Don't Rewrite! Recover! (with Message Board Drafts)
Losing time and words is frustrating and wasteful! Saving drafts of your post to the message boards helps you avoid wasting time rewriting lost posts. The best part is... you don't need to remember to save it yourself! The message boards automatically save your words every 60 seconds, so even if you get called away to an emergency in the middle of posting... no worries! You can come back later and pick up right where you left off. To find your draft if you were posting a new discussion:
1. Click the Post New button.
2. Click the Open Drafts button.
3. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side.
4. Click the Select Draft button.
5. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message. If you were replying to an existing discussion:
1. Navigate to the specific discussion thread.
2. Click the 'Reply' button
3. Click the Open Drafts button
(make sure the Replies tab is selected)
4. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side.
5. Click the Select Draft button.
6. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message.
Mentorship: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Contributed by VINner Petra Kos, DVM, this Diary of a New Grad is "... a story written for new grads and soon-to-be new grads, who have had, are having, or will have, trouble finding the support every newly-minted veterinarian needs to succeed." Follow Petra's experiences as she learns that sometimes you can do all the right things looking for your first position, and it still doesn't turn out as planned. But with a little help from friends, it will usually turn out okay.
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AAFP and ISFM feline-friendly nursing care guidelines
The purpose of the guidelines is to help all members of the veterinary team understand the basic concepts of nursing care, both in the clinic and at home. This includes methods for keeping the patient warm, comfortable, well nourished, clean and groomed.
Comparison of the use of cabergoline and gonadotrophin to treat primary and secondary anoestrus in bitches
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and reliability of cabergoline and pregnant mare's serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) for induction of oestrus in bitches with primary or secondary anoestrus.
Retrospective study of 103 presumed cases of tick (Ixodes holocyclus) envenomation in the horse
In general, tick envenomation in horses follows the geographic distribution of Ixodes holocyclus. Tick antiserum administered at >0.5 mL/kg increases the odds of survival. It would appear that the complications associated with managing a recumbent horse increase the odds of death.
Veterinarians say pharmacists change prescriptions and make medication errors
Although fielding questions from pharmacists unaccustomed to dispensing drugs to pets isn’t new for veterinarians, the frequency with which veterinary prescriptions are misunderstood appears to be rising as pet owners shift to retail pharmacies for their pets’ medications.
Growth hormone deficiency in a kitten
It is now seven weeks old, and it is not growing normally. I can post a picture if you want, but essentially he looks like a three-week-old kitten in size and in hair coat quality.
Does canine atopy go into remission with cyclosporine or allergen immunotherapy therapy?
I was under the assumption that high percentage of patients with atopy will respond favorably to Immunotherapy and Atopica, but that complete resolution was uncommon with most patients having to be on some type of treatment long term.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 14, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, August 15, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Spend some time chatting with your colleagues!
How to Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, August 15, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, August 16, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
E-mail HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
VIN/VECCS Rounds
Sunday, August 19, 8 p.m. EDT
(Monday, August 20, Midnight, GMT/UTC)
Join Kate Hopper, BVSc(Hons), MVS, DACVECC, for Snake & Spider Envenomations.
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View conference, meeting and symposium proceedings in the VIN Library. Browse by conference name or by year or check out the archives of meetings from 1999 and earlier. Recently Added: Need Help?
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Help your clients be better informed pet owners with the Client Education Resources listed in the VIN Library. Find even more no-cost, advertising-free, independent information that you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com. The VIN Client Brochure was created as an easy way to explain to clients how being a VIN member impacts the quality of veterinary care that you provide. It also highlights the VIN client handout website, VeterinaryPartner.com, where your clients can go to learn more about a health issue concerning their pets. VIN members can order a pack of 25 brochures for FREE in the VIN Bookstore.
 Book Review of the Week
Pocket Guide to APA Style, 4th Edition
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Choosing a Domain Name
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 149 - Opened 8/2
Zoonosis Brain-Teaser 123 - Opened 8/6
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Rabies and Pseudorabies (feline)
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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: ECVIM, IVECCS and SWVS.
A man took his Rottweiler to the vet and said to him, "My dog's cross-eyed. Is there anything you can do for it?"
"Well," said the vet, "let's have a look at him."
So he picks the dog up by the ears and has a good look at its eyes.
"Well," says the vet, "I'm going to have to put him down."
"Just because he's cross-eyed?" says the man.
"No, because he's heavy," says the vet.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
Systems D: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
August 23 - October 28, 2012 This course is the sixth of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems. 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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