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The dvm360 Five - Episode 5

In this episode, an H1N1 update, advice on how to answer clients who ask why your services cost more than a colleague's, and more.

San Antonio, Texas -- Clients who use PurinaCare Pet Health Insurance now can receive reimbursement for the treatment or prevention of the H3N8 flu virus, otherwise known as canine influenza virus.

Las Vegas -- Las Vegas residents will have to make sure they aren't keeping intact pets without a special permit starting this spring or they will have to pay hefty fines.

Maywood, Ill. -- People who received pet therapy while recovering from total joint replacement surgery required 50 percent less pain medication than those not receiving pet therapy.

London -- Animals with human genes or cells are likely to become more common in research as medical technology and research improves. But what are the limits? A new multidisciplinary study is underway to consider those medical and legal boundaries that are placed on researchers.

Washington, D.C -- Private and public health experts will meet tomorrow morning in in Washington, D.C., to identify the obstacles standing in the way of moving the One Health initiative forward.

California -- In attempt to get their ordinances approved before a new state law takes affect that will prevent cities from passing legislation that will interfere with state-regulated professions like veterinary medicine, at least five cities have passed or are about to pass laws banning cat declawing.

Geneva, Switzerland -- Concerned by the potential of the H1N1 pandemic virus to become more virulent as the pool of viral genes circulates among a number of hosts, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for close monitoring and proper management of animals that exhibit symptoms of respiratory infections.

The dvm360 Five - Episode 4

In this edition, live from CVC San Diego, an immunologist comments the H1N1 case in a cat, a tip for getting home on time, and a discussion of student debt and the economies of practice.