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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 - 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 treat yourself to some Halloween fun shared by VINners (and post your own!).

Thinking of Becoming a Relief Veterinarian?
If you're considering stepping away from the relative predictability of a clinic position, VINner Dr. Paul Pomes' article "Getting Started as a Relief Veterinarian" will help you weigh the relevant factors.

Related resources:

• VIN Relief Veterinarians Message Board Folder
• Bill giving veterinarians leeway to carry controlled drugs advances

Thanks to Dr. Pomes for sharing this article with the VIN Community! Have something you'd like to share? Contact membership services to find out how and where to send it.

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

• Texas regulators suspend Lindsey’s license
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• Ex-Banfield leaders buy practices as ‘LegacyVet’
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• Veterinary clinic opens at a Florida Wal-Mart
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• University of Illinois reports largest veterinary class
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• Veterinarians brace for Hurricane Mattthew
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Evolving story:
- Cannabis for canines: availability, research, legal status

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Lufenuron (Program) revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Low Carb Diets (revised)

VetzInsight

• Is Giardiasis Getting Too Much Attention for Diarrhea?

A review on the use of prostaglandin F2α for controlling the estrous cycle in mares
The current review focuses on our understanding of the various responses of the corpus luteum to PGF2a, novel approaches to pharmacologically manipulate the equine estrous cycle, and potential applications in veterinary practice.

Chronic otitis: A dermatologist’s perspective on surgery (CE article)
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This article describes the importance of presurgical diagnostics and client education, the role of medical therapy, and common surgical techniques for treatment of chronic otitis.

Juvenile orthopedic disease in dogs & cats: Part 1: Musculoskeletal development & pediatric bone diseases
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This article describes musculoskeletal development and provides an overview of pediatric bone diseases, including signalment, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Should The Risk Of Vaccine-Associated Sarcoma Be Discussed With Every Cat Owner Before Vaccines Are Given?
If I had to have that discussion with every single cat vaccine that I give, I wouldn't have time to do anything else.

Chicken With Labored Breathing: Reproductive Disease Likely Cause
Many of the bones demonstrate polyostotic hyperostosis -- increased radio-opacity associated with calcium deposition under the influence of oestrogen in a reproductively active hen.

How Can A Sick Addisonian Dog Have Normal Serum Electrolytes?
Yes, in the literature, it says the 'physiologic replacement dose' of pred for an Addisonian is 0.1-0.2 mg/kg/day. But 5 mg/day is what a *human* with Addison's takes -- and I've never had a Labrador-sized dog (60-80#) need more than 2.5 mg/day.

Maximum Inter-Vaccine Interval For Puppies Receiving Their First Series Of Vaccines
For a killed vaccine like leptospirosis, it is very important that the initial two vaccinations be given within a 6 week window to establish a good memory cell population. For boosters after that, the manufacturer says no more than 18 months or restart the series. However, I've not seen any data to prove that this is necessary.

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VIN Rounds
Sunday, October 30 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, October 31 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Taimur Alavi, BSc, BVSc, for Anatomy in 3D: New Visualization Tools for Students, Veterinarians, and Client Education.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, November 1 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, November 2 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about solo vet issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 1
Wednesday, November 2 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, November 3 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

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• Feeding Tubes VIN/VECCS (R) Interim
• Cataract Confusion Clarified (R)
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disorders @ (R)
• IVDD Dogs with No Deep Pain: Does Delay in Surgery Affect Prognosis? Journal Club (R)
• Rule of 20 @ (R)
• Team Training: Reducing Errors & Improving Morale VIN/VECCS (R)

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Websites of the Week
Halloween Gross Recipes
Halloween Hazards For Pets
Halloween Recipes
Halloween Safety Guide
Halloween Safety Tips - ASPCA
Halloween Safety Tips (PDF)

New Quick Poll:
(Look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page.)
What does your practice plan on doing regarding December holidays this year (weekends of 12/24 and 12/31)?

Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.

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 which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending AAFP, ECEIM, or ACVP/ASVCP.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Anatomy of an Exotic Pet Practice
January 13 - February 8, 2017
Presenter(s): Rose Ann Fiskett, MS, VMD, DABVP (ECM)

This presentation will explore the reasons for starting an exotic pet practice or adding an exotic component to an existing practice. Whether or not one pursues this journey to completion depends on some soul searching and critical background preparation. There are drugs and various types of equipment unique to exotic pet practice in addition to essential whole hospital staff training. Only after careful preparation, whole hospital commitment to excellence in exotic pet care, staff training and compensation, equipment and drug purchases, etc. should the practice open the door to patients.

Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Part I
January 1 - April 19, 2017
Presenter(s): Kathleen P. Freeman, DVM, BS, MS, PhD, DECVCP, MRCPath, MRCVS, Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management; Ernst Leidinger, DVM, DECVCP, Specialist for Clinical Pathologist (national); Stefanie Klenner, DVM, Dr.med.vet., DECVCP; A. Russell Moore, DVM, MS, DACVP; Emma Hooijberg, BVSc GPCert(SAP) DECVCP; Unity Jeffery, VetMB, PhD, DACVP (clinical pathology), MRCVS

The "Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory" course is designed to provide an introduction to and practical application of quality management in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory. It is given in two parts (Part I and Part II). Part I is a prerequisite for Part II. In Part I, participants will be introduced to theories of management and concepts vital to quality planning. Examples of ISO-based and GLP standards are included. Laboratory design, Westgard Rules, QC Validation and Sigma Metrics are covered.

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