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With its bold rooflines and floor-to-ceiling windows, this veterinary hospital could easily be mistaken for an upscale beach house. Talk about #hospitaldesigngoals.

In remote areas where burial and rendering facilities for large animals are not available, drug residues in the tissues of horses euthanized by pharmacological means can create a health hazard if the remains are not properly disposed of.

Multidrug-resistant infections associated with veterinary facilities pose a risk to both animal patients and humans.

Test your personality (and nose for news!) with this interactive quiz to help you identify your alter ego in veterinary medicine.

Many domestic and wild animals, especially rodents, serve as chronic, asymptomatic carriers of Leptospira, and excrete the bacteria in their urine.

An important study looks at how many coughing dogs have laryngeal dysfunction.

Emergency veterinary team in Portland, Oregon, diagnoses tick paralysis just before dog is put down.

Colorado State University veterinary student brings instruction and inspiration to Navajo Nation high school students at his alma mater.

The Swiss Canine Cancer Registry includes records of pathological examinations of 121,693 dogs from 1955 to 2008. A total of 67,943 tumors were confirmed in 63,214 dogs.

Are your clientsnot your patientsthe ones suffering from separation anxiety? The PetChatz two-way videophone lets them interact with their pet anytime, anywhere.

National Feral Cat Day is only possible with the help of veterinarians and veterinary technicians helping community cats and trap-neuter-return programs nationwide, according to Alley Cat Allies.

Leaves and seeds of pistachio-related genus can cause hemolytic anemia, death in horses.

A clinical trial of an antiviral drug aimed at naturally occurring feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in cats is showing promising results, according to a preliminary report.

When it comes to bargaining be careful what you wish for, as Dr. Brock's friend finds out.

Not so fast, says a leader of the Dog Aging Project who is researching this new compound touted as extending life. It's all about better health!

Administrative law judges overseeing the case find Kristen Lindsey failed to show good cause.

Ecologists from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, and the University of Georgia have compiled maps comparing mammal species distribution and global hotspots of zoonotic disease.

In a country where livestock is a vital source of food and income, student-led group Pou Sante provides care to animals and training to farmers.

Does every veterinary practice in the country get crushed by a revenue drop in the winter months? We set out to prove what every wise veterinarian seems to know.

A ketogenic diet rich in medium-chain triacylgylycerols achieved clinically meaningful levels of ketosis and helped prevent seizures in dogs with epilepsy, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.

Immune system, genetic link may explain why some horses develop tumors and others dontsimilar to human papillomavirus.

Pregnant and nursing animals in pain need special consideration because clinical trials of analgesics usually exclude these populations and safety data are lacking.

The costs of injuries at the dog park are, well, no walk in the park for your clients. Make sure they understand how to avoid risks while enjoying the puppy playground.

In order to find out whether or not there's chemistry between a veterinary practice owner and a newly-hired associate, you need to walk a fine line.

The new oncology guidelines will help ensure veterinary patients benefit from the correct diagnosis and optimal treatment to maintain the best quality of life possible.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidelines for regulating dog and cat diets intended to treat diseases (for example, obesity and renal failure). The document contains nonbinding recommendations for FDA staff and is a response to the increase in therapeutic diets marketed directly to the general public.

Is it the practice owner's job to put a stop to insulting client behavior directed toward his team?

Vaccines against animal pathogens might one day be made from genetically engineered algae, according to recent studies.

Heres a look at how Hillary, Bernie, Ted Cruz and The Donald might vote on three animal-welfare and veterinary-practice issues the AVMA considers critical.

New technology allows in the field quantification of parasite burden so you can get on with treatment.