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Most people want to know only one thing about fleas: how to kill them. Flea control is much easier than it once was, though preventing fleas is still simpler than treating an established infestation.

Along with butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers, veterinarians are representatives of the 28 million small businesses in the United States. However, as any of the approximately 78,000 working veterinarians in this country will attest, practicing veterinary medicine is very different from just about any other occupation.

In a study recently published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, cats with a previous diagnosis of unilateral cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury displayed gait patterns and owner-assessed behavioral changes that differed from those of sound cats.

After years of writing articles and chapters as well giving many lectures on extraction techniques, there are common questions I receive over and over again about diagnostics, equipment and surgical closure.

Obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia have long been associated with reproductive difficulties in women. According to an article published in the December 2016 issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, similar associations likely occur in pregnant mares.

If you’ve had the privilege of working for a growing practice, you know how challenging it can be.

Over the course of 4 days and with more than 500 hours of sessions, the CVC San Diego conference December 8-11, 2016, provided a robust opportunity for veterinary professionals to improve their knowledge and skills. The continuing education sessions included clinical information, practice management, and technician education.

At the 2016 American Veterinary Medical Association conference in San Antonio, August 5-9, 2016, American Veterinarian sat down with Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, anesthesia technician at the Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services and self-proclaimed "Original Anesthesia Nerd," to discuss anesthesia and pain management resources for veterinary technicians.

At the 2016 Wild West Veterinary Conference in Reno, October 12-16, American Veterinarian sat down with M. Scott Echols DVM, ABVP, owner of Echols Veterinary Services, Avian Studios, director of the Grey Parrot Anatomy Project, and past president of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, to discuss the ethical and legal considerations of owning wild animals, such as birds, the illegal trading of African grey parrots, and key enrichment strategies veterinarians should encourage for birds.

A new study published in The Veterinary Journal explores inclusion body disease, a fatal infection that affects boid snakes, and provides information that may help veterinarians better protect and care for boas and pythons.

A new study from BMC Research sheds light on resistance levels in bacteria from the urinary tract in dogs and cats in Europe.

Owners need to be informed of the risks of raw-meat based diets, otherwise there becomes room for potentially harmful dietary beliefs. Martha Cline, DVM, DACVN, says it's time to intervene.

The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM reveals that over 80 newly recognized bird species are threatened with extinction. The update also highlights a devastating decline for the giraffe.

In a recent study, researchers provided a detailed description of a feathered dinosaur tail with primitive plumage that was preserved in amber from the mid-Cretaceous period.

Researchers have identified a novel uncultivated strain of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis as the probable cause of cutaneous granulomas in dolphins.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

In Aesop’s fable “The Crow and the Pitcher,” a thirsty crow drops stones into a pitcher to raise the water level high enough to reach. But will real birds do the same, and can they understand why it happens?

Dr. Tom Meyer, president of AVMA, clears Santa’s reindeer for travel and reminds the public that veterinary health certificates are needed for animals to travel across state lines or to other countries.

A study recently published in Current Biology, finds that dogs may have episodic memory.

Researchers determined the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Capnocytophaga isolates and used genomic analysis to identify a class D beta-lactamase gene in animal bite-associated Capnocytophaga species.

A pilot study finds that equine-assisted therapy may have the potential to improve symptoms of ADHD in children due to the fact that it produces connectivity changes in certain areas of the brain.

Running shoes for horses? Giddy up.

Researchers analyzed all reported cases of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in pigs and humans in Norway from 2008 to 2014.

Researchers find that there are several characteristics that dogs have that make them good models for human rare diseases.

In a recent study, oral capromorelin was well tolerated and stimulated the appetite of inappetent dogs.

Researchers take a closer look at how Komodo dragons interact with their environment to better understand the microbial health of captive animals.

Researchers identified parasitic, bacterial, and viral enteropathogens in dogs that visited regional dog parks in Northern California.