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Cleveland-About 30 cats and five dogs at the Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL) are dead following a devastating outbreak of parvovirus in early February.

Focus It, LLC offers the PiezoVet? 100

Boston, Mass.-Larry M. Hawk, DVM, was just named president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA).

Philadelphia-The University of Pennsylvania reached an agreement with Synbiotics that transfers the PennHip license back to the university.

Veterinary Products Laboratories introduces two synthetic pheromone formulas for cats and dogs.

San Antonio-The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) says it is taking action to further reduce E. coli O157:H7 in beef production.

Denver-Friends say commitment to work, family and life best defined George A. Grieve, DVM, M.Sc.

Cambridge, Mass.-Biopure Corp. started shipping Oxyglobin to U.S. veterinary hospitals in mid February following a nod from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do so.

Dr. Kerry Muhovich discusses the special considerations practioners need to be aware of when providing parasite control for newly adopted pets.

Link Welborn, DVM, who grew up on a farm alongside horses, dogs, goats and peacocks to name a few, is seeking the acceptance of his veterinarian peers.

Castle Beach Co. introduces ProVSeal, a new polymer gel that forms an invisible barrier when applied to teeth

The Vibratome Company's CompPro 3000 Microtome for use in veterinary laboratories

Dr. Radford Davis explains why veterinarians need to take the lead in talking to their clients about the potential risks of disease transmission from pets to clients and why prevention is so important.

Angell Memorial Animal Hospital offers "The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs"

Duluth, Ga.-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and Merial want to recruit "heart guardians".

St. Louis-The University of California-Davis has a new nutrition support center at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

New Colorado legislation would allow up to $100,000 in damages against DVMs

Bitebuster? Safety Wear for professionals offers an alternative to the thick leather handling gloves commonly used for bite and scratch resistance

ETags, LLC, introduces Dog-eTag?, a shock-resistant, waterproof digital dog tag that stores up to 40 lines of text in five different languages.

Fort Dodge Animal Health introduces Prime Protection, a health preparation guideline that encompasses disease prevention, parasite control, growth promotion, record keeping and other preconditioning recommendations proven to enhance the performance and value of calves.

Pedigree Perfection introduces its casual class of three-toned jackets

The initial two articles in this series on associate employment contracts dealt primarily with legal details of the contract; contract periods, renewal provisions and other esoteric elements that are commonly ignored when a new associate is considering a job offer.

As a veterinarian, you just never know what you are going to do each day.

Canine Wobbler syndrome is called by many other names depending on the training background of the clinician discussing the subject.

Ideal's D3 Needles have earned a patent for their strength, sharpness and unique detectability should one break off in an animal.

Dr. Patricia Payne and Dr. Michael Dryden tackle the problems that can occur when the proper diagnostic techniques are not applied in a parasite control program.

Fort Thomas, Ky.-State legislators are mulling three bills that would classify animal cruelty a felony, punishable by jail time, instead of the misdemeanor it is currently.

It was a strange phone call, indeed. At least, that's what my secretary thought. "Doctor," she said. "There's a man on line one who keeps yelling the number six." I asked her if that was all he had said, and she replied that his exact words were: "Six! Six! Get Obenski to the phone. Tell him that I have a classic six!"

A neurological strain of EHV-1 strikes northwest Ohio city; cause eludes investigators

Blindsided veterinary leaders work to halt proposed law's passage; city could become first to prohibit procedure