News

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.

The basics of practice protocols to ensure your equine veterinary practice's prepurchase exams are above board, legally wise and profitable.

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.

Frequent hand washing to protect yourself, your team and your patients also means painful hands with dry, cracked skin. Don't just live with it ... lotion up.

In the innovative program, Ohio State University alum Dave Haeussler, DVM, shares knowledge with veterinary school graduates on practice ownership and management, gets an ownership stake in the new hospitals himself.

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.

Warrior Canine Connection provides service dogs to military members readjusting to civilian life.

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

A Q&A on what makes a reindeer a reindeer and an overview of their flight patterns (really).

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.

Consider this startling statistic: 2016 data from the Humane Society estimates 30 to 40 percent of relinquished pets were given up due to behavior problems. Your veterinary team plays a critical role in watching and listening for signs of behavior problems clients dogs are experiencing at home and identifying problems you observe in the clinic.

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.

Based on the financial data on hand and past trends, heres what I think the new year could bring for our nations veterinary practices.

The era of one-size-fits-all neutering advice has come to an end. Its time to move from recommendations to conversations.

A collection of our top tips about veterinary dental care, including getting clients to embrace this important aspect of their pets' health and best practices once you're ready to roll.

Some of us want attention when we're hurting. Clients should know their pets tend to bury the fact.

Resignations come after critical report by Texas regulatory commission

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.

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.

NSAID for postoperative pain and inflammation is available in tablet and injection form.

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

Company cites slow industry adoption and low revenue as driving factors in closure.