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Voice your opinion! Each Monday evening you'll find a new Quick Poll on the left side of the Front Page under the Daily Pearl. All prior polls can be found in the Archived Quick Poll collection. Browse or search prior polls to catch up on colleagues thoughts on many interesting topics. You can also add your voice to polls you missed on the first go-round. Take a look at the results from a few of the most recent polls: Read the discussion to see how the idea came about and how you can contribute ideas for new polls.
Dermatology Questions Getting Under Your Skin?
Got an itchy kitty or a balding bulldog? Find the information you need in the Dermatology Specialty Center! It's full of cool and useful stuff like: - Dermatology Notebook
- FAQs
- Pertinent Rounds
- Updated Associate Chapter links
- Related web site links
- ...and more!
Find the Dermatology Specialty Center in the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library and on the About Page of the Dermatology folder in the VIN message boards.
What's New on BETA?
Beta.vin.com helps speed the testing and release of new features destined for VIN.com. You can help the VIN Wizards keep making VIN better by trying out these features on Beta.vin.com and sharing your feedback: Zoom Feature in Mobile Presenter
Need a closer look? The Zoom feature will help you to zero in on any section of an image. See more. Video Uploader for Message BoardsNow you can upload your own videos to the message boards and be automatically subscribed to the discussion. Uploading a video is as easy as uploading an image Learn how. MyActivities EnhancementsWider columns, faster loading, and other changes make MyActivities even more user friendly. Read more.
If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding edge" of VIN, make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...
Evolving Stories
- VCA buys Abaxis reference lab
- Shelter animal supply and demand Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is your news service. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering?
E-mail Reporters@vin.com. Share news.vin.com with non-VINners. The VIN News Service stories (without access to the community discussions) are publicly available. Follow VNS on Facebook and Twitter!
Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio VetzInsight
Canine soft tissue sarcoma managed in first opinion practice: outcome in 350 cases
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Most surgeries were unplanned, with only 15 (4%) dogs having a histologic and 59 (16.8%) dogs having a cytologic diagnosis before surgery. Median survival time for all dogs was not reached with 70% proportional survival at 5 years. Local recurrence developed in 73 (20.8%) cases. The extent of resection performed was not associated with improved survival or tumor recurrence.
Evaluation of in vivo behavior of ameroid ring constrictors in dogs with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts using computed tomography
No ameroid constrictor closed completely: shunt occlusion was always dependent on soft tissue within the ameroid ring. Residual flow through the shunt was present in 4 dogs (18%), although this caused persistent elevation of shunt fraction in only 1 dog (dog 8).
Replacement of wheat bran with spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill cv Gigante) and urea in the diets of Holstein x Gyr heifers
It is practical to replace wheat bran with spineless cactus containing urea and ammonium sulfate up to 66% in sugar cane-based diets.
Veterinarians And Drug Manufacturers: Newspaper Questions Veterinarians' Integrity
I can write you a prescription or we have a pharmacy here and the medication will be $15. Which do you want?
Ascending Paralysis And Death In Two Dogs That Had Intervertebral Disk Displacement; Treatment Advice For Intervertebral Disk Displacement
About 5-15% of dogs that have acute, severe thoracolumbar disc extrusion (paraplegia, absent deep pain perception) develop ascending/descending myelomalacia. This usually progresses to thoracic limb paralysis and fatal respiratory paralysis. It's important to watch for this.
What To Do About Employee Who Consistently Forgets To Clock In And Out?
You can require an employee to clock in/out as a duty of employment, but it is the legal obligation of the *employer*, not the employee, to keep track of time. This means...
Rural Veterinarian Has A Client Who Is Adopting Baby Marmosets: Feeding Advice, Disease Screening, And Zoonotic Concerns
I would encourage this person to find appropriate homes for the baby marmosets. They require skill, knowledge, and a specific diet, as well as appropriate housing, husbandry, and social groupings, to really thrive. Unless this client has all of those, these animals will likely do poorly.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, April 7 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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Need to vent about solo vet issues? Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear. How to Use VIN, Part 2
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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. VIN Rounds
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Message Board Drafts to the Rescue
Saving your message board drafts will help you avoid wasting time rewriting lost posts and the best part is... you don't have to remember to save it yourself! The message boards automatically save posts every 60 seconds, so even if you get called away to an emergency in the middle of posting...no worries! You can come back later and pick up where you left off. Learn how to use the drafts feature.
 Book Review of the Week
When Helping Hurts: Compassion Fatigue in the Veterinary Profession
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Does your practice or place of employment call references or previous employers to check on potential hires?
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Website of the Week
Horse Dissection
New in the Mentor Visual Procedures Manual:
Orthopedic Exam
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: Voorjaarsdagen, BSAVA, ICARE, NAVDF, and CVC Washington DC.
Use MyVIN to Build Your MyColleagues List
The Colleagues tool in MyVIN allows you to connect with your fellow VIN members outside of discussions on the VIN Message Boards. Use the Search option to find other VIN members by their name and location. You can then invite them to be added to your MyColleagues list so you can share information with each other. You can also use MyVIN to email a fellow VINner even if they haven't shared their email address on their VIN profile. This help document will show you how to use MyColleagues to build a list of VIN contacts.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.
Canine Pemphigus Foliaceus vs Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
April 26 - May 13, 2015 The course will familiarize participants with the two most common and commonly confused autoimmune skin diseases of the dog, pemphigus foliaceus and discoid lupus erythematosus. The session will be primarily directed to practicing veterinarians and focused on diagnosis and treatment. A Unique In-'Cyte': Collaborative Evaluation of Small Animal Cytology
April 29 - June 6, 2015 This course offers veterinarians a unique perspective on cytology from both an internist and a clinical pathologist teaching in tandem. Topics of discussion: - How to obtain diagnostic samples.
- How to interpret cytology in conjunction with history, physical exam, laboratory data, and diagnostic imaging.
- How to use cytologic information to optimize a treatment plan.
Get detailed help on How to Enroll in a VIN CE Course. 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! To get the most from your CE course, plan to attend a practice session before your course begins. Practice sessions are scheduled for the same days and times each week for your convenience: - Tues. afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
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