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Optimal medical care should include measuring BUN, serum creatinine and serum electrolytes daily.

Hypertensive encephalopathy (HyE) is an acute neurological syndrome, which can be characterized by any of the following clinical signs: nausea, vomiting, abnormal vocalization, ataxia, tremors, photophobia, blindness, frequent blinking, head pressing, stupor and/or seizure activity.

NuTopicals LLC introduces the Heal-A-Pet product line that contains an antiseptic gel wound cleanser, antiseptic wound spray, a therapeutic shampoo, an oral care gel and banana-peel extract wound cream for dogs, cats and horses.

We hope to be able to train or stimulate bone formation in a specific fashion.

Montpelier, Vt. ? The Vermont Senate gave a bill banning ear cropping the nod last month, leaving the House to decide if the state will become the first in the country to outlaw the procedure.

Mr. and Mrs. Lunkhead showed up at my office one day last month. It was their first visit. It didn't take me long to hope it would also be their last. Their cat, Goner, looked about half dead.

When I was a boy, most Americans resided in rural communities. And most of our schoolbooks, probably written in the late 19th century, featured stories about cows, milkmaids, geese, Chicken Little, cornfields, and so on.

It must have took about an hour of serious wiggling before I got it out.

New Orleans — About 1,100 veterinarians and 70 practices were located in Katrina's disaster zone according to early estimates from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). At presstime, no DVMs were reported missing or severely injured.

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SCHAUMBURG, ILL. - 02/28/2006 - Free online searches for aquatic animal veterinarians and diagnostic laboratories are now available at AquaVets.com.

TOPEKA, KAN. - 2/14/06 - A Kansas Senate bill would classify serious acts of animal cruelty as a felony.

TUSKEGEE, ALA.- 2/10/06 - Dr. Tsegaye Habtemariam was appointed dean of Tuskegee University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing and Allied Health in January.

Washington - 02/09/06 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to hold the 2006 Science Forum April 18-20 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.

WASHINGTON - 02/08/06 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow the three U.S. horse slaughter facilities to pay for its own inspections, negating a congressional edict that nixed federal funding for inspectors on the department's appropriations bill last year.

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When placing a stirrup for a bandage, run the stirrup the full length of the bandage and leave extra at the top.

We have an inventory item called My Stuff that is linked to a prescription label with no charge associated with it.

Our clients often do not bring in stool samples for annual examinations, even when given convenient sample containers.

When you visit the hospital at night to check on patients, be sure to call the owners and give reports.

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Hyperthyroidism can be diagnosed in most cats based on clinical signs consistent with the disease, physical examination findings including a palpable thyroid nodule and an increased serum total T4 concentration.

In contemporary veterinary medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important tool in the diagnosis of neurological problems.

I don`t watch many of the popular television channels, but one I do enjoy is Animal Planet.

Many of the leading killers of dogs correspond to diseases that trouble humans.

Chicago — If framers of a revision to the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) governing documents have their way, future presidential races, should they be tied, could come down to a "game of chance."

Orlando — Duane C. Kraemer, DVM, PhD, a professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, was presented the Pioneer Award at the International Embryo Transfer Society's (IETS) 32nd-annual conference in Orlando for his contributions to the development of embryo transfer technology.

Philadelphia —Valley Central Emergency Veterinary Hospital plans to fight a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that favors the unionization of its staff and orders the practice to pay employees thousands in back pay and interest.