Old dogs, new ways to baby them

Source: Boston Globe

(November 28, 2012) Life with Dempsey, a blonde Labrador retriever with a soft round head, has changed for Kevan and Sheila Cunningham. The trio once hiked on conservation land near their home in Southeastern Massachusetts. They relaxed in front of the TV as Dempsey curled up in his own chair. They took vacations as a family and slept together in a big bed...

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Prescription for Safety: Tips on Proper Medication Disposal

Source: AVMA

(November 27, 2012)Let us pose a question: How many people, your clients included, know how to properly dispose of pills and other medications that are no longer needed? Do they flush them? Toss them in the household trash? Or simply leave them sitting in a cabinet, creating the risk of accidental exposure to both people and pets? ...

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Roy Exum: Stop Soring! No More Pads!

Source: The Chattanoogan

(DATE) The American Veterinary Medical Association – with 82,500 professional members – and the American Association of Equine Practitioners – with another 10,000 who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of horses – delivered a savage kick in the face to the despicable “Big Lick” crowd in Shelbyville early this week when the two groups called on Congress to soon pass the Amendments to the Horse Protection Act, House Bill No. 6388...

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Excellence in Exotics: Enriching the Lives of Small Exotic Pet Mammals

Source: VetLearn

(November 21, 2012) All too often, clients ignore the concepts of environmental enrichment, socialization, and exercise for their small exotic pet mammals. Sometimes, these pets, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, and rats, live most of their lives in cages or tanks with little regard given to their mental and physical stimulation. With poor husbandry and inappropriate diets, animals become obese, lazy, and less likely to interact and provide pleasure as pets. It is also well known that constant confinement can lead to stress, as well as certain otherwise avoidable behavioral and health problems...

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Sutter County Animal Shelter teams with veterinary school

Source: Appeal Democrat

(November 15, 2012) A new arrangement between the Sutter County Animal Shelter and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine soon will help make dozens of homeless animals more adoptable by sending them to the campus for minor surgery...

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Should people be allowed to devocalize their pets?

Source: CBS News

(November 12, 2012) When Sue Perry adopted her dog Porter two and a half years ago from a rescue group, she noticed he had a hoarse, raspy bark. Her veterinarian confirmed the dog had been devocalized.

"He really has trouble breathing even on a very short walk, and he coughs," Perry told CBSNews.com. "Before I really knew anything about this, they thought he had kennel cough. He gags so I have to monitor him closely when he is eating his food, and I have to water it down."...

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Veterinary clinics cope with Hurricane Sandy's aftermath

Source: DVM360

(October 30, 2012) Phone calls up and down the Atlantic seaboard went unanswered Tuesday morning. Some stalled in an eerie quiet before a spiritless automated voice warned that circuits were busy. Others sounded the harsh alarm of a busy tone. Worse still were the oblivious out-of-office messages that cheerfully recited operations as usual, as if unaware of the destruction Hurricane Sandy was leaving in her wake...

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Texas A&M veterinary students put to test in simulated emergency

Source: theeagle.com

(November 4, 2012) The course was emergency disaster preparedness, the pupils were fourth-year veterinary students at Texas A&M University. The group was working alongside various professionals developing a new awareness of the role of the veterinarian in the community and the skills necessary to be a qualified emergency responder. Angela Clendenin, director of communications and ...

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