The panel of instructors will answer questions regarding the common confusion about dosing, monitoring, treatment, and more.

If you would like to do some further reading on trilostane, check out the Medical FAQ and find even more information in Plumb’s, BSAVA Formulary and Compendium.

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

- Gateway to joining Rounds and viewing the Rounds schedule

The How-to Use VIN course can help! This live three-part course is offered on the first three Wednesday nights of each month; if you prefer to learn at your own pace, you can self study.

To sign up for the live sessions, e-mail Nate at Nate@VIN.com. Tell him you'd like to sign up for the How-to Use course.

The right-hand side of the VIN front page offers rotating tips for using popular features such as Message Boards, Associate and Search.

The VIN How-to Videos showcase the main features and functions VINners enjoy most.

Last but not least, when you joined VIN, you were paired with a VIN Representative as YOUR VIN buddy! Your buddy wants to help you learn the tips and tricks to get the most from your VIN membership.

Don't remember who YOUR VIN buddy is? E-mail VINgram@vin.com and we'll be happy to remind you and let your buddy know you want to get re-introduced.

Post a Medical Video
Want your VIN colleagues to take a peek at a case for you? E-mail your video to Videos@vin.com and the VIN multimedia team will compress and convert it to a format your fellow VINners can easily view on the message boards. Read the FAQ for detailed instructions.

Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, e-mail or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar.)

Bumping into your Colleagues? Log out!
If you are one of the many VINners who have made the switch to using http://Beta.vin.com as the way you enter VIN, you're already familiar with the convenient log out button that appears on every page of Beta.vin.com.

On Monday, August 30, we'll be changing the screen that appears when you click on the log out button. Once the change is made, after clicking on Log Out, you will receive a confirmation that you have truly logged out of VIN.

If you're still using WWW.vin.com and would like to make sure you are logged out when you end your VIN session, you may want to try http://Beta.vin.com.

If you work in a multi-doctor practice, the new VIN security system we are testing on Beta.vin.com makes it easy to be sure you are accessing and posting under your own name so you can enjoy your own personalized settings and MyStuff.

Logging out will also keep you and your colleagues from accidentally impersonating each other. This hasn't always been an easy task.

More great new features are making their debut on Beta.vin.com! If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding" edge of where VIN is going, make Beta.vin.com your VIN home page.

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

• Propofol shortage hits veterinary medicine
  VNS Report | Discussion
• PVP, subsidiaries seek bankruptcy protection
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Just say "no" to telephone solicitors
  VNS Report | Discussion
• Texas veterinarians mull reviving bid to examine AVMA’s role in global accreditation
  VNS Report | Discussion
• PVP faces bankruptcy; veterinarian investors stand to lose
  VNS Report | Discussion
• IV furosemide vanishing from veterinary market
  VNS Report | Discussion

Evolving stories:
* Can breed types be altered on medical records?
* Yextvets disappoints practice owners
* California promoting discount neutering through specialty license plates
* Bayer's return policy called into question

Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or e-mail Reporters@vin.com.

Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available.

Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to be added to the VNS Tweets.

New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Get Social
• Canine Hip Dysplasia revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Psychology #1
• Equine Psychology #2

Effects of half-solid nutrients on gastroesophageal reflux in beagle dogs with or without cardioplasty and intrathoracic cardiopexy
There was no difference in the degree of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) evaluated by Bilitec monitoring between liquid and half-solid nutrients in eight normal dogs, whereas solidifying nutrients significantly reduced the frequency of reflux during the feeding periods and post-feeding periods in a model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Meningomyelitis due to nematode infection in four cats
This report describes four cases of chronic hindlimb paraparesis in cats associated with nematode infection. The morphologic features of the nematode, location, and appearance of the lesions suggest that the parasite responsible for the paralysis in these cats is Gurltia paralysans.

The relationships between morphological features and social signalling behaviours in juvenile dogs: The effect of early experience with dogs of different morphotypes
Overall morphology of the dog was not related to either the sending or eliciting of any social signaling behaviours (social signals). However, snout length was related to both the signals sent by a dog, and especially the signals that were directed to a dog (elicited). Relationships to eye cover and coat length were also found. Possible explanations for the results are discussed, and avenues for further research are indicated.

Treatment of phosphine poisoned animals can endanger veterinarians
The following information is important -- so veterinarians and pet owners can avoid becoming sick while providing treatment to pets that have eaten zinc phosphide powder or pellets.

I don't enjoy my current job, but can I afford to leave?
Moving on to a new job is like entering a new relationship -- don't get into it thinking that you're going to change the other person ...

Reversing neuromuscular blocking agents in dogs: When to do it, and how to assess response
Since your dog had started to breathe spontaneously, there is another way to assess the degree of motor function return. It goes like this...

Unusual iris to cornea persistent pupillary membranes in a cat with chemosis
I am looking into ordering topical interferon for the eyes but am having difficulty with finding the appropriate dosage. It seems to vary greatly.

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 31, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, September 1, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!

How to Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, September 1, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, September 2, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
E-mail Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

The Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.

Want to See what you've been Missing?

• VIN-VSPN Rounds: Staff Learning
• Household Aggression
• Earning Respect @
• Learning to Earn
• Feline IBD Updates @
• MyVIN and Password Vault @
• Elbow Imaging @
• VIN-VSPN Rounds: Goal Setting @
• Cockatiel Knowledge 2 @
• VIN News Service @

For all you Multi-Taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time. Rounds that have available VINCasts are marked with @.

Click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few rounds. Click the complete list of rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable via the main VIN Search tool. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

Group Membership Rates
Colleagues working in the same practice qualify for group membership rates. If more than one member of your practice is using a single VIN login, you and your colleagues should each have your own login and be billed as a group membership.

Questions? Contact membership services at vingram@vin.com, see this helpful FAQ or call membership services at 1-800-700-4636 (toll free) or 1-530-756-4881 (local).

Need a summary of your VIN Community membership and related fees for tax preparation or reimbursement? Try the easy Membership Statement tool (in your MyVIN) click on MyVIN in the main navigation bar near the top of the page. From there, choose Membership > Payment info.

Your VIN membership and online access charges are likely tax deductible (check with your tax professional).

Let us know if the information in your statement doesn't seem right to you. E-mail feedback@vin.com or join the discussion.

Book Review of the Week
AAEVT's Equine Manual for Veterinary Technicians
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!

Website of the Week
An Owner's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Cats Infected with Tritrichomonas foetus

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Verify your eVetSite with Norton Safe Web

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Case 118
Pathology Brain Teaser 42
Zoonosis Case 81

Associate - Updated and New:
Fibrocartilaginous embolism
Explore the rest of Associate!

New Medical FAQs
* Decisions about treating hyperadrenocorticism
* Diagnosing hyperadrenocorticism

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, AAFP, IVECCS, ECVD, SWVS and Veterinary Dental Forum.

Dog Licks Frogs
"I had a Daschund yesterday, accutely paretic in rear limbs since Saturday. Diagnosed via rads that dog has IVDD throughout lumbar spine. Owners chose conservative medical treatment. All was well. Owner picks up last night and as we're discussing how to express her bladder, the meds she'll be taking, etc, he says: Macy licks frogs and gets high..."

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

Canine Atopic Dermatitis and Otitis Externa
September 20 - October 21, 2010

This course will afford practitioners an update and review of the two of the most common diseases seen: canine atopic dermatitis and otitis externa. A brief review of current thought will be given to anatomy and pathophysiology with major emphasis given to new and relevant diagnosis and treatment regimes. In the final week there will be a whirlwind presentation of the latest in therapeutics. The information presented will timely, practical and useful.

Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
October 6 - November 17, 2010

This course includes six (6) weekly one-hour real-time sessions, message boards and a database of information about exotic diseases. There will be a set of overview tests, scenario tests and infectious inquiries designed to help you learn. Participants are required to complete a minimum of one of these tests per week as part of the requirement for CE credit, in addition to participation during the real-time sessions and on the course message boards.

Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine: CHM and TCVM
November 2 - December 7, 2010

Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) can be difficult to understand. This course is designed to provide veterinarians with detailed information on a simple and logical way to grasp the fundamental principles of CHM and TCVM. This course will consist of five (5) 2-hour real-time sessions, detailed presentations with basic theories and clinical case examples on all topics.

If you're looking for more information on
CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN-VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.