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The collection includes:

• Admission and Drop-off Forms
• Consent Forms
• Dental Forms
• Health Certificates
• Maintenance Logs
• ...and much, much more!

Many of the forms can be downloaded as MS Word files and then modified for use in your practice. More client handouts can be found in the Forms and Handouts section of the VIN Library.

New additions:

• Emergency Treatment Authorization
• Sick Patient Drop Off Authorization

Want to share your favorite forms with other VINners? E-mail the text (or a scanned image) of the form to VINdatabase@vin.com or send a copy of the form via snail mail to 777 W. Covell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616. Be sure to include your name, telephone number and e-mail address with the copy.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Benazepril (Lotensin) revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Viral Respiratory Disease at Horse Shows (revised)

VetzInsight

• My Neighbor Poisoned my Dog!

Intestinal Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats: a retrospective study of 104 cases
A total of 45 cats had completed treatment with ronidazole, 29 of which (64%) showed a good clinical response to treatment. Sixteen (36%) cats had either partial or no improvement, or a relapse shortly after discontinuation of treatment.

Thoracic radiographic anatomy in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
Normal measurements of skeletal, pulmonary, mediastinal, and cardiovascular structures are reported herein. Several ratios were calculated to assess the cardiac silhouette, caudal vena cava, and pulmonary arteries and veins.

Indenopyride derivative RTI-4587-073(l): a candidate for male contraception in stallions
Single administration of RTI-4587-073(l) caused severe oligoasthenozoospermia (low sperm number and low motility), shedding large numbers of immature germ cells in semen, and increased FSH concentrations in treated stallions. These effects were fully reversible within ~71 days. However, libido and copulatory behavior remained unchanged throughout the entire experiment.

Emergency Fluid Therapy: Making Guidelines For The Clinic
For me, I think there are many variables in designing a fluid therapy plan that has to be individualized for the patient, and my typical approach is outlined below. I continually have to adapt as new Evidence-Based Medicine comes to light.

Baclofen Poisoning In A Puppy
I didn't give this little guy much hope at 20 mg/kg, but he made it. The rest of recovery will be pretty slow. As the toxicologist explained, baclofen crosses the BBB in only tiny amounts *unless* you're a youngster where the BB has not fully formed. It will slowwwwly leave the CNS...

Learning To Excel At Emergency Medicine In The Trenches
If you work in a practice where advanced diagnostics are not available or where a majority of your clients cannot afford them, then, even more than the specialists, you need to perfect your physical exam skills.

Are There Standards Of Care For Performing A Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) Of The Abdomen In Cats?
I have been asked to give an opinion on what the standard of care is for conducting a fine need aspirate of an abdominal structure (liver, spleen, kidney, lymph node). I know what I do, and what I was taught (ages ago), but would greatly appreciate some shared opinions...

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VIN Rounds
Sunday, June 8 - 9 p.m. ET
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, June 10 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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How to Use VIN Part 2
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• Tips & Tools: MyActivities

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Book Review of the Week
Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
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What's your Diagnosis?
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Upcoming Conferences
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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Advanced Nutrition Module 1
June 10 - July 4, 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.

Oncology and Tumor Pathology II
July 8 - August 29, 2014

This course will familiarize participants with the current state of tumor diagnosis and prognosis as well as therapeutic interventions. The first real time session will provide an overview of principles and advances in surgical pathology and an introduction to clinical oncology, and is a review of the basic information covered during the first real time session for DIAG300-0414: Oncology and Tumor Pathology I. This course will cover canine/feline histiocytic diseases, canine/feline soft tissue sarcomas, canine/feline osteosarcoma, canine melanomas, and canine/feline mammary tumors.

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