Join Brian Speer, DVM, DECZM, DABVP, and learn a little bit about the husbandry and medical care of these fascinating birds.

This session will be text only, no audio.

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join the discussions.

If you can't attend, check the Rounds or Front Page of VIN, or next Tuesday's VIN This Week, for links to the transcript of the discussion.

Thanks to Ned Gentz, MS, DVM, DACZM, zoo/wildlife veterinarian and VIN consultant, Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT, veterinary toxicologist and VIN consultant, and the VIN exotic animal species consultants and editors for working so hard to bring this new resource to the VIN community!

Find it in the Books and Drug Resources sections of the VIN Library and in the Small Mammals, Avian, and Clinical Pharmacology Specialty Centers.

Megaesophagus Information Center
The new Megaesophagus Project brings together much of the existing VIN content about this condition.

Kathy Morris-Stilwell, DVM, and other VINners donated videos and information and provided great examples from message board discussions.

The Feeding Tips section includes video, text, and photos of "Bailey Chair" construction, a case history of the patient for whom the chair was named, and fluid administration suggestions.

The Image Collection has megaesophagus radiographs, contrast studies, and movies provided by Dr. Bill Blevins, MS, DVM, DACVR, and other VINners.

You'll also find additional reading such as Associate articles, client information handouts, contrast study guidelines from the 2011 ABVP Conference, and nebulizer use, as well as links to megaesophagus research studies.

Good Things Come in 3s...
The third time is supposed to be a charm, right? Well, Search 3.0 is now the default search on Beta.vin.com.

• Narrow your results using categorized filters
• Add or remove filters
• Take advantage of the "inside" knowledge of the VIN indexing team by checking out their specially highlighted "Best Bets"

Want to see how your results compare to Search 2.0? Click on the yellow box that says "Old Search 2.0" to compare your results.

Not ready for a change? Want to customize your options? Click "Change my Search Preferences" to turn 'Snippets' on or off or reset your default Search to 2.0.

Visual learner? Explore this video tutorial.

If you do switch back to using OLD Search on Beta, please let us know why. Your feedback is needed and always appreciated! Send feedback to Feedback@vin.com. Better yet, share your feedback, suggestions, critiques with all VINners by posting on the message boards.

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

• What (not) to wear to a veterinary interview
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• Ohio Veterinary Medical Association building burns
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• Veterinarians react to allegations colleague dumped dead pets
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• Study: No widespread shortage of veterinarians
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• Franck's recall triggered by rash of fungal eye infections
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Evolving stories
* Sneakers Software, owner of DVMAX, files bankruptcy

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New and Revised Articles to Share
With Your Clients!

• Mirtazapine (Remeron) (revised)
• Pick a Vet

Texas Farm Radio

• Sheared Heels (revised)

ANIMALicious

• The Last Words: Don't Worry, Doc

Topical imiquimod in the treatment of two cutaneous melanocytomas in a dog
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the use of imiquimod to treat canine melanocytomas, and the first description of post-treatment histopathology and immunohistochemistry after imiquimod use in companion animals.

Effects of hot-iron disbudding, using regional anaesthesia with and without carprofen, on cortisol and behaviour of calves
The objective of this study was to assess cortisol and behaviour changes in calves hot-iron disbudded after different analgesic protocols. We assessed the response of 27 calves at 1, 3, 6 and 24h after disbudding with regional anaesthesia (DA), regional anaesthesia plus carprofen (DAC), disbudded only (D) or sham-disbudded (ND).

Cruciate ligament rupture in a chondrodysplastic Labrador retriever
My goodness, it's difficult to know what to advise. I do think the cruciate is a problem in the stifle shown to us, but it's hard to know how much we can improve him and what other limb problems might develop, especially in the front.

Housecall veterinarian bitten by a dog in the owner's home
So very sorry about what happened to you. Here's the legal spin ...

Importance of treatment in a dog with unerupted tooth and large dentigerous cyst
I found another dentigerous cyst! This one I definitely felt comfortable tackling myself. Today was more of a "love" dentistry day.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) licenses and controlled drug transportation for ambulatory practices
Yesterday I received an e-mail from the Sacramento office of the DEA. The demands may have some destructive implications for large animal practice as it's done in this country. Has anyone else received anything similar?

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, June 19, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, June 20, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Come spend some time chatting with your colleagues!

How to Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, June 20, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, June 21, 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.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
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Want to See What You've Been Missing?

• Human Med Toxicities 1 VIN/VSPN
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• Regenerative Therapies for Musculoskeletal Injuries @
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• AP and Horses with Heaves
• Dealing with Surgical Pain @

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Click Help on the VIN Main Navigation bar on almost every page to begin exploring the new and improved VIN Help Center.

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You can view your previous, current and upcoming course registrations, view/print your VIN CE 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.

Book Review of the Week
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, 2nd edition
Buy it in the VIN Bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Drug-Food Interactions

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Configuring eVetSite email in Windows Live Email

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Case 146 - Opened 5/22
Zoonosis Case 120 - Opened 6/4
Pathology Case 97 - Opened 6/11

Show-Me-How Video
How To Narrow Your Results In Search3

Associate - Updated and New
Reverse Sneezing (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: ACVS Science Week, PVC, ECVS, and VMA.

Why did you come in today?
I walk up front to put a chart on the receptionist's desk. There's a super cute Golden puppy and owner in the lobby. I squeal over the puppy and give him belly rubs and get a kiss. I stand back up and begin to walk back to the treatment room. The receptionist is coming out of the treatment room and says to the puppy's owner, "I've got your medications right here, metronidazole and Panacur." As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh!" Was I just kissing Giardia or Toxocara or both?

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

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.

Backyard Poultry Medicine
October 1 - November 1, 2012

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

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