This session will be all text, no audio.

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

If you can't attend, check the Rounds or Front Page of VIN, or next Tuesday's VIN This Week, for links to the transcript of the discussion.

At the other end of the spectrum, the tiny body size of many neonates and the rapidly changing physiology of pediatric patients can make their problems quite daunting.

To help you, the new Pediatrics & Geriatrics Specialty Center has all of these resources and much more:

• Guidelines
• Associate chapters
• Pertinent rounds
• Articles on spay/neutering, neonatology, geriatric conditions, and other topics
• Client handouts
• Slide shows and videos
• Links to message board discussions, journal abstracts, conference proceedings, and outside websites

Find the Pediatrics and Geriatrics Specialty Center through the About Page for the Peds & Geriatrics Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

VIN Survey: Share your Thoughts on Pet Medication Sales Practices
Traditionally, pharmacy income from prescription and non-prescription veterinary products has been an important revenue stream for some veterinary practices.

How has the growing availability of veterinary pharmaceuticals through online and local retailers impacted your practice, patients, and clients?

This very SHORT and IMPORTANT survey needs your input.

All individual responses will be kept confidential.

Have you Tried Search 3.08 Yet!
VINners spoke, and VIN listened! After reviewing member feedback, the VIN Wizards have updated Search 3.0, keeping the same great functionality and speed, but with a more familiar feel.

Search 3.0.8 has a new and improved user interface, providing:

• A cleaner Search page, with all of your choices for customizing your search in one streamlined bar.
• Font and indentation changes in the Results page, to make your Results more readable.
• And many more Search Preference Options...

Remember: Click 'Update' whenever you make a change to your search preferences!

Want to see how your results compare to Search 2.0? Click on the yellow box that says "Old Search 2.0", re-enter your search terms, and compare your results.

Not ready for a change? Want to customize your options? Click "Change my Search Preferences" to turn 'Snippets' on or off or reset your default Search to 2.0.

Visual learner? Explore this video tutorial.

If you do switch back to using OLD Search on Beta, please let us know why. Your feedback is needed and always appreciated! Send feedback to Feedback@vin.com. Better yet, share your feedback, suggestions, critiques with all VINners by posting on the message boards.

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

• Veterinarians recount Pentagon 9/11 search and rescue
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• When clinical practice doesn’t fit
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians recount ordeals with major lender
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Novartis pleads with veterinarians: 'Save us a spot'
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Louisiana authorities checking Isaac's effect on livestock
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
* Anticipated return of chemical castrator renews debate
* Overcoming disabilities
* Ohio State plans new ER/referral hospital

Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is YOUR news service. 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 publicly available.

Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive the VNS Tweets.

New and Revised Articles to Share
With Your Clients!

• Pick a Parrot Toy
• Feline Reproduction: Giving Birth to Kittens (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Cortisone, Laminitis and Founder (revised)

ANIMALicious - LIKE ANIMALicious on Facebook!

• 9/11: Remembering the SAR teams at the Pentagon

Active tension-extension splints: A novel technique for management of congenital flexural deformities affecting the distal limb in the foal
A variety of methods are described for managing distal limb flexural deformities in the foal, including intravenous oxytetracycline and splint or cast use. This case series describes a novel technique that creates an ‘active tension-extension splint’ by wiring the toe into a custom-made fibreglass splint and therefore into active extension.

Enrichment for captive tigers (Panthera tigris): Current knowledge and future directions
Environmental enrichment is a common approach for addressing stereotypic behaviour in captive animals. Like many big cats, tigers (Panthera tigris) are renowned for their stereotypic pacing, yet relatively little is known about optimal enrichment for this species.

Canine noninflammatory alopecia: a comprehensive evaluation of common and distinguishing histological characteristics
Noninflammatory alopecia is a frequent problem in dogs, and the pathogenesis is still unclear. The objective of this study was a comparative histological description of skin biopsies from dogs with different alopecic disorders and control dogs matched for coat type, season and disease duration.

Owners considered lawsuit after dog died unexpectedly: Should we send sympathy card after their other dog was euthanized elsewhere?
Don't let lawyers drive what you know is the right thing to do. If you feel bad for a client, you send a card. It doesn't mean you admit to wrongdoing in the card, but expressing sympathy can go a long way and we can't let the threat of litigation change who we are.

Determining replacement value of clinic for insurance purposes
One way of documenting the contents is to video your entire hospital and state what the major items are as you video. The more complete and realistic the list, the better negotiating position you will be in if a claim needs to be made.

Impressive radiographic artifact resembles thoracic lesion in a dog with a cough and a heart murmur
Essentially what is happening is that when you position the dog for the ventrodorsal (VD) view, the dog is straining against extending the thoracic limbs forward. This causes him to arch the back. So the "halo" around the heart is ...

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 18, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, September 19, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join your VIN colleagues for a chat!

How to Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, September 19, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, September 20, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use the most popular VIN features.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Full Rounds Schedule and
Countdown Clock
Use the Rounds link to join the discussions

Want to See What You've Been Missing?

• Before Closing on Practice Purchase
• Conflict of Interest
• Why Cats Attack Humans @
• Snake & Spider Envenomations @ VIN/VECCS
• Toxicology Internet Rumors @
• Veterinary Quiz Challenge
• Male Cat Urethral Obstruction

Download VINCasts
Too busy to read past Rounds sessions? Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen on the go. Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @.

If you've reserved time for some quiet reading, click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar to read the transcripts of the last few Rounds. You can also browse the complete list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or you can click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3 on BETA.vin.com, use the filters on the left of your search results page. In Search 2 on WWW.vin.com, choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

2012 Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference
Registration for ACVC 2012, happening October 8 - 11 in Atlantic City, NJ, is now open. Early bird registration ends September 14.

Check out the ACVC 2011 proceedings in the VIN Library!
--------------------------------------------
The proceedings from the 2012 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum, which took place on May 30-June 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana, are now available in the VIN Library.

Keep Track of your Continual Education with MyCE!
It's a simple and easy tool to keep track of your past, present and future continual education participation on www.VIN.com or Beta.vin.com.

There are two ways to use MyCE:

Log into VIN and click CE on the main navigation bar. Click the yellow MyCE banner.
OR:

Log into VIN and click on MyVIN > Stuff > Continual Education.
You'll see previous, current and upcoming course registrations, view or print your certificates and keep track of credits you've earned.

Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.
---------------------------------------------
Need Help?
If you ever feel lost trying to find your way around on VIN or overwhelmed by all there is to see and do, help is a click, email or, phone call away!

Click Help on the VIN Main Navigation bar on almost every page to begin exploring the new and improved VIN Help Center.

Book Review of the Week
Statistics at the Bench
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Greyhound Health And Wellness Program

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Improve your SEO with eVetsites and SEOToolset

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 151 - Opened 9/1
Zoonosis Brain-Teaser 124 - Opened 8/29

Show-Me-How Video
Post multiple images in a discussion

Associate - Updated and New
Strongyloidiasis in dogs (revised)
Strongyloidiasis in cats (new)
Explore the rest of Associate!

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: SWVS.

The Taxidermist/Vet
There was once an aspiring veterinarian who put himself through veterinary school working nights as a taxidermist. Upon graduation, he decided he could combine his two vocations to better serve the needs of his patients and their owners, while doubling his practice and, therefore, his income.

He opened his own offices with a shingle on the door that read, "Dr. Jones, Veterinary Medicine and Taxidermy - Either way, you get your dog back!"

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

Antimicrobials Module 1
October 18 - November 18, 2012

This course provides an overview of the basics of veterinary microbiology. This will include microorganism classification, identification and strain characterization. Appropriate techniques for specimen selection, collection and transport to the lab will be covered. Individuals enrolling in Module 1 will receive a discounted rate for the Antimicrobials Module 2 and 3 courses.

Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part II
October 28, 2012 - February 20, 2013

In this course, participants will learn about audits in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory and determination of reference intervals, as well as improvement opportunities, external quality assurance performance and a quality plan for the laboratory. There is an introduction to method validation and instrument performance verification.

New Resources for VIN CE Participants
If you're new to VIN online CE or just need a refresher, visit the new CE Practice Area and the CE Participant Resource Center for some helpful tips.

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 day and time each week for your convenience:

• Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. EDT
• Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EDT

Check the World Clock Time Zone Converter to confirm the time for your area.

Like VIN CE on Facebook!

To see more CE opportunities for yourself, your veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

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.