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The Medical FAQ on Dangerous Foods will help you educate your staff and clients about potential problems associated with feeding pets chocolate and other candies.

Some other VIN resources that will come in handy:

• Halloween can be Spooky for Pets - Client Handout
• Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
• Chocolate Toxicity
• Chocolate Toxicity Spreadsheet
• Feline Predispostion to Chocolate Toxicity
• Dangerous Foods
• Calculating Chocolate Toxicity
• Xylitol Toxicity

When you've finished brushing up on potentially dangerous foods, take a moment to enjoy some past Halloween memories shared by VINners (and post your own if you've got 'em!).

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

• Changes coming to common rodent poison
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Evolving story:
Dogs, cats, and Ebola

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Halloween is a Scary Night for Pets

Texas Farm Radio

• Using Honey on Equine Wounds (revised)

VetzInsight

• A Love Letter to Veterinary Technicians

Adenocarcinoma involving the tongue and the epiglottis in a horse
* Free full-text available
Histology was consistent with adenocarcinoma arising from minor salivary glands, which was associated with a severe fungal colonization of affected tissues.

Evaluation of a high-yield technique for pancreatic islet isolation from deceased canine donors
The islet yield achieved with this technique would require approximately 1 pancreas per 5 kg body weight of the recipient dog.

Fipronil-amitraz-S-methoprene-triggered pemphigus foliaceus in 21 dogs: clinical, histological and immunological characteristics
This new topical ectoparasiticide containing fipronil, amitraz, and S-methoprene is capable of triggering the development of an acantholytic pustular dermatosis that is a clinical, histological, and immunological close match for Promeris-triggered PF and naturally occurring autoimmune PF in dogs.

Dog With Lockjaw, Risus Sardonicus, and Anuria Due To Tetanus Infection (Photographs)
You do not know how lucky you are. I have been in practice for forty-seven years and have seen only two cases -- and both of them were early on in my career.

Should Cadaver Of Stray Cat Be Used For Dental Radiography Practice?
Skulls and models are a great way to start, but a cadaver has a tongue and lips that you need to work around for aiming/positioning. Using cadavers fills in a big gap.

Surgical Treatment Options For Dog With Glaucoma, Miosis, and Partial Blindness
There are a number of surgical options. Those currently in vogue include endolaser cyclophotocoagulation and valved implants, often in combination with one another. Transcleral diode laser or cryotherapy can also be used...

Soft Bones and Angular Limb Deformities In Litter Of Puppies Raised On Milk Substitute
In puppies that are hand reared, we recommend introducing solid puppy food (either canned or dry with water) at 2-3 weeks of age (we recommend it at 3-4 weeks of age in puppies with their mother), since waiting longer can result in problems. I have seen cases of rickets if the formula is fed for a month or more.

Wondering how long it is until the next Rounds session? Take a look at the Rounds Countdown Clock!

VIN Rounds
Sunday, October 19 - 8 p.m. ET
Join Kathy Tater, DVM, MPH, DACVD, CPH, for Herding Cats: Dermatophytosis Treatment Tips for Multi-Cat Situations.
*This session will be text only, no audio.

VIN/VECCS Rounds
Monday, October 20 - 3 p.m. ET
Join Amanda Boag, DVM, DACVECC, DEVECC, for Assessing Perfusion – Beyond the Basics.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, October 21 - 9:30 p.m. ET
Need to vent about things that bug you? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

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Associate can remind you of the differentials for a variety of cases. You can get there through the VINDEX drop down menu on the VIN front page or through the VIN Library.

The Book section of Associate lets you read the chapter on a particular disease. The Tool section helps you analyze your cases, clinical sign by clinical sign.

New and recently updated chapters:

• Feline Bowenoid Carcinoma (revised)
• Canine Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cutaneous (new)
• Feline Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cutaneous (new)

Any Astrophotographers?
Anybody out there doing any astrophotography? I just got into it after spending some nights out under dark skies. I thought that the Milky Way was just amazing, so I tried to photograph it. The picture showed me more than I expected...

Book Review of the Week
Laboratory Animal Medicine: Principles and Procedures
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Castration Of Sheep And Goats

New Medical FAQ:
Dermatophytosis Diagnosis

VIN Community Quick Poll (look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page)
When castrating cats...

From the VIN Mentor: Visual Procedures Manual
The VIN Mentor manual includes images and/or videos of complete medical procedures with narration, step-by-step instructions, and accompanying materials lists to help you perform the procedures with success.
New procedures added:
PleurEvac Setup
Pericardiocentesis

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: ACVS, AAZV, ACVR, and ABVP.

Strangest Call Today
Well, it was definitely a full moon this past week. LOL On Friday I was in the office doing "paperwork" (aka trying not to tear my hair out while doing bookkeeping), and I can hear one of my assistants quite indignantly saying "NO! She is NOT going to look at that! You need to go to the walk-in clinic or health unit!"

She came into the office a few minutes later to explain that a guy had come in off the street and wanted me to look in his ear!

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

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.

Reptile Medicine: From the Wild Set to the Child's Pet
November 18 - December 26, 2014

The primary purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the principles of care for reptilian wildlife, zoological collections, and captive pets.

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