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San Diego -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and the ACVS Foundation honored two longtime diplomates with major awards at the recent 2008 ACVS Veterinary Symposium.

Topeka, Kan. -- Veterinarians in Kansas currently are exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances from reporting to an electronic prescription monitoring program, but a new veterinary task force will determine whether that exemption stays.

The vote to ban commercial dog racing will force Massachusetts dog tracks to close in 2010.

Washington -- An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin in food-producing animals could be delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an already extended public comment period.

Offers are pouring in to help the Obamas decide what breed to select as First Dog.

Veterinarian Kurt Schrader won his race for U.S. Representative from Oregon's 5th Congressional District Nov. 4.

The AVMA is offering assistance to California food-animal producers in the wake of the Prop 2 passage.

On the second try, humane groups in Massachusetts finally succeeding in getting a statewide dog racing ban passed.

This form will help you track missed charges.

Passage of Prop 2 will mean big changes for California's food-animal industry.

Veterinarians sided with McCain, but the general electorate went with Obama.

DVM Newsmagazine's presidential poll numbers tilt in favor of McCain, but many veterinarians are still undecided.

No matter who wins, the issues facing the veterinary community remain the same.

Veterinarians and team members heatedly debate whether scrubs should serve as the team uniform.

Three ballot issues in California, Massachusetts and Oklahoma could influence the veterinary profession.

Veterinarian and Oregon Sen. Kurt Schrader (D-Canby) vies for a U.S. House of Representatives seat.

Des Moines, Iowa -- Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine may have found a better way to treat canine eye diseases than typical drops.

Tampa, Fla. -- Florida Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center (FVS) has been awarded a grant from Morris Animal Foundation to develop a test to determine before surgery whether an animal would benefit from spinal surgery.

References for "Osteoarthritis in cats: What we now know about recognition and treatment."

A client came up with this idea. He wrapped an insulated bottle koozie-the kind with a zipper-around his dog's splint.

When the pet of a long-time client passes away, in addition to the clay paw that we offer to all our clients, we will often have a stone engraved with the pet's name and a special epitaph such as "Always in our hearts."

Veterinarians cannot identify an ovulation date or a bitch's fertility from vaginal cytology.

A convenient way to dispense single tubes of flea preventives is to separate the foil packets and insert them into paper pill envelopes.

Tapering medication dosages can be confusing to clients.

I once dropped a bottle of a controlled substance and it shattered, spilling all over the floor.

To minimize confusion and mistakes from smudged or hard-to-read handwritten labels, we use a label maker to print out labels for blood tubes, biopsy containers, and other items that are being sent to a lab.

Deciding when to refer is not always easy.

November! It brings the most beautiful of American holidays, Thanksgiving.

Pipe insulation is a wonderful tool to use on dog tails that need to recover from trauma.

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