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• Feline Diabetes Case Challenge - Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP
• Cardiology Case Studies - Mark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
• Radiology Case Studies - Allison Zwingenberger, DVM, DACVR, DECVDI, MRCVS
• Dermatology Fun - Carol S. Foil , DVM, MS, DACVD

Learning can be fun! Check out the Acute Hemorrhage Simulator, Concentration Game or Veterinary Medicine Review Flashcards under Tutorial Simulations and Games.

Send us your feedback and let us know what you think and what tools you'd like to see added!

As a Matter of FAQ
The fastest route to an answer to your question is a VIN Database Search. But, because some topics have been discussed many times on the message boards, the number of "hits" can be overwhelming.

To help you, the VIN consultants (and other experts) continue to create up-to-date summaries (FAQs) of topics commonly discussed on the message boards.

Save time and check out the Medical FAQs before you post. Find them in the VIN Library or through the VINDEX (Ctrl+E).

Newest FAQs:

• Teeth and Hearts
• EpiPen Usage
• Microchipping

Convert Proceedings Documents to PDF for Offline Viewing!
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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK
and discuss.
News Reported for YOU...

• BVA fears new school could create surplus of UK veterinarians
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Storm recovery focus of NYC symposium
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Ultrasound machine salesman pleads guilty to theft
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Battered, not beaten: Veterinarians brace for new storm in Sandy’s wake
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving:
* Microchip dilemma: What to do when client isn’t registered owner?

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New and Revised Articles to Share
With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Safer Anesthesia: Advance Screening and other Techniques Reduce Risk
• Viral Papillomas of Dogs (revised )

Texas Farm Radio

• Strangles: A Contagious Respiratory Disease

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• Using the Gift of Euthanasia Carefully

Correction of severe congenital flexural carpal deformities with semicircular external skeletal fixation system in calves
A semicircular external skeletal fixation system composed of 6-hole 45° carbon-fiber arches, 6 mm threaded rods, half-pin fixation bolts, 6 mm hexagonal nuts, and negative profile end-threaded half-pins were used for pancarpal arthrodesis.

Minimally displaced tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture in nine skeletally immature large breed dogs
The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and radiographic features, as well as the treatment and outcome of minimally displaced tibial-tuberosity-avulsion-fractures (MDTTAF).

Comparison of epidural and systemic tramadol for analgesia following ovariohysterectomy
Twenty animals, randomly divided into two groups, received either epidural (EPI) or intramuscular (IM) tramadol (2 mg/kg) 30 min before anesthetic induction.

Ultrasonography: Diagnostic Value Of Selective Organ Evaluation In Dogs And Cats That Have Urinary Tract Diseases
If you broaden the scope of the question, doing a "select" ultrasound isn't a lot different that choosing a lab panel. We pick and choose blood and urine tests based on what we think are reasonable differentials for the clinical presentation of the patient.

CERF (Canine Eye Registration Foundation) Versus OFA's (Orthopedic Foundation For Animals) New Eye Certification Registry Database (ECR) For Dogs
The ACVO (American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists) basically had some problems with CERF (Canine Eye Registration Foundation) not being very responsive to requests for data and other items, so has decided to move from working with CERF to ECR (Eye Certification Registry), which has been created by OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals). ACVO diplomates will be submitting all eye exams to OFA now, not CERF.

Economic Impact Of Supply Vs. Demand For Veterinarians; Is There Anything We Can Do?
More vets = less demand = more competition for services = harder to make living as a vet, which is where we are currently heading. Fewer vets = more demand = more ability to charge for services, which is what we need to do.

Pet Store Is Advising Clients To Stop Giving Heartworm Preventatives To Dogs: What Should I Do?
It really infuriates me that this store is distributing information that is blatantly not true and making us look like the bad guys to boot. How should I address this?

VIN/VECCS Rounds
Monday, November 26, 9 p.m. ET
(Tuesday, November 27, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Andrea Steele, MSc, RVT, VTS(ECC), for Nursing Strategies for Respiratory Emergencies.
*This session is all text, no audio.
NOTE: The time for this session was listed incorrectly in the previous issue of VTW. We apologize for any confusion!

Virtual Coffeehouse
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(Wednesday, November 28, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
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Want to See What You've Been Missing?

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• Getting a Grip on Your Student Loans @
• Ultrasound Machine Purchase - @
• ABVP Certification Process @
• Creating Impressions

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Book Review of the Week
Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, Fourth Edition
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Website of the Week
History of Thanksgiving

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Scam Alert - DNS Services

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 155 - Opened 10/27
Zoonosis Brain Teaser 128 - Opened 10/23
Pathology Brain-Teaser 105 - Opened 10/23

Show-Me-How Video
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Associate - Updated and New
Persistent Pupillary Membranes in cats and dogs
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Upcoming Conferences
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ECM Review Module 3 – Rodents
March 6-March 30, 2013

This course is the third of four modules in the ECM (Exotic Companion Mammal) Review series. Each course focuses on specific exotic companion mammal species, covering the medicine and disease presentations common to that species.

ECM Review Module 4 - Marsupials, Hedgehogs, and More
April 3-April 27, 2013

This course is the last of four modules in the ECM (Exotic Companion Mammal) Review series. Each course focuses on specific exotic companion mammal species, covering the medicine and disease presentations common to that species.

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