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Have you Tried Associate?
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.

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• Feline Peripheral Neuropathies; congenital
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Veterinary Considerations for Ebola Virus Outbreaks - FAQ Now on VeterinaryPartner.com
Recently this new Medical FAQ was created to help answer some of the questions you and your clients may have.

Because many VINners requested a version that could be shared with clients, it's now also available as a client information sheet on the VIN Client Education site, www.VeterinaryPartner.com.

For more information take a look at this composite of Ebola resources.

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

• Ownership of Sentinel antiparasitic line poised to change
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• Disciplinary case continues for veterinarian-turned-regulator
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• New veterinary degrees may not pay off, economists find
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• Dog under Ebola watch gets high-level caretakers
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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

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• Blocked Cats

Texas Farm Radio

• Glaucoma in Horses (revised)

VetzInsight

• Training Aggressive Dogs

Degenerative left shift as a prognostic tool in cats
Cats with degenerative left shift (DLS) are 1.57 times more likely to die or be euthanized in hospital than cats without DLS. In addition, increasing severity of DLS is associated with increased likelihood of death or euthanasia.

Influence of Beta blockers on survival in dogs with severe subaortic stenosis
Beta blocker treatment did not influence survival in dogs with severe subaortic stenosis in our study, and a higher pressure gradient at diagnosis was associated with increased risk of death.

Efficacy of omeprazole powder paste or enteric-coated formulation in healing of gastric ulcers in horses
Both Gastrozol and GastroGard, combined with appropriate environmental changes, promote healing of gastric ulcers in horses. However, despite enteric coating of Gastrozol, plasma omeprazole concentrations after single labeled doses were significantly higher with GastroGard.

Salpingohysterectomy Technique For Chicken With Reproductive Disease; Antibiotic Use In Chickens
The advice given here was awesome. My only complaint is lack of visuals, but we found a bunch of images on Google that helped a lot. I hope these photos give some idea of what this surgery is like.

Lumbar Vertebra Fracture In A Cat That Presented With Hindlimb Paralysis And Inability To Express The Bladder
I think the major challenge is going to be managing the bladder without causing further fracture displacement and potential injury to the spinal cord.

Handling Dogs That Jump Up During Housecall Visits
If you have a dog jump on you, do you just let them? Gently move them to the floor? Grab their feet and dance with them on their back legs?

Advice For Treating Young Dog With Enormous Bone Cyst That Involves The Entire Ulna
Wow! That's huge!

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VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, November 9 - 9 p.m. ET
Join Allison Wara, DVM, for Fat Dog Slim: How to Develop a Safe and Effective Weight Loss Plan for Canine Patients.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, November 11 - 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.

How to Use VIN, Part 2
Wednesday, November 12 - 9:30 p.m. ET
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
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Books - What Have You Read Lately?
I have decided that I really need to find some new books to read. I am looking for books that are fun or thought provoking but not sad or scary. We read in order to experience the sum total of human experience vicariously; well, I get plenty of sad and scary just by reading the news, so I want to read something that is not, except maybe a little as part of the plot-building.

Book Review of the Week
Small Animal Radiographic Techniques and Positioning
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Website of the Week
Microbe Library

New Proceedings
Association of Avian Veterinarians - Australasian Committee and the Unusual Pets and Avian Veterinarians (AAVAC-UPAV 2014)

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Upcoming Conferences
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Giving Young Veterinarians a Fair Start
I would like to discuss the mandatory participation of pre-vet students and students within professional curriculums in studies of totally irrelevant academic areas of liberal arts and basic sciences. Such courses are very questionable in their value in preparation of good veterinarians and should be taken at the discretion of those wanting or needing such education rather than being mandated as prerequisites to clinical studies.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
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Senior Pet Behavior
December 2 - 19, 2014

The goal of this lecture is to help clinicians provide holistic care for senior patients through a comprehensive understanding of diagnosis and treatment of common geriatric behavioral problems.

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.

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