes poignant manner.

The site has opened with just a few articles, but one or two will be added weekly. The first articles are:

• Waiting is the Hardest Part – on the Pet
• How one Veterinarian Answers the No. 1 Question
• Dog Owner’s Guide to Peaceful Co-existence with Livestock
• Muzzling Debate: What’s the Problem with Keeping Pets and People Safer at the Vet’s?

Let us know what you think, suggest topics or submit an article for consideration by posting a comment on the site or emailing ANIMALicious@vin.com.

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• Lawmakers kill legislation allowing lay dentistry
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New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Easy Care for Aging Pets
• Doxycycline (Vibramycin) (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Feeding Recommendations for Miniature Horses

ANIMALicious

• Dog Owner’s Guide to Peaceful Co-existence with Livestock

Evaluation of dietary energy intake and physical activity in dogs undergoing a controlled weight-loss program
Design: Prospective clinical study. Animals-35 client-owned obese dogs (BCS > 7/9). Procedures: Dogs were fed a therapeutic diet with energy intake restrictions to maintain weight loss of approximately 2%/wk. Collar-mounted pedometers were used to record the number of steps taken daily as a measure of activity.

Pneumoesophagography and the appearance of masses in the caudal portion of the esophagus in dogs with spirocercosis
Pneumoesophagography was easily performed in dogs with spirocercosis and showed promise as a cost-effective and safe initial diagnostic procedure for further evaluation and characterization of suspected caudal esophageal lesions.

Truncations of titin causing dilated cardiomyopathy
Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy arise from mutations in many genes. TTN, the gene encoding the sarcomere protein titin, has been insufficiently analyzed for cardiomyopathy mutations because of its enormous size.

Can the intranasal strangles vaccine be given orally?
One of the new vets doing a call at my wife's barn said they quit using the vaccine IN and started giving it orally as the target area was the tonsils anyway. I figured IN mucosal IGE as well is what it is supposed to stimulate. Since my wife's warm blood HATES nasal vaccines it would sure be easier.

Using OraStrip QuickCheck to detect and educate clients about periodontal disease
I do feel a little odd running a test that is going to tell me what I already know and have shown owners. However, my clients do not have the same experience or understanding that I do.

Possible employee theft of tramadol: tramadol classification in Illinois
The employee admitted once before that her husband smokes synthetic marijuana. I suspect one of them may be pilfering the tramadol so I am going to install a spy camera which looks like one of my burglar alarm motion detectors. My question is if I catch one of them stealing the tramadol on video and call the authorities, can I be in any trouble for not locking it up?

Acupuncture Journal Club
Sunday, April 29, 9 p.m. EDT
(Monday, April 30, 1 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Rachael E. Carpenter, DVM, to discuss:
Wilson DV, Lankenau C, Berney CE, Peroni DL, et al.
The effects of a single acupuncture treatment in horses with severe recurrent airway obstruction
Equine Vet J. September 2004;36(6):489-94.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.
Find out how to access the full text article.
* This session is all text, no audio

VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, April 29, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Monday, April 30, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Noah Jones, RVT, for World Veterinary Day 2012: Antimicrobial Resistance.

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 1, 9:30 p.m. EDT
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Swing on over and discuss your day with some of your fellow VINners.

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The VINDEX is located on the upper right side of the Front Page, just below the navigation bar and is a handy tool to help you find many of the most popular VIN features. But if you really want to see the magic, from any page on VIN hold down your Ctrl button and push the “E” on your keyboard (Ctrl+E). So the next time you are looking for the VIN Bookstore or the calculator you used a few weeks ago, use the VINDEX.

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Book Review of the Week
Humane Livestock Handling: Understanding Livestock Behavior and Building Facilities for Healthier Animals
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What's your Diagnosis?
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Pathology Case 95 - Opened 4/23
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Myelodysplasia (Spinal Dysraphism) (canine)
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Murphy's Law never fails
The meaner the pet, the more likely the chance he/she will have something wrong with their mouth or their eyes (so you have to stare right at them).

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

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.

Systems C: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
June 21 - August 26, 2012

This course is the fifth of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems.

For CE opportunities for yourself, your veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

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