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Patients with Cloven Hooves
From backyard goats to feedlot cattle, ruminants present unique diagnostic, treatment, and management challenges. The VIN Ruminants Specialty Center can help you navigate the complexities of treating cattle, sheep, goats, and camelids.

This center contains information on:

• diseases
• reproduction
• anesthesiology
• restraint
• diagnostics

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• government resources
• journals and proceedings
• videos and slide shows
• other outside websites.

You'll find the Ruminants Specialty Center through the About Page of the Ruminants Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

Vets In Recovery Anonymous Meeting

Vets in recovery is a VIN Foundation project.

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

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• On the Road Again... with Your Four-Footed Friends

Concentrated tea tree oil toxicosis in dogs and cats: 443 cases (2002-2012)
Intentional or accidental use of 100% tea tree oil in dogs or cats caused serious signs of CNS depression, paresis, ataxia, or tremors within hours after exposure and lasting up to 3 days. Younger cats and those with lighter body weight were at greater risk of developing major illness.

Cystourethroscopy in the cat: What do you need? When do you need it? How do you do it?
This is a brief overview of the indications, equipment needed, and procedure for performing cystourethroscopy in feline patients. The principal focus is normal feline lower urinary tract anatomy.

The future: taking veterinary laparoscopy to the next level
Simulation training has been an intense area of research and publication within the past 15 years. This article draws on that evidence base and the experience gained by the author and her research team, which is at the forefront of efforts to develop laparoscopic training for veterinarians.

The Veterinary Economy: Veterinary Hospital Revenue Makes Modest Rebound
The AVMA and the AAHA view raising the overall demand for veterinary services as a way to deal with two of the profession's biggest challenges: the rising number of new veterinary college graduates and the growing student debt.

What Heartworm Preventatives Can Be Used In Cats Taking Cheristin (Spinetoram) Or Comfortis (Spinosad)?
Spinetoram and spinosad can increase susceptibility to toxicosis to macrocyclic lactones (e.g., ivermectin, milbemycin, selamectin, etc.) when the latter are used at high doses. However, at heartworm preventative doses, there is no adverse interaction, so you would be fine in using spinetoram or spinosad along with heartworm preventative doses of macrocyclic lactones.

Analgesia For Dogs With Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus
I rarely see a GDV, but if I do, I want to be ready. Based on what I currently have at my clinic, I was wondering if this is adequate...

Treatment Options For Cushing's Disease Dog When Owners Have Financial Limitations
This is a hard situation, because there is no really cheap alternative. Here are some treatment options...

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VIN/VECCS Rounds
Monday, July 28 - 9 p.m. ET
Join Maureen McMichael, DVM, DACVECC, for Neonatal And Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care Medicine.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, July 29 - 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.

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• Managing the Feline Diabetic: Picking a Protocol (R) VIN/AAFP
• Care of Military Working Dogs, Part 1 (R) VIN/VECCS
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Book Review of the Week
Canine Reproduction; The Breeder's Guide, Third Edition
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Website of the Week
Entomology Image Gallery: Lice

From the VIN Mentor: Visual Procedures Manual
The VIN Mentor manual includes videos of complete medical procedures with narration, step-by-step instructions, and accompanying materials lists to help you perform the procedures with success.
New procedure added: PEG Tube Placement

From the VIN Library: New Conference Proceedings
*2012 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference & Expo (AAV 2012)
*2013 International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Conference (IAAHPC 2013)

eVetSites Tip of the Week
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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 what conferences are coming up and to visit their websites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: CVC Kansas City, and EVDI.

Rules for Women and BBQ
We are in the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity . When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion...

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Advanced Topics in Feline Medicine 2014
August 26 - November 14, 2014

This course focuses upon extending the participants' knowledge of feline medicine, covering topics in a variety of fields, including: ophthalmology, hypercalcemia/calcitriol, chronic kidney disease, FLUT, stomatitis and tooth resorption, pain modifying modalities, emerging infectious diseases, and pediatric care and management.

Fall NAVLE® Review and Preparation
September 12 - November 12, 2014

Organized by species, each Real Time Session will highlight the "Top 20" diseases and conditions encountered by practitioners in the U.S. and Canada.

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