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 were:

• 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.

Career Resources (for ALL VINners!) in the VIN Student Center
The VIN Student Center can help you find and prepare for your first (or your 50th) position.

Take advantage of resources like:

• Vetquest Classifieds (search for job postings or place an ad of your own!)
• AVMA Veterinary Career Center (new job postings every day!)
• Articles on finding Intern/Resident positions
• Anatomy of an employment contract
• Career development resources by Nan Boss

Thanks to the continuous efforts of the VIN community, the Student Center has grown into a resource to serve all VINners.

E-mail to Feedback@vin.com if you'd like to contribute to the Student Center or just share your thoughts about the new features.

MyActivities - Formerly Known as Ctrl+M
Track and manage all of your message board and search activities in one place with the new and improved MyActivities feature on Beta.vin.com.

(You'll want to make sure your browser is set to allow pop ups from VIN. Learn how.)

Each tab contains details on your searches and message board participation, limited to the time frame you choose.

Clicking on the column headers under each tab sorts that column.

Forgot to save your search results to your MyStuff? Use the 'My Search History' tab to revive your search result -- and get a second chance to add it to your MyStuff.

If your MySubscriptions or MyDiscussions lists are getting a little cluttered, remove the ones you no longer want quickly and easily in a couple of clicks!

Let us know what you think!

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

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

• Veterinarian investigates illicit diversion of flea products
  Public | VIN | Discussion -
  The First in the Series:
  "A Veterinarian's Trip Through the Gray Market"
• Veterinarians ponder ideal number of daily appointments
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Challenges face proposal to create welfare specialty
  Public | VIN | Discussion
  NEW - voice your opinion in the poll associated with this article
• Merial: PureVax for ferrets coming back this week
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
* Cisapride off market?
* DEA rules mystify, concern mobile practitioners
* EPA pursues labeling changes on pet spot-on products
* The latest on new graduates and the job market

Be a VIN newshound:
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.

The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners.

Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.

New and Revised Articles to Share
With Your Clients!

• Monitoring Glucose Regulation (revised)
• Safer Swimming

Texas Farm Radio

• Long Toes Related to Horse's Hip Pain

ANIMALicious

• Pleasantly Plump Pasture Pets

Effects of essential fatty acid supplementation in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy: A clinical trial
The effects of essential fatty acid supplementation (EFA) on the control of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs were investigated in a blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

Successful treatment of equine sarcoids with cisplatin electrochemotherapy: A retrospective study of 48 cases
Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a new anticancer therapy that utilizes electrical field pulses to induce increased cell membrane permeability to antitumor hydrophilic drugs, such as cisplatin. The increased intracellular concentration of the drugs has a significant therapeutic benefit.

When a patient has been referred to a specialty hospital for one problem, but another is discovered, should the referring vet be consulted about the next step?
Am I a bad guy? I think I would lose my mind if I called the rDVM prior to contacting or consulting with every single client.

Managing a ringworm outbreak in a shelter
We are not able to provide a true quarantine in this building and staff delayed telling me about the skin lesions for a few days before I found them on my own (despite lectures and standard operating procedures). So lord knows it is likely everywhere.

Dental room design: wet table and dental radiography
I am looking for a wet table for dentistry. I would like an adjustable height. Any suggestions? Anything to really avoid?

How to Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, May 9, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, May 10, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

AAFP Rounds
Sunday, May 13, 8 p.m. EDT
(Sunday, May 14, Midnight GMT/UTC)
Join Susan Little for AAFP/ISFM Feline-Friendly Nursing Care Guidelines.
* This session will use audio. Are you ready? Take the Readiness Test.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, May 13, 10 p.m. EDT
(Sunday, May 14, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC for Morbidity and Mortality Rounds from the Emergency Medicine Folder.
* This session will use audio. Are you ready? Take the Readiness Test.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions

Want to See What You've Been Missing?

• Canine Hyperadrenocorticism Simulator - INTERIM
• Oseltamivir for Parvo Treatment
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Preparing for Emergencies VECCS
• Medially Luxating Patellae @
• Festival of Whimsy: ER Cases @
• HGE Treated with Amox/Clav
• VIN & World of Research @
• Why and How: The Cat Friendly Practice @ AAFP

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.

Plan to hire a new grad!
Many of the best graduating seniors are regular VIN users. Post your position in Vetquest Classifieds. Please use the Positions Offered -- New Graduates category as this is where we encourage the 2012 Graduates to search for open positions and post their resumes. This is a FREE service provided by VIN and VETQUEST.

Colleagues working in the same practice qualify for group membership rates! Each practitioner enjoys the benefit of an individual account and personal login - maintaining preferences and professionalism - with the added convenience and savings of Group Membership billing.

Remember, there is no such thing as a VIN 'Hospital' membership where all colleagues use the same login. Every colleague at every hospital must have their own account/login, even if the billing is handled as a group membership within their hospital. (Check out this discussion on the VIN message boards about sharing login details.)

This FAQ will explain how group memberships work. If you still have questions contact membership services at vingram@vin.com, or call membership services at 1-800-700-4636 (toll free) or 1-530-756-4881 (locally) or 01 45 222 6154 in the UK.

Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, email or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar.)

Book Review of the Week
Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition
Buy it in the VIN Bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Genes for Cowboys

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Embedding YouTube Videos in your eVetSite

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 95 - Opened 4/23
Zoonosis Case 118 - Opened 4/23
Dental Case 87 - Opened 4/1

Associate - Updated and New:
Atlantoaxial Malformation (canine)
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, EVECCS, ACVS Science Week, and PVC.

You figure it out, honey
Opened the door to the laundry room area. Discovered that the rottie had finally killed the bunny living under the shed. And then eaten it. And then vomited part of it up. Made my way back to bed. Comment to my husband as I fell asleep, "Thanks for the heads up that there was a pile of rabbit parts in the back room!" His response? "Oh, that's what it is?! I left it there for you to identify because I couldn't figure out what she had eaten!"

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

Small Animal Necropsies
June 14 - July 1, 2012

This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with small animal necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions. By the end of the course, the attendee should be able to recognize common lesions, exudates, form a morphologic diagnosis and perform a small animal necropsy.

Large Animal Necropsies
June 21 - July 8, 2012

This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with large animal necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions. By the end of the course, the attendee should be able to recognize common lesions, exudates, form a morphologic diagnosis and perform a large animal necropsy.

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.

Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.

Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.