Sunday Rounds
Join Dick Headley, DVM, at 10 p.m. EDT for Dealing with Surgical Pain, Before and after the Fact.

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• Anemia
• Polycythemia
• von Willebrand’s disease
• Hemophilia
• Various kinds of leukemia
• and more

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

• New labels for spot-on parasite treatments expected
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Pilot filmed for veterinary television show
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• "A Veterinarian's Trip Through the Gray Market"
  Part 2 - Golden-ticket scheme delivers prized information
  Public | VIN | Discussion
  Part 1 - Veterinarian investigates illicit diversion of flea products
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians ponder ideal number of daily appointments
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
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* EPA pursues labeling changes on pet spot-on products
* The latest on new graduates and the job market
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New and Revised Articles to Share
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• Ear Mites (revised)
• Feed your Feline

Texas Farm Radio

• Does Cortisone Cause Laminitis or Founder in Horses?

ANIMALicious

• The Goat that can Eat Anything – and other Mythological Creatures

Life-threatening respiratory pasteurellosis associated with palliative pet care
Pasteurella multocida is a zoonotic Gram-negative cocco-bacillus often associated with soft tissue infections due to dog and cat bites. Here we report 3 patients who developed life-threatening P. multocida respiratory tract infections after providing palliative care to their dying pets.

Canine immune-mediated polyarthritis: part 2: diagnosis and treatment
Canine immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA) is a diagnosis of exclusion based predominantly on clinical signs, characteristic joint fluid analysis, and elimination of potential joint infection. Ultimately, an appropriate and sustained response to immunosuppressive therapy may become the final diagnostic criterion used.

Thymomas in rabbits: clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment
Mediastinal masses in rabbits appear to be more common than previously believed and consist primarily of thymomas rather than thymic lymphomas. Cytology of samples collected by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration is an accurate diagnostic tool for the identification of thymomas in rabbits. Due to a high rate of perioperative mortality, intensive perioperative care and the provision of a low-stress environment are recommended for a successful thoracotomy.

Lameness in a dog taking palladia (Toceranib)
I've had this happen in two cases over the last ten years, so it is rare but possible.

Anecdotal use of topical mixture (dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO], lidocaine, and morphine) for dogs with arthritis
Every night, I thank Lester for coming up with this concoction. I am having horrible pain from herniated disc surgery, and this mixture works wonders.

Dealing with spouses as employers; should part-time veterinarians contact clients with non-emergency laboratory results on their days off?
Practice owners do dumb things to their businesses in order to keep the peace at home, or otherwise appease their partners -- decisions they would likely never make if it were strictly business at the workplace.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, May 20, 10 p.m. EDT
(Sunday, May 21, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Dick Headley, DVM, for Dealing with Surgical Pain, Before and after the Fact.
* This session is all text.

VECCS Rounds
Monday, May 21, 8 p.m. EDT
(Monday, May 22, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Marie E. Kerl DVM, MPH, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVECC, for Metabolic Disasters.

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, May 23, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Come on by for a chat with your colleagues!

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
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Book Review of the Week
Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, 8th Ed.
Buy it in the VIN Bookstore.
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Website of the Week
Disability Prepared – Exchanging Best Practices in Disaster Planning for People with Disabilities

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 119 - Opened 5/7
Dental Case 89 - Opened 5/5

Associate - Updated and New
Hypomyelinogenesis (canine, feline)
Explore the rest of Associate!

Upcoming Conferences
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But that's not what I meant
After a series of late night emergency calls, I had a few bloopers in my notes. I was writing up the file for a cat with pyrethrin toxicity in the wee hours and wrote: "Boots will rest eternally if placed there, but prefers lateral recumbency." I blame spell check for autocorrecting "sternal."

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Necropsy Techniques
Each of these courses are designed to familiarize the attendee with 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.
*These courses are open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians

Basic Necropsy Technique
June 7 - 24, 2012

Small Animal Necropsies
June 14 - July 1, 2012

Large Animal Necropsies
June 21 - July 8, 2012

Avian and Exotic Necropsies
June 28 - July 15, 2012

*VIN Members registering for all four courses will receive a discount.

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