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Part five of this step-by-step veterinary pictorial tutorial shows how to use newspaper to make spica, meta and back splints.

Part one of this step-by-step veterinary pictorial tutorial shows how to use newspaper to make spica, meta and back splints.

We all know pets aren't big fans of Independence Day. Here are some tips from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center to pass onto your clients to keep everyone safe and happy.

Columbia, Mo. -- Scientists at the University of Missouri say they found a way to convert regular cells from a pig's connective tissue -- called fibroblasts -- into stem cells, with no cloning involved.

Annapolis, Md. -- A 60-year-old Wisconsin relief veterinarian finished first in his category and fourth overall in the 28th Ride Across America, a 3,021-mile coast-to-coast bicycle race.

Good stuff in the "Fatherly advice" Mind Over Miller column (Veterinary Medicine, June 2009). As a 40-year-old, I would like to offer a different perspective.

When performing a thoracentesis or abdominocentesis, it is easy to lose track of how many 60-ml syringes of fluid have been removed.

If you have difficulty mixing up amoxicillin, try this method.

An extensive article in a recent issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice presented the answers to 71 of the most common questions veterinarians, staff members, and clients might have about urolithiasis in dogs.

Part four of this step-by-step veterinary pictorial tutorial shows how to use newspaper to make spica, meta and back splints.

Bill targets shortage of veterinarians in public health, underserved areas.

This video from BBC News tells the tale of a man and his best friend, Nutty the squirrel.

Ithaca, New York -- Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine is talking with county government officials and a local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to build an emergency animal shelter and clinic.

Furosemide decreases bleeding in racehorses, according to a new study released from the University of Pretoria, Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Melbourne.

As preventive medicine catches on and medical therapies improve, cats are living longer and longer.

The AVMA is holding a class in pet insurance basics at their annual convention.

Columbus, Ohio -- A ballot issue that would create a statewide board standardizing livestock housing is a step in the right direction, according to the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).

Seattle -- The AVMA GHLIT will offer a preview of its pet health insurance continuing-education course at the annual convention in Seattle next month.

National Report -- A new survey shows that pets have equal status with other members of many American households, a finding that translates into business for veterinarians.

Baton Rouge, La. -- Environmental contaminants at racetracks could possibly skew the results of drug tests in racehorses, according to a researcher at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine.

College Station, Texas -- The Texas Deer Association awarded Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine $50,000 in research funding for studies that will benefit the deer industry.

Cheyenne, Wyo. -- The Wyoming state veterinarian and assistant state veterinarian will switch roles after the reversal was approved by the Wyoming Livestock Board June 19.

More and more couples getting married are insisting on their pets being involved in even formal weddings.

Instead of relying on animals as test subjects, the EPA is planning to use toxicity-based pathways, which involve human cell cultures, to determine the toxicity of various chemicals.

Baton Rouge, La. -- Tuition may be going up $1,500 a year at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine next year if state legislators have their way.

A vaccine developed by Intervet to help prevent the canine influenza virus H3N8, which has been spreading across the country, has received conditional approval from the USDA.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- After AVMA reiterated its decision to move forward with a motivational fish-tossing presentation by the Pike Place Fish Market fishmongers at the AVMA convention next month, PETA threatened to "out" those in attendance.

Amarillo, Texas -- A Texas senator believes a new veterinary school, or a large-animal program, might be what it takes to increase the number of food-animal veterinarians in his state.

Austin, Texas -- Cattle tuberculosis was confirmed in a west Texas dairy that was placed under quarantine when some animals in the herd responded to a TB test conducted prior to a sale.

Roseland, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health introduces the first vaccine against canine influenza virus (CIV). The vaccine was granted a conditional product license by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 27.