Texts are sent via your web-based interface so no more need for a clinic cell phone. From post-surgery updates to simple labwork reporting to client education articles, texting can be a great way to keep your clients in the loop and your staff moving forward with their workday.

Reach out to the VINx Team to learn more! 800-454-0576 - VINxSupport@vin.com

Hone Your Skills With the VIN Virtual Clinic
Brush up on difficult cases before they walk through your door.

The Virtual Clinic records your performance on each patient, so you can track your progress. Unlike real life, the Virtual Clinic offers do-overs. If you need help, look for the Quick Start link on the page footer.

Use the 'Give us your feedback' button to help make the Virtual Clinic a powerful resource for building your clinical skills.

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

• Alberta wildfire still out of control
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• Working in veterinary medicine after organ transplant
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• Make price paramount when choosing veterinary school, many advise
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- AVMA new-grad salary calculator raises eyebrows
- UK veterinarians take stand on brachycephalic pet welfare
- How big a threat is leptospirosis to horses?

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Veterinary Partner

• Ways to keep your Pet Healthy and Happy

Texas Farm Radio

• Oral Joint Supplements in Senior Horses (revised)

VetzInsight

• Rebekah and the Very Bad, Terrible, Awful Visit to the V-E-T

Determining canine skin concentrations of terbinafine to guide the treatment of Malassezia dermatitis
These results suggest that TBF does not achieve high concentrations in canine stratum corneum or sebum compared to serum. The mean Cmax of all skin tissues (paw stratum corneum, thorax stratum corneum, and sebum) barely exceeded the reported Malassezia MIC90, of 0.25 µg/mL, which indicates that doses higher than 30 mg/kg p.o. once daily may be necessary.

Canine epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: a retrospective study of 20 cases
Canine EBA is a rare subepidermal blistering disease with an inflammatory phenotype and a predilection for young great danes and male dogs. The outcome of treatment appears more favourable than assumed previously.

COLQ variant associated with Devon Rex and Sphynx feline hereditary myopathy
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Some Devon Rex and Sphynx cats have a variably progressive myopathy characterized by appendicular and axial muscle weakness, megaesophagus, pharyngeal weakness, and fatigability with exercise. Muscle biopsies from affected cats demonstrated variable pathological changes ranging from dystrophic features to minimal abnormalities. Affected cats have exacerbation of weakness following anticholinesterase dosing, a clue that there is an underlying congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS).

Approaching Graduation: Which Student Loan Repayment Plan Do I Choose If Getting Married Soon And Fiance Also Has Student Loans?
Who knew this could get so complicated? That's why I wanted to illustrate all this with an example using your very normal situation highlighting how complex this all can get when you reach the actual repayment phase.

Echocardiographic Evidence Of Giant Right Atrial Diverticulum In Dog That Has Right Heart Failure
Very, very, very cool. I think this is something that's never been described in a dog before.

Treatment Advice For New Puppy That Has Separation Anxiety
I've gotten a lot more aggressive about treating young pups early. Go for the synergy of brain plasticity plus medication-induced receptor change to potentially make real changes in synaptic connections, receptor levels, etc.

Local Government In New Jersey Does Not Recognize Full Year Duration For Feline Rabies Vaccine
Animals that have a duration of immunity which expires prior to the ten month cut-off must receive a booster rabies vaccination prior to licensure.

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VECCS Rounds
Monday, May 23 - 8 p.m. ET
(Tuesday, May 24 - Midnight GMT)
Join Susan M. Barnes, DVM, for Lead the Way: Instructing our First Responders.
This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, May 24 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, May 25 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about life away from the office?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, May 29 - No Rounds
The U.S. celebrates Memorial Day.

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VSPN Notebook
"I wish I had this when I was a student and new grad. It's filled with lots of the little factlets that I was always looking for," says VIN co-founder Paul Pion.

VIN members will find it online in the books section of the VIN Library. VSPN members should look for the banner on the VSPN front page or in the VSPN Library. You can also purchase a copy from the VIN Bookstore.

The very very dangerous eye mite
Caught a 3D Imax at Virginia Beach Aquarium that talked about these ("Unseen World, I think it was called). You should have seen the little buggers coming at you in 3D. More than a few people rubbed their eyes the rest of the show.

Book Review of the Week
Tick and Tick-Borne Diseases
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Canine Epilepsy Resources

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Primary Hyperparathyroidism (revised)
Canine
Feline
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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 which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café or any of the other VIN booths if you’re attending EVECCS, ACVIM, FECAVA/VÖK Jahrestagung, PacVet, ISFM, ANZCVS Science Week, ECVS Annual Scientific Meeting, or AAZV.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Understanding Hospice and Palliative Care
August 11 - September 4, 2016

This course is designed to help veterinarians and veterinary staff to better understand the hospice philosophy and gain tools to implement directly into their hospice services. Course attendees will learn about the initial hospice consultation, the stages of dying, comfort care protocols, and case examples. Until certification exists for animal hospice providers, presentations like this can help guide providers on hospice best practices.

Advanced Animal Hospice
September 13 - October 7, 2016

This course is designed to help veterinarians and veterinary staff to better understand the hospice philosophy and gain tools to implement directly into their hospice services. Course attendees will learn about the initial hospice consultation, the stages of dying, comfort care protocols, and case examples. Until certification exists for animal hospice providers, presentations like this can help guide providers on hospice best practices.

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