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Imex? Veterinary, Inc. introduces toggle pins and a suture passer to give surgeons the ability to effectively and easily repair coxofemoral luxations.

CareCredit?, a client payment plan provider, is featured in the AVImark? Veterinary Software System.

Meatsafe? Gentamicin is a completely self-contained, single use, disposable preslaughter screening kit for gentamicin.

AVImark Veterinary Management Systems announces the release of AVImark version 165.

V.E.T. Pharmaceuticals offers Epizyme?, an affordable product for use in animals with deficient pancreatic secretions, the company says.

Canine, Labrador Retriever/Collie cross, 7 years old, male neutered, 57 lbs.

A product to prevent and control equine tapeworm infections is now available from Fort Dodge Animal Health.

Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition introduces Probios? FS, a feed additive containing food safety organisms (FSO) to reduce shedding of E. coli O157:H7.

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IDEXX Cornerstone? 5.5, the latest version of this practice management software, is now available to veterinarians.

Crosstex International is expanding its product line with the introduction of Ultra Gauze? sponges, a general-use product using Nu Gauze? sponge material.

Global Veterinary Products Inc. (formerly Cook Veterinary Products) has made improvements to its line of Clearview Foley catheters and nasogastric feeding tubes.

Modipher EQ? mist (equine appeasing pheromone) from Veterinary Products Laboratories offers a safe, natural way to reduce stress and modify behavior in horses, the company says.

Pet Sun Chlorella is a food supplement with ?rejuvenating ingredients,? including vitamins, minerals, protein, nucleic acids, detoxifying chlorophyll, Chlorella Growth Factor, dietary fiber, beta carotene, lecithin and the natural energizer Sun Eleuthero, according to the manufacturer.

Collasate Postoperative Dressing is available in a 42g tube for large animal applications.

AVLS announces an updated version of its popular CD-On-Hold message system.

PRN Pharmacal introduces nutritional support for dairy cattle designed to help cows breed back an average 24 days faster than untreated cattle, resulting in significant monetary savings to the producer, the company says.

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Wysong Corp. introduces a line of canine and feline canned diets, Turkey Stew? and Chicken Stew?, available in 5.5-oz. and 14 oz. cans.

ImRex, Inc. launches the BreathaLyser?, an easy-to-use drinking water additive for dogs and cats, designed to reduce bad breath and tarter buildup, the company says.

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Dr. Joseph J. Bertone explores they myriad of legal and ethical problems veterinarians face when using some compounded drugs.

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All hospital personnel should be aware of the following procedures for handling chemotheraputic drugs.

The past decade has seen a steady growth in laser energy used by general veterinary practitioners. Today, veterinary medicine is enjoying a rapid acceptance of various forms of laser energy as a companion and often superior therapeutic modality for surgical case management.

I could hardly believe my eyes, but there he was.

It has been a little more than a decade since Drs. Hendrick and Goldschmidt1 submitted their query to the profession, "Do injection-site reactions induce fibrosarcomas in cats?"

Could this happen to you? It had been a busy Monday morning for surgery. Somehow our practice team had managed to repair a fractured femur in a German Shepherd, perform a cystotomy on a Schnauzer, remove an eyelid tumor from a Spaniel, and still manage to continue therapy on several ongoing hospital cases.

Washington-The U.S. House of Representatives OK'd legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an infusion of new monies to spur approvals of new animal drugs.

Dayton, Ohio-Iams Co. officials steadfastly deny animal activist reports that the pet food manufacturer permits animal abuse during the nutritional testing of its products.