News

Wausau, Wis.- It took this 60-year-old veterinarian 11 days to ride 3,021 miles across the United States on a bicycle. He did it averaging two hours of sleep each night.

You may recall that the title of my first book was Most of My Patients Are Animals. Last year in this column, I related a couple of stories that illustrated the meaning of the title, with an emphasis on "most." Well, here are a few more.

Feline pancreatitis is a very difficult disease to definitively diagnose antemortem, and treatment remains symptomatic and supportive.

Vomiting is a common and frequently complex problem in cats.

Patients in the ICU can require antimicrobial therapy for numerous reasons.

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.

Although orangutans are much heavier than their cousins the chimpanzees, they have developed their own method of swinging through the delicate tops of trees.

Banfield has announced that ear cropping and tail docking for cosmetic purposes will no longer be performed at their practices.

Recent research has shown that female cats tend to favor using their right paws in performing tasks, while male cats tend to be southpaws.

A step-by-step photo package illustrating application of a Miller's knot for veterinarians.

Speak up...speak out...and speak loudly at the CVC in Kansas City!

Animal rights groups are apprehensive about the possible upsurge in guinea pig purchases inspired by the action heroes in "G-Force."

A new study has found that in dogs and people with naturally occurring mitral valve disease, diseased cells within the heart are producing serotonin, contributing to valve degeneration.

A new Web site lets you send your pet's shed fur by mail and get back yarn or even a final knitted product.

In this video, Dr. Swaim demonstrates how to place an adjustable horizontal mattress suture to close distal limb wounds.

In this video, Dr. Swaim demonstrates how to place an adjustable horizontal mattress suture to close distal limb wounds.

In this video, Dr. Swaim demonstrates how to place an adjustable horizontal mattress suture to close distal limb wounds.

Gidget, the face of Taco Bell's "Yo quiero Taco Bell" commercials, has died of a stroke at age 15.

Photo 1: The tie-over bandage is a simple, inexpensive, versatile bandage that is especially useful for covering areas that are otherwise challenging, such as the shoulder, neck, trunk, hip, inguinal region, perineum and caudal thigh.

Photo 5: The tie-over bandage is a simple, inexpensive, versatile bandage that is especially useful for covering areas that are otherwise challenging, such as the shoulder, neck, trunk, hip, inguinal region, perineum and caudal thigh.

Photo 3: The tie-over bandage is a simple, inexpensive, versatile bandage that is especially useful for covering areas that are otherwise challenging, such as the shoulder, neck, trunk, hip, inguinal region, perineum and caudal thigh.

Photo 4: The tie-over bandage is a simple, inexpensive, versatile bandage that is especially useful for covering areas that are otherwise challenging, such as the shoulder, neck, trunk, hip, inguinal region, perineum and caudal thigh.

It seems a simple question with a simple answer. But it turns out biologists, in particular behavioral biologists, don't agree.

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to ban the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion or feed efficiency and to let veterinarians take more control over antibiotic use in farm animals.

A new study has found that an internal conflict is at the base of barking that occurs not only in dogs, but birds, deer, monkeys, and more.

Vote for your favorite of these 12 well-trained dogs and cats, which are part of the Washington Post's Best Pet Tricks contest.