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Working women 44 percent more likely to quit jobs in dual-breadwinner housholds.

Montpelier, Vt. -- A new electronic database serving Vermont aims to make reporting animal abuse cases easier.

Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Association wants pet insurance to be another option on the menu of pre-tax eligible contribution programs offered by employers.

DVM reports that veterinary practice loans and sales are staying healthy in these difficult economic times.

Ithaca, N.Y. -- A clinical fellows program launched at Cornell University this fall is designed to address the growing shortage of academic veterinarians.

The economic downturn has had little effect so far on the buying and selling of veterinary practices.

Davis, Calif. -- A new genetic screening test was created for equine cerebellar abiotrophy at the University of California-Davis' Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.

Davis, Calif. - The newly formed International Animal Welfare Training Institute is exploring new approaches to animal handling and housing practices for animal agriculture.

Washington -- The U.S. Representatives in September heard the introduction of a bill to prohibit the interstate transport of animals used in wildlife penning.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The head of the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Animal Welfare Division recently earned the honor of becoming the first U.S. veterinarian credentialed in animal welfare.

Baton Rouge, La. -- The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine is looking for dogs to participate in a new study about chronic renal disease in canines.

Madison, Wis. -- A new injectable pain drug being studied at the University of Wisconsin (UW) could actually help animals recover faster after surgery.

Kenilworth, N.J. -- Schering-Plough Corp announced last month that it was closing on its transfer of certain products to Pfizer Animal Health.

National Report -- One of the most significant issues facing veterinary practices is qualified management, according to VetMgrCentral.

Portland, Ore. -- Banfield announced in September that it sold its Merlin Digital Technology branch to Eklin Medical Systems Inc. and has entered into a partnership with Eklin to develop digital imaging equipment for Banfield hospitals.

Frankfort, Ky. -- The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has appointed an interim chief veterinarian to replace Dr. Lafe Nichols, who resigned last week.

Los Angeles -- Stocks were still volatile Oct. 3 after both the U.S. Senate and House approval of a $700 billion economic bailout package.

Government officials are saying that without a bailout, some Americans will lose their jobs. Learn whether you might be one of those people.

The database, Animal Drugs @ FDA, allows searches in eight different categories.

Washington - Neither a short-term cash infusion or the $2.5 million in long-term funding promised for the support of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in this year's Farm Bill came through in time, so the resource used to keep contaminants out of the food supply for more than a quarter century began shutting down Oct. 1.

After an onychectomy, we routinely place the patient in a cat bag for short-term recovery.

Vomiting is among the most common reasons that dogs and cats are presented for evaluation.

No different from our clients, we fear the pain and suffering of friends and companions, human or non-human.

Incidence of feedlot lameness varies by feedlot from .03% to 2.3% of cattle inventory on a health data base that includes 5,540,000 cattle in feedlots that vary in capacity from 5000 to 80,000 head.

Initial nonspecific management of vomiting includes NPO (in minor cases a 6-12 hour period of nothing per os may be all that is required), fluid support, and antiemetics.

We are reminded daily of the obesity problems facing Americans and we see how these issues are mirrored by the percentage of pets that are overweight.

As veterinarians, we are asked by pet owners to assess the quality of life of a pet each time we do an examination.

In the veterinary profession we are confronted with a number of factors that affect the treatment outcome of our patients.

Over the past 10 years, the veterinary community has talked about hospice care but few tools were available to facilitate the efficient application of the philosophy for the veterinary practice.

Information on caseous lymphadenopathy, caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Johne's disease, and mycoplasmosis in goats.