8 p.m. ET: VIN/AAFP Rounds
Update on FIV Research: Prevalence, Clinical Disease, and Diagnostic Testing with Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline).
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is one of the most important infectious diseases of cats worldwide and is an active focus for research. Join Susan Little, DVM, DABVP, VIN consultant and editor of The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, for a stimulating discussion of FIV: prevalence, diagnostic testing, and associated clinical conditions.

9 p.m. ET: VIN Rounds
Terms of Endearment: Your Employment Contract with Raphael S. Moore, JD, LLM
A fair and balanced employment contract is a blueprint for a good working relationship. Learn what the common terms mean and how to discuss and arrive at an agreement that makes everyone happy.

*Both sessions will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

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The ACVIM Forum is just around the corner! Stop by the VIN community breakfast on Saturday, June 7 to meet some fellow VINners, including VIN Consultants, Associate Editors, and Reps.

As in years past, Paul will show off a few new VIN features and tricks to help you get more from VIN, and you'll have a chance to share your ideas on how we can improve VIN and the VIN Community.

• Date: Saturday - June 7, 2014
• Time: 6:30 to 7:50 a.m.
• Location: Gaylord Opryland Convention Center; Level 0; Ryman PQR (MAP)

Planning to attend? If you haven't done so already, please take a moment to RSVP.

Adding Images to Your Message Board Posts
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to getting helpful feedback on your case, images can make all the difference.

Illustrate your case descriptions by adding an image to your message board post. You can also post images from your mobile device.

Want to be notified via email when there's a response to your post? Find out how to subscribe to the discussion.

Track Both Your VIN and Non-VIN CE
With MyCE!
MyCE is a simple tool to keep track of your past, present, and future continual education participation. Adding your non-VIN CE courses makes it possible to track all of your CE in one place.

There are two ways to find your MyCE:

• Log into VIN and click CE on the main navigation bar. Click the yellow MyCE banner.
  OR:
• Log into VIN and click on MyVIN > Stuff > Continual Education.

You can view previous, current, and upcoming course registrations, view or print your certificates, and keep track of credits you've earned.

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

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

• Canadian anti-spam law affects email across borders
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Insect repellent, antiviral drug detected in jerky pet treats
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Pet store chains to drop China-made treats - eventually
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinary private-practice sector makes modest rebound
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Blue Buffalo advertising draws long history of complaints
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:

• AVMA leadership candidates: where they stand
• Status of AVMA Council on Education accreditation credentials
• New price comparison site offends profession
• VCA offers to buy competing practices

Be a VIN newshound:
The VIN News Service (VNS) is here to give you a voice and to report news that is important to you. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Email News@vin.com.

The VIN News Service articles (without access to the community discussions) are 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!

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• Pannus

Texas Farm Radio

• Protect your Horse from West Nile

VetzInsight

• Why Should I Give her Back?

Keel fracture assessment of laying hens by palpation: inter-observer reliability and accuracy
Accuracy was 84.8 per cent for the first 50 hens, and 99.5 per cent for the last 50 hens, respectively, indicating that there was increased accuracy and agreement as the assessors became more experienced at palpation. The level of agreement, and the high level of accuracy, would make this technique an acceptable measure of keel fracture prevalence in a welfare audit.

Gastrointestinal parasitic burdens in UK tortoises: a survey of tortoise owners and potential risk factors
Forty-nine per cent were positive for one or more parasites. Of the positive samples, 67 per cent were positive for oxyurids, 28 per cent were positive for ascarids, and 28 per cent were positive for protozoa (Balantidium, Nyctotherus, or flagellates). Only 1/113 (0.8 per cent) samples was positive for Cryptosporidium.

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the cat: 18 cases (2000-2010)
A multi-institutional retrospective study of 18 cats diagnosed with CLL between 2000 and 2010 was performed. Results of this study suggest that CLL affects older-aged cats and responds favourably to treatment with oral chlorambucil and prednisolone.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation On Patients Who Are Dead On Arrival
I have had a run of dead-on-arrivals in the past few days -- three cases, in fact. I know resuscitation can be case dependent, but I'm wondering if there is a sort of guideline for when to not try to resuscitate/when to try to resuscitate.

Communicating With Clients About The Timing Of Euthanasia
Sometimes clients are looking for guidance. Sometimes they're looking for absolution.

Options For Dog With Mast Cell Tumor In Lumbar Region And In Iliac Lymph Nodes
It is possible to see primary mast cell tumors of the lymph nodes, but it is rare. Try to look for disease elsewhere.

Ideas For Dealing With A Fractious Cat Traveling On An Airplane
Here's the solution to the TSA carrier problem. Get a mesh laundry bag with a zipper. At home, place the cat in the mesh bag and place the mesh bag in the carrier. At the security checkpoint, open the carrier...

Use the links below or click the Rounds button in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

VIN Rounds
Wednesday, May 28 - 9 p.m. ET
Join Raphael S. Moore, JD, LLM, for Terms of Endearment: Your Employment Contract.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, June 1 - 9 p.m. ET
Join Teri Adrien-Maxence Hespel, DVM, DACVR, for 3D Printers and Their Use in Veterinary Medicine.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, June 1 - 10 p.m. ET
Join Noah Jones, RVT, for First, Do No Harm: Preventing Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.
Invite your entire team to attend! Your support staff can access the session on www.VSPN.org.

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How to Respond to Money Issues
"I want to tell them they got the services they paid for and that does not entitle them to free services. I want to ask them if, after going to their favorite restaurant or grocery store few times, they ask for a break. None of these thoughts seems constructive so I just tried to smile and nod."

Book Review of the Week
Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Fifth Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

MyVIN Update
The Update Credit Card screen has a new look!

eVetsites Tip of the Week
SEO 104 (Page Titles)

Website of the Week
Welfare in Dog Training

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: ACVIM, EVECCS, and ISFM.

Being Comfortable as Just a Stay-at-Home mom
Just because you are not working right now, does not mean you are not a veterinarian. That is part (not all) of your identity and will always be with you. I know of veterinarians who have taken time off and then shadowed at general practices, veterinary schools or speciality hospitals to get up to date. It can be done. You gave birth to a miracle. This is small potatoes.

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

Backyard Poultry Medicine
June 6 - July 9, 2014

This course is intended to help veterinarians and their technicians become more familiar with diagnosing and treating conditions of poultry commonly encountered in the backyard setting.

Advanced Nutrition Module 2
August 12 - September 5, 2014

In this course we will review the aspects of the disease process that can be affected through dietary changes and will cover goals for nutritional modification.

Get detailed help on How to Enroll in a VIN CE Course.

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• Tues. afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
• Weds. evenings 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
• Thurs. evenings 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

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