Venting really only works when there’s someone to listen – something that was often missing in the Tuesday Coffeehouse Chat. So the Coffeehouse is being revamped as Venting over a Venti. VIN Consultant and trained therapist Michele Gaspar will be there to lend a professional ear, Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Thanks to VIN consultants Ned Gentz, MS, DVM, DACZM, zoo/wildlife veterinarian and Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT, veterinary toxicologist, and the VIN exotic animal species consultants and editors for working so hard to bring this resource to the VIN community!

Find it in the Books and Drug Resources sections of the VIN Library and in the Small Mammals, Avian, and Clinical Pharmacology Specialty Centers.

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

• Veterinarians skeptical canine circovirus alone is sickening dogs
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Pharmacist admonished in veterinary case
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians concerned about phony service dogs
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving:
* When human psychoses affect pets
* Pharmacy drug recommendations: consumer education or overstepping?

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• For People who Want to Breed Dogs revised
• Catch Cat Illness Early by Watching for your Pet's Clues

Texas Farm Radio

• Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance in Endurance Horses

VetzInsight

• Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine: Star-Crossed Lovers

Schmallenberg virus, a novel orthobunyavirus infection in ruminants in Europe: potential global impact and preventive measures
Transplacental infection can lead to severe congenital malformations such as arthrogryposis, malformation of the vertebral column (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, torticollis) and of the skull (macrocephaly, brachygnathia inferior), as well as variable malformations of the brain (hydranencephaly, porencephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia, hypoplasia of the brain stem) and of the spinal cord in lambs, goat kids, and calves.

Treatment of queens in estrus and after estrus with a GnRH-agonist implant containing 4.7 mg deslorelin; hormonal response, duration of efficacy, and reversibility
This study proves that the incidence of estrus induction - although very low - is highest after treatment in estrus or postestrus, the duration of efficacy varies between 16 and 37 months, and estrus suppression is reversible and animals remain fertile after the treatment effect has expired.

Evaluation of the MYC_CANFA gene in Chinese Shar Peis with cobalamin deficiency
Cobalamin deficiency appears to be hereditary in Chinese Shar Peis.

Intralesional Bleomycin For Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma Didn't Work In This Dog (Photographs)
If you haven't seen any response after 5 treatments and if you don't feel like you're getting a reasonable amount of drug into the lesion, it is probably time to consider other options.

Dog With A Grade 1 Mast Cell Tumor On Paw And Owners Unwilling To Do Surgery, Chemotherapy, Or Radiation
What can I do for a dog with a grade 1 mast cell tumor on his paw? The owners declined referral to an oncologist, and want medical therapy.

Recheck, Follow-Up, Or Progress Check: Which Term Gets Better Client Compliance?
We call it a "Medical Progress Exam". Since we've made the change from "recheck", there is better compliance and the clients seem to take it more seriously.

Client Gave Me Flowers: Can They Be Taken Home, Or Should They Be Left At Clinic?
This is my first time getting a client gift specifically addressed to me. Clearly the food is to be shared amongst everyone. But what is the etiquette regarding the flowers?

Wednesday, September 11 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN: Part 2
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Thursday, September 12 - 8 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Bob Stein, DVM for Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain: Osteoarthritis.
This is the second in a series of rounds on chronic pain. Review part 1.
* This session will be all text: no audio.

Sunday, September 15 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Craig Datz, DVM, DABVP, DACVN, and Allison Wara, DVM, for New Knowledge In Nutrition: Updates From AAVN/ACVIM 2013.
* This session will be all text: no audio.

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He's a picky eater
My personal favorite is, "He doesn't even eat everything in his bowl." I hear this all the time -- what is your point?!?!?!

If you plop a full Thanksgiving dinner in front of ME every night, I'm not going to eat it all either, but that doesn't mean I didn't overeat!

The 18th Annual ABVP Symposium will take place October 31 - November 3 in Phoenix, AZ. Register online before September 6 for early bird savings.
Check out the 2012 ABVP Proceedings.
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Head to the East Coast this fall for the 2013 Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference.
Registration for ACVC 2013, happening October 14-17 in Atlantic City, NJ, is now open.
Check out the ACVC 2012 proceedings in the VIN Library!
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Step beyond dog and cat practice.
The joint meeting of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians and the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians takes place September 14-19 in Indianapolis, IN.

Book Review of the Week
Connecting With Grieving Clients, 2nd Ed
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Calgary Cambridge Guide To Patient Interview

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 165 - opened 8/24
Pathology Brain-Teaser 119 - opened 8/13
Zoonosis Brain-Teaser 145 - opened 9/3

Associate - New & Revised
Canine Parasitic Conjunctivitis - New
Canine Startle Disease - New

New Time-Bites
* The History of Canine Diabetes Mellitus: From Barely There to Modern Standards of Care
* Babesiosis: Protozoan Disease Jumps the Species Divide

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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Pathologic Basis of Disease
October 17 - December 29, 2013

This course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts.

The Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review series of courses may be used as a comprehensive review for the ABVP examination for small animals. This series of courses repeats annually. Individual instructors may change some of their material year-to-year, but much of the core content is repeated.

Principles of Medicine
January 2 - February 9, 2014

This course is the second of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. It is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts.

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