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CINCINNATI - Tachycardic dogs are no longer sentenced to a compromised life of medication and limitation. A breakthrough procedure, called ablation therapy, removes abnormal pathways and the need for drugs.

Otitis externa is an inflammatory condition with or without concurrent infection and is the most common dermatological disease in a busy veterinary practice. Thus it is the most common claim forwarded to veterinary insurance companies. For the most part, the majority of cases are simple, and treatment clears the disease in a few days.

S. Jackson, Inc. introduces sterile cruciate repair sutures with swaged-on needles in three sizes on Supramid? size 8, 3 and 2 suture.

The act as a whole applies only to veterinarians and veterinary technicians

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.- A state initiative to outlaw canine ear cropping has been affixed to the California Veterinary Medical Board's (CVMB) sunset review, and if passed, would enact the first cosmetic surgery ban in the nation.

The veterinarians in the area number almost 300, and there are 90 veterinary hospitals listed.

Kernco Instruments Co., Inc., introduces its line of ethylene oxide gas detectors with adjustable set points and alarm features designed to measure on a continuous monitoring basis ethylene oxide (EtO) gas.

Crosstex International introduces EcoTru? Professional, a nanoemulsion hospital-grade disinfectant and cleaner that effectively kills Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and TB in five minutes, the company says.

While we add 48 percent more practitioners, we will have only 10 percent more pets. And... only 59 percent of pets ever see a veterinarian ...

As we move into the heart of the show season, temperatures and humidity in many parts of the country are on the rise. Replacement of fluid and electrolyte losses in the exercising horse becomes critical ...

Surgery is the only meaningful option for this cat.

All partnerships should have the legal equivalent of a prenuptial agreement.

Kernco Instruments Co., Inc., offers a new medical digital refractometer designed for hospital pharmaceutical labs and for general medical use by clinics with computer interface.

International Win, Ltd., offers a replacement set for Abbott's discontinued Secondary IV.

Buck Mountain Botanicals offers a parasite dust that is non-mutagenic and non-toxic to warm blooded animals, fish and birds.

The vast majority of feline dental problems can be grouped into five categories: periodontal disease, feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions, fractured teeth, feline gingivitis/stomatitis syndrome and oral neoplasia.

The mechanism of metronidazole neurotoxicity is unknown.

Veterinary Products Laboratories (VPL) introduces an easier way to apply its patented Tissumend?II - the only synthetic, absorbable surgical tissue adhesive available to veterinarians, the company says.

The viral disease is transmitted through phlebotomine sand flies and black flies.

MADISON, WIS.-Scientists at the University of Madison-Wisconsin will team up with an information technology company SRA International, Inc., to build an online, publicly accessible library of data on infectious agents and their genomes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Late legislative maneuvering stymied a South Carolina bill that would make complaints against veterinarians' public record.

MINNEAPOLIS-THE 22nd American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum had a turnout of 2,503 veterinarians and veterinary students this year, and surpassed its previous record of technician attendees.

There are just some things that you cannot learn in veterinary school.

IBERIA, MO.-Dangerous dogs that have attacked citizens and strays will now be euthanized as opposed to being shot or gassed.

Auburn University will receive $1.5 million over the next six years from the Maddie?s Fund foundation to create and support a comprehensive shelter medicine program. The foundation has awarded Auburn a first-year, $250,000 grant to establish the program and will give $250,000 each year for the next five years.

Wysong Corp.'s line of companion animal products now includes the tooth powder treat Dentatreat?.

Aller-g-complete from Greer Laboratories offers a simple and accurate serum testing with easy-to-read results that allow more accurate detection of allergen-specific canine, feline and equine IgE, the company says.

The Veterinary Care Division of Criticare Systems, Inc. introduces the IQ2 8500Q anesthesia gas monitor.

Suggest that clients have new, additional pet ID tags engraved with the address and phone number of where they will be staying.

As an educational tool for school groups, we created Bladder Bear, a stuffed bear that has what feels like a bladder full of uroliths.