Shelter Medicine Information Center
When shelter animals need your help, the Shelter Medicine Center is ready to rescue you with information on:- Animal care and husbandry
- Disease recognition and treatment
- Management and personnel issues
- Legal and regulatory concerns
- Spay/neuter programs
- Non-profit organizations, and
- Much more...
Find the Shelter Medicine Center through the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library and the About Page of the Shelter Medicine folder.
Learn and Review Anatomy in 3D
Remember all the time you spent trying to learn anatomy in 3D by reading 2D textbooks? No more! Learn Anatomy in 3D with this new tool found in the VIN Library or via the VINdex (CTRL-E or the icon in the top right of most VIN pages). To truly appreciate this content you have to play with it. What you'll find is pretty amazing and mesmerizing. Join the conversation to learn more and discuss Learning Anatomy in 3D.
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Common Emergencies in Pet Birds
This article introduces the clinician to common avian emergency presentations and details initial therapeutics and diagnostics that can be readily performed in the small-animal emergency room.
Renal leiomyosarcoma in a cat
The macroscopic appearance of the tumor at postmortem examination was misleadingly suggestive of hydronephrosis as a result of the large cavitation and may be similar to particularly unusual cases of renal leiomyosarcomas in humans that have a cystic or cavitated appearance.
Alfalfa hay induced primary photosensitization in horses
These findings eliminate chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and pheophorbide a as possible causes for alfalfa-hay induced primary photosensitization.
Treatment Advice For Chicken With Non-Healing Wound
You can get a wound nice and clean and pretty and it can still take a lot of coaxing to get the skin to heal back down, leaving you with a huge pocket. My typical way of handling these...
What Should We Do Regarding A Cat Whose Mammary Mass Biopsy Came Back As Cystic Mammary Hyperplasia?
I would recommend radical resection on that side (whole chain). I would, of course, re-submit the tissue. (Sometime there is more aggressive histology buried in the lesion.) The pathologist can bread-loaf through the submission and then grossly inspect tissues.
New Technician Was Fired For Lying About Syringes And Drug Vial In Purse: Should We Contact Her Other Employer?
A vial labeled heparin, but containing a controlled substance, is much less likely to arouse suspicion than a drug with a controlled substance label.
Cloudy Water And Dead Fish After New Carpet Installation: Could Chemical Fumes Have Killed The Fish?
Carpets can out-gas for five years (possibly more), although it decreases significantly several months after installation. The EPA advises ventilating well for at least 72 hours after installation. The EPA also recommends continuing to use fans for several weeks.
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 Book Reviews of the Week
Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, Third Edition
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AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines For Dogs And Cats
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Veterinary Cancer Society Archives:
2003: September 26-29, 2003, Madison, WI
2010 Mid-Year: March 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV
2010: October 29 - November 1, 2010, San Diego, CA
2011: November 4-7, 2011, Albuquerque, NM
2012: October 18-21, 2012, Las Vegas, NV
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Minimizing Patient Stress
November 4 - 23, 2016
Presenter(s): Meredith Stepita, DVM, DACVB (Behavior) A staggering 52.8% of cat owners and 37.5% of dog owners report that their pet hates going to the vet. Client and patient stress, which ultimately increases our stress, has played a key role in declining veterinary visits over the last 10 years, but it doesn't have to be that way. The goal of this lecture is to empower every member of the veterinary team play to an active role in promoting patient comfort, therefore decreasing client and veterinary team stress, on a daily basis. Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Hyperadrenocorticism
November 25 - December 21, 2016
Presenter(s): Patty Lathan, VMD, MS, DACVIM, and Todd Archer, DVM, MS, DACVIM This course will detail the diagnosis and medical management of canine hyperadrenocorticism. The instructors will have an overview of available options for medical management of hyperadrenocorticism, with a more detailed discussion on the use of trilostane. 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! Check the World Clock Time Zone Converter to confirm session start times for your area. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Facebook!
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