

Trick or Treat or a Trip to the ER?
Boo! Halloween candy is already on store shelves! Let VIN help you handle the spooky side of the holiday festivities.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: 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!).
Megaesophagus Information Center
The new Megaesophagus Project brings together much of the existing VIN content about this condition. Kathy Morris-Stilwell, DVM, and other VINners donated videos and information and provided great examples from message board discussions. The Feeding Tips section includes video, text, and photos of "Bailey Chair" construction, a case history of the patient for whom the chair was named, and fluid administration suggestions. The Image Collection has megaesophagus radiographs, contrast studies, and movies provided by Bill Blevins, MS, DVM, DACVR, and other VINners. You'll also find additional reading such as Associate articles, client information handouts, contrast study guidelines from the 2011 ABVP Conference, and nebulizer use, as well as links to megaesophagus research studies.


Annotations on Message Board Images in Presenter 3
Even on the clearest of pictures, it's not always easy to tell what you're supposed to be looking at on slideshow images posted to the VIN Message boards. With the new Annotations tool in Presenter 3, text, highlights, and graphics can now be added to the image, making it easy to see to just what area of the image the poster is referring. Note: Functionality for creating annotations will initially be released only to admins/consultants. As the process is refined, all members will be allowed to create annotations. If you haven't checked out Beta.vin.com now is the perfect time to give it a try! Keep an eye on this section of VIN This Week to find out what new toys you can help us perfect on Beta.vin.com.


NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss; News reported for YOU...
Evolving stories * Ohio State plans new ER/referral hospital Be a VIN newshound: VIN News Service (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 email News@vin.com. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.


New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients! Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio ANIMALicious - LIKE ANIMALicious on Facebook!


In Vitro Production of Equine Embryos
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is the only reliable method to fertilize equine oocytes in vitro. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection-produced embryos can be transferred into the oviducts of recipient mares or cultured to the morula or blastocyst stage of development for nonsurgical embryo transfers into recipients' uteri.
Darkening coat colour reveals life history and life expectancy of male Thornicroft's giraffes
The coat colour of male giraffes, especially the blotches, darkens with age, but no studies have systematically mapped the colour transition with chronological age based on long-term data. We examine the value of using darkening coat colour as a biomarker of male age.
Subclinical leishmaniasis associated with infertility and chronic prostatitis in a dog
A presumptive diagnosis of prostatitis was made following ultrasound examination. An ultrasound-guided needle core biopsy was performed under general anaesthesia, revealing a mild chronic macrophagic and plasma cell prostatitis with intracytoplasmic amastigotes consistent with Leishmania spp. infection.


Advice On Dealing With Attitude Problems In Receptionists
From a consumer's point of view, I find it very difficult to frequent businesses that have poor customer service. I have switched health care providers when I had a bad experience with the support staff. If *you* think your employees have a bad attitude, imagine what your clients think!
How To Decline When Family Or Friends Ask For Free Veterinary Services
I asked my husband how he would have felt if a man came and asked us for some conduit, outlets, lamps, and other electrical supplies, since, after all, my husband was in the electrical business. And, you know, Home Depot was closed and he needed to do the repairs now, so it was an emergency. And, you know, could he get them for free?
Advice For Recent Graduate Who Is Unable To Make Financial Ends Meet
I think my bad financial decision was going to veterinary school. This is me being frustrated and bitter.
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Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 23, 9:30 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, October 24, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC) Join your VIN colleagues for a chat!
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, October 28, 10 p.m. EDT (Monday, October 29, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC) Join Michele Gaspar, DVM, MAPC, DABVP, for Working With Reactive Clients: De-Escalation Techniques for Volatile Situations. *This session will feature audio. Take the audio readiness test.
Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock Use the Rounds link to join these discussions


Want to See What You've Been Missing?
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 @.


Catch the Learning Bug at ISCAID in Fog City Registration is now open for the 2nd Biennial Symposium of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) at Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, November 14 - 17.


Don't Rewrite! Recover! (with Message Board Drafts) Time is money! Saving your drafts when posting on the message boards will help you avoid wasting time rewriting lost posts and the best part is... you don't even have to remember to save it yourself! The message boards will automatically save posts every 60 seconds, so even if you get called away to an emergency in the middle of posting... no worries! You can come back later and pick up right where you left off. To find your draft if you were posting a new discussion: 1. Click the Post New button. 2. Click the Open Drafts button. 3. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side. 4. Click the Select Draft button. 5. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message. If you were replying to an existing discussion: 1. Navigate to the specific discussion thread. 2. Click the 'Reply' button 3. Click the Open Drafts button (make sure the Replies tab is selected) 4. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side. 5. Click the Select Draft button. 6. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message. 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 Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore! Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week Incident Information System
eVetSites Tip of the Week Update Your eVetsite Template
What's your Diagnosis? Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases Ophthalmology Fun 153 - Opened 9/21 Zoonosis Brain Teaser 126 - Opened 9/27 Pathology Brain-Teaser 104 - Opened 10/15
VIN Show-Me-How Video: How to Use 'My Boards'
Associate - Updated and New Acute polyradiculoneuritis in the dog (revised) 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: ACVS, Veterinary Dental Forum, ACVP/ASVCP, CVC and NAVC.


Top 10 Signs You Are Too Old to Be Trick or Treating 10. You get winded from knocking on the door. 9. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you. 8. You ask for high fiber candy only. 7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, you lose your balance and fall over. 6. People say, "Great Keith Richards mask!" and you're not wearing a mask. 5. When the door opens you yell, "Trick or..." and can't remember the rest. 4. By the end of the night, you have a bag full of restraining orders. 3. You have to carefully choose a costume that won't dislodge your hairpiece. 2. You're the only Power Ranger in the neighborhood with a walker. 1. You avoid going to houses where your ex-spouses live.


NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT! Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
Antimicrobials, Module II November 12 - December 13, 2012 The second of three antimicrobial modules, this course will provide an overview of the basics of antimicrobial therapy including the relationship between microbe, host, and drug, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial mechanisms, the design of dosing regimens, and clinical pharmacology. All You Need to Know About Fevers of Unknown Origin (FUO) November 20 - December 7, 2012 Fever is a common finding in small animal general practice and can be caused by a variety of infectious, immune-mediated, and neoplastic diseases. Case examples utilizing radiographs, ultrasound images, and cytology will be discussed to help the participant learn how to best diagnose and treat patients with fever of unknown origin. For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower. Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.
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