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Many dairy herds have unusual or exceptionally serious lameness problems.

Environmental emergencies may include heat and cold related injury, smoke inhalation, water accidents, reptile and insect bites, and an endless list of toxins.

Over the last 10 years we have seen a very substantial change in dairy producers' approach to Johne's disease.

We were concerned about hyperthyroidism as a cause of hypertension, even with T4 in the normal range, because it is known that sick cats have falsely lowered T4's, although the free T4 should have been elevated.

While the leading causes of calf illness and death within the first few days after delivery are non-infectious physiological disturbances, after that time, the majority of illness and death losses are attributable to infectious conditions.

Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) has been recognized with increasing frequency in critically ill people, particularly in association with sepsis.

Knowing the cost of common diseases can help dairy farmers and their veterinarians plan treatment and prevention strategies that are likely to improve the profitability of the dairy.

Foot rot is caused by specific pathogenic strains of Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteriodes melaninogenicus that gain entry through the interdigital skin.

In the overwhelming majority of cases (except when a veterinarian delivers a calf in dystocia), the owner/herd manager will be the person best positioned to combat newborn calf health problems.

With the increase in concurrent use in small animal patients, drug interactions are becoming more and more likely.

Glucocorticoids are possibly the most commonly used single drug class in veterinary medicine.

Concerns regarding bacterial resistance to antimicrobials are increasing the awareness of rational use in human and veterinary medicine.

Pharmacogenomics is an emerging field studying how genetic differences within a population can cause differences in pharmacology.

Drug companies cannot supply labeled drug products to treat every condition in every species, and veterinarians often turn to extra-label drug use to fill these unmet therapeutic needs.

Information about veterinary drugs, both new and old, is presented to practitioners on a daily basis. This information is vital to educated and rational use of drugs as clinical conditions change and new situations arise.

Because of the high humidity in our area, we have a problem with some chewable tablets crumbling once they are dispensed.

Vaginitis, by its simplest definition, is inflammation of the vagina. But vaginitis is not a simple condition.

We use a child's camping cot as a gurney for large patients that are nonambulatory.

Reaching out to your community positions your practice as a leader and promotes your services to potential clients. Whether you're looking for marketing ideas or simple ways to help, here's how to maximize your charitable resources.

Read about Erle Glennwood Case's journey from grammar-school teacher to veterinarian.

Adding water to powdered antibiotics doesn't always dissolve all the powder.

washington - A currently nonfunctional federal program aimed at helping veterinarians who work in underserved areas repay their students loans soon may have the funding and rules necessary to go into effect.

One weary technician takes job satisfaction into her own hands.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - "It's no exaggeration to liken this to a bombing site. That's how bad the destruction is," says Dr. Elbert Hutchins, executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA).

Athens, Ala. - An Athens veterinarian is under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service for allegedly counterfeiting $20 bills.

When we've just diagnosed diabetes mellitus in a patient, we shave a small patch of fur in the insulin administration area so the client can see the needle entering the subcutis.

I have heard some people say there is no such thing as a stupid question.

During the energy crunch of the late '70s, it was predicted that the planet had a 35-year supply of petroleum left. That was an underestimate, of course, but it did forecast the present inadequate supply of petroleum, its high cost, and the frantic activity to find alternative energy sources.