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Use these resources to brush up on your knowledge and help educate your clients on potential holiday hazards:

• Seasonal Safety - Article
• Dangerous Foods - FAQ
• Xylitol Toxicity - Associate
• Holiday Foods and Gifts Pose Hazards for Family Pets - Rounds
• Feline Holiday Hazards - Rounds
• Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
• Chocolate Toxicity - Client Handout
• Winter Holiday Hazards For Pets - Article
• Feline Predispostion to Chocolate Toxicity - Discussion
• Treatment Tips for Chocolate Toxicities - Discussion
• Are Poinsettias And Mistletoe Toxic To Pets? - Discussion

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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!

Veterinary Partner

• Blocked Cats

Texas Farm Radio

• Glaucoma in Horses (revised)

VetzInsight

• Training Aggressive Dogs

Clinical Outcome for MCTs of Canine Pinnae Treated with Surgical Excision (2004-2008)
A prolonged disease free interval without local recurrence may be achieved with local excision of grade 1 and 2 MCTs. Animals with grade 3 MCTs had a uniformly poor outcome with short times to local recurrence and death.

Effects of three dehorning techniques on behavior and wound healing in feedlot cattle
Banding to remove horns from cattle is not recommended based on the data and observations from this study.

The clinical efficacy of dietary fat restriction in treatment of dogs with intestinal lymphangiectasia
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Nineteen of 24 (79%) dogs responded satisfactorily to dietary fat restriction, and the prednisolone dosage could be decreased.

Recommendation For Elderly Cat With A Traumatic Hip Dislocation
I'm so glad we did the surgery. At the recheck, the owner said the cat is running and jumping all over the house!

Puppy With Persistent Ear Mites Despite Treatment With Selamectin
Though Revolution is my usual go-to drug, I have seen ear mite treatment failure with three doses of Revolution.

Deworming Options For Captive Zebras
I've never had ours reject either the fenbendazole or pyrantel pelleted equine products. You might just need to get creative with getting them hungry enough to eat it all (i.e., skip/reduce a meal).

Use Of Antibacterial Rinses, Prior To Scaling, To Reduce Bacterial Aerosolization
What is the filthiest thing in a dental office?

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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
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Biggest Changes in Vet Med
My mentor asked me one day, about ten years after I had graduated, “What’s the biggest change you have seen in veterinary medicine in your career?”

At that time I said “Anesthesia, mainly pain control options.”

It’s now been almost 23 years and I am asking the question of myself.

Book Review of the Week
Suturing Principles and Techniques in Laboratory Animal Surgery
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Funny Bones
The Way Dogs Share

Website of the Week
Microbe Library

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

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

Reptile Medicine: From the Wild Set to the Child's Pet
November 18 - December 26, 2014

The primary purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the principles of care for reptilian wildlife, zoological collections, and captive pets.

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.

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!

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