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Are you living your passion? It's a question that motivational speaker Gary Zelesky asked more than 350 veterinarians and team members today.

Denver -- A new organization is offering veterinarians a chance to become certified to contribute information about the profession and animal health to the mainstream media.

Correct answer for Image Quiz: A young Labrador with a blind, enlarged right eye

Incorrect answers for Image Quiz: A young Labrador with a blind, enlarged right eye

Three peaks at aspects of early spaying and neutering in pediatric dogs and cats.

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A new salary survey from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) shows increases for most exclusive companion animal veterinarians, but salary decreases for equine and mixed-animal practitioners.

Correct answer for Image Quiz: Ophthalmology-A cat with a chronically red eye

Incorrect answer for Image Quiz: Ophthalmology-A cat with a chronically red eye

Check out this interactive chart to determine a diagnosis for common dermatologic disorders.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Dr. Barbara A. Schmidt was selected to serve as treasurer for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

The majority of pet owners question the need for regular veterinary care, study says.

Orlando - The zoonotic disease threat is hastening the need for better cooperation between veterinary and human medicine, officials report.

Washington -- The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) is petitioning Congress to phase out non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

The American Heartworm Society (AHS) recently started collecting data from veterinarians for a national heartworm incidence survey.

Lincoln, Neb. - A new report advocating shooting as a suitable means of population control for feral cats is drawing the ire of several groups, including the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

Schaumburg, Ill. - Federal health-care reform measures are resulting in a number of changes with the American Veterinary Medical Association's Group Health and Life Insurance Trust.

Baltimore - Veterinarians need to engage the public in dialogue about animal-welfare issues.

Baltimore - Dr. Bill Moyer will lead the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in 2011.

Great Britain - British veterinary associations are asking veterinarians in the United Kingdom to report cesarean sections on purebred dogs.

Chicago - Another annual dues increase and a move to make voting records accessible online are among the items up for consideration by the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) House of Delegates at its winter session Jan. 8 in Chicago.

The DEA proposal to make veterinary anesthetic propofol a Schedule IV drug drew caution from AVMA.

Rockville, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to identify strategies to address the number of animal drug products marketed without agency approval.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) wants your input on its revised Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA).

Cites policy on responsible use of animals in studies that benefit animal, human welfare.

Veterinarian's Oath amended to include clause about animal welfare.

Hillsborough, N.J. - Although she didn't plan to become a feline practitioner, Dr. Elizabeth Colleran, MS, a 1990 graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, is now the new president of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP).

The American Association of Equine Practitioners plans to welcome 4,000 equine veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians to Baltimore Dec. 4-8. Read the latest about the year's biggest event for equine doctors and their teams.

Lack of efficacy to heartworm preventives remain geographically limited.

Switzerland -- A new list of equine prohibited substances was approved by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and prohibits the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition.