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• NEW! VIN Canine Flu quick reference guide.
• Cornell laboratory identifies new virus strain involved with current outbreak
• Chicago Canine Flu Strain Shocker, by VIN Consultant Scott Weese, DVM, DACVIM
• VIN Medical FAQ on Canine Influenza -- check back for updates as more information becomes available
• VIN Message Board Discussion

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Within the past two months have you diagnosed a case of canine influenza in conjunction with or independent of the recent outbreak in the Midwestern United States?

Journals in the VIN Library!
The journals section of the VIN library is like having a college library right at your fingertips!

The VIN librarians continuously reevaluate the veterinary journal list. If you have journals you'd like to see added, please email Becky@vin.com with your suggestions.

Recently Added Journals:

• Journal of experimental psychology. Animal learning and cognition. (J Exp Psychol Anim Learn Cogn)
• Veterinary research forum: an international quarterly journal. (Vet Res Forum) Free Full-Text
• Veterinary medicine and science. (Vet Med Sci) Free Full-Text
• Veterinary science development. (Vet Sci Dev) Free Full-Text

Learn how to use the document delivery system to order articles.

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

• Facial-recognition apps scout lost pets
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• Regulators discipline star of ‘The Incredible Dr. Pol’
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• Accidental pet exposures to hormones: purveyors respond
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Evolving Stories
- The latest on telemedicine
- Canine influenza outbreak
- VCA buys Abaxis reference lab
- Shelter animal supply and demand

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Clomipramine

Texas Farm Radio

• Time to Begin Vaccinating Foals (revised)

VetzInsight

• Why Do I keep You? Let me Count the Ways

Incisional colopexy for treatment of chronic, recurrent colocloacal prolapse in a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Long-term follow-up, including a barium contrast study, revealed normal function and an intact colopexy, without recurrence of the prolapse.

Arthroscopic assessment of osteochondrosis of the medial humeral condyle treated with debridement and sliding humeral osteotomy
Seven elbows had marked progression of pathology affecting the medial compartment, 5 elbows developed subsequent fragmentation of the medial coronoid process of the ulna, 2 elbows had fibrocartilaginous infill of the humeral defect without development of coronoid pathology.

Closed suction drainage for treatment of septic peritonitis of confirmed gastrointestinal origin in 20 dogs
Drains remained in place, collecting fluid produced within the abdomen, for a median of 6 days (range, 2-11 days). Eighteen dogs received nutritional support, and 14 received plasma transfusions. Seventeen dogs (85%) survived to discharge.

Advice For Managing An Outbreak Of Toxoplasmosis In A Cattery
If there are no current kittens pending, the disease will run its natural course -- as any exposed cats will cease shedding in a couple of weeks.

Sedation In Dog That Ate Marijuana Cookies: How Potent Is Marijuana Butter?
Marijuana butter tends to have relatively high THC concentrations, compared to the 'natural' product, and we can see some very serious intoxications with even small ingestions. We almost never saw deaths from marijuana toxicosis until the butter became commonly used.

Sources For Waiting Room And Exam Room Posters
Take a look at Doggie Drawings by Lili Chin. She does customized illustrations and pet portraits, but she also offers a collection of informational and educational posters for free download.

Ivermectin Toxicosis In Dog Taking Ketoconazole; Why Ivermectin And Ketoconazole Interact
Ketoconazole inhibits P-glycoprotein which normally keeps ivermectin out of the central nervous system, so when the drugs are given together, you're essentially creating an avermectin-sensitive dog. So it was the ivermectin that caused the signs, but it was the ketoconazole that set up the toxicosis.

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VIN/AAFP Rounds
Tuesday, April 21 - 8 p.m. E.T.
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Join Ilona Rodan, DVM, DAVBP (Fe), for AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines: Feline Focus.
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Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, April 21 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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Need to vent about new grad issues? Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

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Sympathy Card Fail?
I had a doozy about a month ago after I had to euthanize one of our best clients' old lab when she got run over at slow speed by a car, broken pelvis, broken femurs, bad skin wounds, etc. The client is a very frequent flier at the clinic, we had just done a big workup on the dog several days prior. On the sympathy card, I wrote "Dear Mark, I am so sorry about the loss of Missy. We are all just crushed that we won't see her around the clinic anymore." Thankfully I realized it was Missy that was crushed, not us, and changed it before we sent the card...

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Book Review of the Week
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes
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Website of the Week
Mycology Online

New Proceedings
2014 Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians Annual Conference (AEMV 2014)

New Quick Poll question:
Within the past two months have you diagnosed a case of canine influenza in conjunction with or independent of the recent outbreak in the Midwestern United States?

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Upcoming Conferences
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NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.

Basic Big Cat Husbandry and Medicine
April 19 - May 20, 2015

The primary purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of big cat husbandry and medicine. The course will include an overview of taxonomy nutrition, husbandry, reproduction and basic medicine of big cats.

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.

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