VINx imports key information from your practice management software into a user-friendly interface that can be accessed by you or your staff from anywhere -- even from the comfort of your home.

Let VINx improve efficiency and enhance communications within your practice.

VINx is offered free of charge to VIN members.

Read more about VINx and how it can help free up your time so you and your team can focus on providing the best possible care for your patients!

In the Good Old Summer Time
Summer usually means family vacations and lots of outdoor fun, but it can also be a dangerous time for many animals. Help your patients keep their cool with these great VIN client education resources:

• Coping with Summer Heat in the City – Time-Bite
• Hot Cars are not for Dogs - but they're OK for Defrosting Fish - VetzInsight
• Heat Stroke Havoc: Horses and Cows and Pigs, Oh My! - VetzInsight
• Hot Cars Melt Dogs – Client Handout

Beta.vin.com: Enhance Your VIN Experience!
If you like being the first kid on the block with the latest toy, http://Beta.vin.com is for you!

Beta.vin.com is where you can try new VIN features and tools before they are 'officially' released. Your feedback will help the VIN Wizards fine tune those new features.

So, if you want to be on the "bleeding edge" make http://Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.

Here are a few of the latest things you'll find on Beta.vin.com:

• Quickly access MyActivities from the main Message Boards page. Learn more.
• The Chocolate Toxicity calculator is now fully functional on tablets and mobile devices. Learn more.
• Add annotations to your images from your mobile device. See the help document to learn how.

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

• Settlement proposed for Michigan State University borrowers gives little comfort
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Fate of Novartis portfolio in question after sale to Eli Lilly
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Scope of practice at center of Supreme Court case
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Lawmakers question FDA, USDA about food from China
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Pet treats: Does ‘Made in USA’ mean safe?
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Inside a spay-neuter clinic
  VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:

• Pros and cons of rebate programs
• Status of AVMA Council on Education accreditation credentials
• 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!

Veterinary Partner

• Ice or Ice Water Does Not Cause Bloat

Texas Farm Radio

• Using X-rays to Trim a Horse’s Hooves revised

VetzInsight

• Euthanizing Aggressive Dogs: Sometimes It's the Best Choice updated

Evaluation of sedation for standing clinical procedures in horses using detomidine combined with buprenorphine
Buprenorphine 5 and 10 µg kg(-1) enhanced the sedation produced by detomidine 10 and 20 µg kg(-1) with minor side effects similar to other alpha2 agonist/opioid combinations. Detomidine-buprenorphine sedation is suitable for standing procedures in horses.

Prevalence of onychectomy in cats presented for veterinary care near Raleigh, NC and educational attitudes toward the procedure
Almost 21% of cats seen in veterinary hospitals near Raleigh, NC were declawed. Younger cats had a higher rate of onychectomy.

Sedative and antinociceptive effects of dexmedetomidine and buprenorphine after oral transmucosal or intramuscular administration in cats
In healthy adult cats, oral transmucosal (OTM) administration of dexmedetomidine and buprenorphine resulted in comparable levels of sedation and antinociception to IM dosing. The OTM administration may offer an alternative route to administer this sedative-analgesic combination in cats.

Should Third Injection Of Melarsomine Be Given To Dog That May Be Having A Reaction After Second Injection?
The dosing protocol is set up so that the first injection kills mostly the smaller male worms and the second set of two injections kills the larger female worms. So if the dog gets only one injection this time, it's a repeat of the first injection and will probably kill nothing more.

Pros And Cons Of Various Rebreathing And Non-Rebreathing Circuit Systems
I'm looking at purchasing an anesthetic machine. I'm having a hard time compiling a list of pros and cons for various breathing circuits and would love some opinions and help with the nomenclature.

Comparing A Patient's Lab Work Parameters, Such As Creatinine, Over Time: Which Parameters Might Be Useful To Evaluate For Trends?
Remember, that the frequency of lab work and any intercurrent conditions that may affect these also need to be considered when looking at trends.

Testing Horses For Equine Cushing's Syndrome
In the northern hemisphere, you're most likely to get a false positive in the autumn and a false negative in the spring, based on the natural cyclic nature of the hormones of the horse.

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

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, July 8 - 9:30 p.m. ET
Need to vent about things that bug you? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 2
Wednesday, July 9 - 9:30 p.m. ET
Join the VIN Representative Committee to learn how to get more out of your VIN experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Need help remembering when Rounds sessions are happening? Check out the list of ways to be reminded about VIN Rounds sessions.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available; R = Replay available)

Download VINCasts (@)
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Browse Rounds Transcripts

Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your search results page.

The VINDEX contains links to the most used and useful (or hard to find) VIN features.

The VINDEX is located on the upper right side of the Front Page, just below the navigation bar and is a handy tool to help you find many of the most popular VIN features.

But if you really want to see the magic, from any page on VIN hold down your Ctrl button and push the “E” on your keyboard (Ctrl+E). This will make the VINDEX magically appear.

So the next time you are looking for the VIN Bookstore or the calculator you used a few weeks ago, use the VINDEX.

VIN News Service (VNS) Drug and Food Recall Center
The VIN community asked for an easier way to keep up with breaking recall news. The VIN geeks listened and have created an RSS feed for the Drug and Food Recall Center. Subscribe to the RSS feed here.

You'll find a list of the most recent recalls, links to other helpful resources, and an archive of past recalls. You can also get to the Drug and Food Recall Center from the VINDEX (Ctrl+E).

Book Review of the Week
Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian,Third Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine: Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Explore the rest of Associate!

eVetsites Tip of the Week
Hyperlinks How To - Linking Text

Websites of the Week
Fourth Of July Safety Tips
Dogs And Holidays
Fireworks Pet Tips
The Dangers Of Fireworks
Fireworks Information Center
National Council On Fireworks Safety
National Fire Protection Fireworks Safety

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: Canada VMA, ANZCVS Science Week, AAV, CVC Kansas City, and EVDI.

Homebrew Beer
"Anyone else homebrew? I started this past winter, just brewed my fourth all grain batch, a Cascade hopped American Pale Ale. Hoping to brew this weekend if emergency calls don't derail that plan."

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

Advanced Animal Hospice
August 4 - 28, 2014

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.

Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
August 20 - October 11, 2014

This course will review the major exotic and emerging animal diseases, emphasizing the clinical signs and gross lesions of these diseases in various species and the role of the practitioner and other professionals. Major emphasis will be placed on including exotic diseases in the differential diagnosis of various clinical presentations and the importance of laboratory support for the diagnosis of both "horses and zebras."

Visit the CE Participant Resource Center to learn the basics of online CE, how to find your course area, CE participation requirements, and much more!

For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.

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