The VIN consultants have compiled information on:

• Gastrointestinal, urological, and oncological surgery
• Hernia repair
• Biopsy techniques
• Suture selection
• Wound care, and
• Minimally invasive surgery

You'll also find links to:

• Products and equipment
• Surgery journals
• Informational websites and surgery organizations
• Instructional slide shows, videos and images on various surgical topics
• Dozens of other surgical resources

Reach the Surgery-Soft Tissue Specialty Center through the Surgery-Soft Tissue folder About Page and the Specialty Centers in the VIN Library.

Build Your Own Deck of Flashcards
Whether you're still in school or are a perpetual student, VIN Flashcards will help you brush up on your fundamentals.

Hundreds of flashcards are organized by medical topic or organ system. Build and save custom decks of cards, then use them to quiz yourself. Want more information? Each card has a reference so you can get the full story.

***Special thanks go to VINner Rachel Blackmer (Tufts, 1991) for kick-starting this effort and contributing a huge number of her flashcards. Now it's your turn -- let us know if you have created cards you'd like to share or have ideas you'd like to see developed!

But he's a rescue!
Why is it that some people think they should get a discount on their bill because the cat "is a rescue"? A cat they adopted 2 years ago. What does today's urethral obstruction have to do with him being a rescue?

Just venting. Ugh.

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

• Tuition hikes flatten as high cost of veterinary school gains attention
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians eye legislative path to lower student loan interest rates
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians, schools emphasize yearly pet checkups
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving story:
*New veterinary schools open their doors

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.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Amantadine (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Herpes Virus Vaccination

VetzInsight

• Just Because we Can do it, Should we?

Small intestinal segmental volvulus in horses after gastroscopy: Four cases (2011–2012)
An exploratory laparotomy revealed a nonstrangulating segmental volvulus of the small intestine that was manually corrected without need for resection. Three of the horses survived to discharge and were alive at follow-up. One horse was subjected to euthanasia 2 days after surgery due to diffuse intestinal lymphoma.

Prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal parasites of working camels in Sokoto metropolis
The prevalence of nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, and protozoa were 87 (80.56%), 7 (6.48%), 4 (3.71%) and 10 (9.26%), respectively.

Decision analysis for fracture management in cattle
The decision to treat a fracture in cattle is made by evaluating the cost and success rates of the treatment, the value of the animal, and the location and type of fracture.

Recommendations For Screening Dogs Used For Hospital Visits At Children's Hospital
There is no such thing as a sterile pet. Pets that visit people in hospitals can also pick up infections from the patients, so while your tests may be negative on the pet before it goes in, that does not prevent the pet from picking up and transmitting new agents within the hospital. This is why hygiene and protocols to prevent disease transmission in any direction are important.

Is There A Reference Which Shows Which Transdermal Feline Medications Are Bioavailable?
Why would compounding pharmacies create medications that have little to no efficacy, and why aren't we veterinarians doing something about the fraudulent situation of prescribing, compounding, and dispensing these products?

Dog With Bone Sequestrum And MRSI Infection In Radius Following Bite Wounds To Leg: Treatment Suggestions, Pre-And Post-Operative Radiographs, And Outcome
Everyone was impressed by these radiographs. We agree that it is a sequestrum secondary to the bites.

Empirical Therapy For Cats With Conjunctivitis; Does Oral Lysine Help Cats With Feline Herpesvirus Infection?
I have plenty of cases that have had severe and frequent recurrences despite topical antiviral medication. Oral lysine reduces the severity and frequency of the attacks.

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

VIN Journal Club
Thursday, September 4 - 1 p.m. ET
Join Stijn Niessen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CA, PGCVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS, to discuss an endocrinology paper.
van der Kooij M, Iveta Becvarova I, Meyer HP, Teske E, Kooistra HS. Effects of an iodine-restricted food on client-owned cats with hyperthyroidism.
J Feline Med Surg. October 2013;16(6):491-498.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.
Instructions for obtaining a FULL TEXT version of this article can be found on the VIN Journal Club page.
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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 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Pacific time at 1-800-700-4636 (US and Canada -- you can also dial the 800 number via SKYPE from anywhere), +441452226154 from the UK, +61 2 6445 2357 from Australia, or 1-530-756-4881 from anywhere.

Meet the VIN Consultant Team -- Over 240 of the most dedicated and talented leaders in veterinary medicine monitor and facilitate clinical discussions that help us all be better clinicians while helping individual VINners manage their cases.

Are you a specialist who loves helping (and learning from) your colleagues? Call Paul Pion at 530-757-6881 or email to Paul@vin.com for more information.

Book Review of the Week
Brucellosis: Recent Developments towards “One Health”
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Mediastinal Neoplasia
Feline Mediastinal Neoplasia
Explore the rest of Associate!

Website of the Week
Animal Welfare Information Center: Companion Animals

VIN Community Quick Poll (see the VIN Front Page to participate)
Have you ever diagnosed death in a dog due to Trifexis (spinosad & milbemycin) administration?

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-CA, IVECCS, and SWVS.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner, Module 1
September 22 - October 31, 2014

This course in Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner is designed to allow discussions of current techniques used in veterinary dentistry. The course will start out with oral examination and disease recognition.

Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner, Module 2
October 20 - November 27, 2014

This course in Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner is designed to allow discussions of current techniques used in veterinary dentistry. The course will cover prevention and treatment of periodontal disease and continue to intraoral radiographs.

To get the most from your CE course, plan to attend a practice session before your course begins. Practice sessions are scheduled for the same days and times each week for your convenience:

• Tues. afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
• Weds. evenings 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
• Thurs. evenings 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

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