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• Read the VIN news story about Bentley, the Cavalier King Charles spaniel whose owner was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States.
• Join the discussion about Ebola and pets.

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 - Client Handout
• 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!)

Participate in Clinical Research
You can contribute to veterinary research without leaving your home or office.

Check the clinical trials page to see if any of the ongoing trials might make new or novel therapies available for your patients.

If you would like to add your clinical trial or research project, please complete this survey or contact mrishniw@vin.com.

Download VINCasts of Rounds Sessions and Listen Later

Too busy to read past Rounds session transcripts? Many rounds session transcripts are converted to audio VINcasts that you can download to your MP3 player and listen to on the go.

Now you can also access VINcasts on your mobile device at http://mobile.vin.com/.

Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @.

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

• Dog under Ebola watch gets high-level caretakers
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• Changes coming to common rodent poison
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• We disbanded but did not fail
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• Dr. Sophia Yin leaves legacy of compassion, insight
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Evolving story:
- Virbac to acquire Sentinel

The VIN News Service (VNS) is here to give you a voice and to report news that is important to you. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Email News@vin.com.

The VIN News Service articles (without access to the community discussions) are 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

• Ectopic Ureters (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Blood Builders in Performance Horses

VetzInsight

• My Last House Call

Evaluation of a fast, objective tool for assessing body condition of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)
A tool has been developed that uses an algorithmic decision tree of yes-no answers based on physical examination to objectively guide the assessor to a body condition score. Based on this study, the guide would appear to be a repeatable measure of body condition in budgerigars, suitable for use during physical examinations.

Heat treatment of colostrum increases immunoglobulin G absorption efficiency in high-, medium-, and low-quality colostrum
Heat treatment of colostrum increased plasma IgG concentration by 18.4% and apparent efficiency of absorption by 21.0%. Results of this study suggest that heat treatment of colostrum containing approximately 50 to 100mg IgG/mL increases absorption of IgG from colostrum.

Itraconazole vs. trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: A comparative cohort study of 200 patients with paracoccidioidomycosis
Itraconazole (86.4%) was significantly superior to TMP-SMX (51.3%) in terms of cure rate and had a median treatment period that was significantly shorter (12 months) than that for TMP-SMX (23 months).

Herniated Disks: Using The Degree Of Spinal Cord Compression To Choose Between Surgical Decompression And Non-Surgical Treatment
Neither clinical signs alone nor imaging findings alone can be used to determine the role of surgery or the prognosis. But, taken together, along with the history, some reasonable thumb-rules emerge.

Is Transdermal Fluoxetine Poorly Absorbed?
Why would compounding pharmacies create medications that have little to no efficacy, and why aren't we veterinarians doing something about the fraudulent situation of prescribing, compounding, and dispensing these products?

Respiratory Distress After Oral Bordetella Vaccine In A Dog With An Elongated Soft Palate
Obviously, this dog has ongoing upper respiratory problems but regardless, I would report this as an adverse event to Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and also to the USDA adverse event reporting site.

Use Of Punishment For Prevention Of Play Aggression From A Young Cat
The timing of punishment must be exquisite, it must happen within seconds (<10) of the *initiation* of the behavioral sequence and it must happen every time the behavior is initiated. It must be at an intensity that is aversive enough to decrease the likelihood that the animal will choose to perform the behavior in the future but not so intense that it causes physical or psychological damage.

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

VIN Rounds
Sunday, November 2 - 9 p.m. ET
Veterinary Quiz Challenge
Test your knowledge for fame and prizes - $200 or $100 gift certificate to the VIN Book Store and bragging rights!

Need help remembering when Rounds sessions are happening? Check out the list of ways to be reminded about VIN Rounds sessions.

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available; R = Replay available)

• Corneal Opacities (R) Interim
• Assessing Perfusion - Beyond Basics (R) VECCS
• Dermatophytosis Treatment in Multi-Cat Situations @
• Internships - Who, What, When, Where and Why? (R) VIN Foundation
• Chronic Pain: Peri/Post-operative @
• Dealing With Stress and Depression (R) @
  - A Special Version to Share with nonVINners

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Calculate with Confidence with the VIN Suite of Calculators
If you like the Constant Rate Infusion Calculator or the Chocolate Toxicity Calculator, you'll love the VIN Suite of Calculators.

The MyCalculations suite allows you to save data for your patients so that you can compare, print, and share results from different visits.

Have you tried Beta.vin.com yet?

Beta.vin.com is where you can try new VIN features and tools before they are 'officially' released. Your feedback will help the VIN Wizards fine tune those new features.

Check out the new MyCalculations Portal page in MyVIN and the new Free Water Deficit calculator, both on BETA only.

Find Calculators and Conversion Tables in the Library and the VINDEX (Front Page or CTRL-E from almost anywhere on VIN and choose: Calc./Conversions).

Remember, you can also access the calculators and other mobile friendly VIN tools at mobile.vin.com.

These videos from the Show-Me-How Video Library will only take seconds to watch, but could save you hours over the life of your VIN membership!

• VIN Desktop Shortcut
  Sometimes a few precious seconds can make a difference. Learn how to create a shortcut to VIN.com on your desktop for quick and easy access to VIN. It's not an app, but it looks like one on your desktop.
• MyActivities
  Forget to save those search results to your MyStuff? Having trouble finding your message board post to read your responses? MyActivities keeps all of your message board participation and previous searches in one handy place.

Book Review of the Week
Atlas of Feline Ophthalmology, Second Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Feline Peripheral Neuropathies; congenital
Explore the rest of Associate!

Websites of the Week
Rancid Recipes
Halloween Recipes
Halloween Hazards For Pets
Halloween Safety Tips
Keeping Your Pet Safe This Halloween
Frightfully Fun (Veterinary Partner)
History Of Halloween

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: ABVP, ACVP/ASVCP, Veterinary Dental Forum, and CVC San Diego.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Large Animal Necropsies
November 26 - December 13, 2014

This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with large animal necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions.

Avian and Exotic Necropsies
December 3 - 20, 2014

This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with avian and exotic animal necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions.

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!

For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.