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As many of you now know, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine professor Dr. James R. Richards died on April 24, after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident.

Combine more than 14.6 million asthmatic people in the United States with more than 61.5 million playful pet dogs, and it's a sure bet that some curious Fidos will bite into their owners' life-saving inhalers.

In this case series, ureterolith movements in two dogs and five cats were evaluated.

For feline onychectomy, we use three levels of preemptive pain management.

In this retrospective study from a university veterinary hospital, the case records of 29 dogs and three cats were reviewed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of cytologic evaluation of splenic aspirates gathered by using ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration compared with histologic evaluation of specimens obtained by using surgical biopsy (10 animals) or ultrasound-guided biopsy (2) or at necropsy (21).

Aural hematomas need support to protect the ear and hold the tissues together to allow healing.

To make it easier to read urinalysis or BUN test strip results, we removed the label with the results key from the bottle of strips and laminated it.

Using 20-ga stainless steel cerclage wire to repair simple mandibular symphysis fractures in cats leaves a 3- to 4-mm sharp twist of wire protruding from the ventral mandible.

A twister with winds up to 205 mph, leveled Greensburg, Kansas on May 4. Veterinarians and other volunteers aided in the rescue of displaced pets. For an in-depth report see the June issue of DVM Newsmagazine. Photos by Brandon Chauncy.

Dr. Rosenkrantz tells you what you need to know about otoscope cone and bulb syringe contamination.

When you have a cat that just won't stop purring during its physical exam, try holding an alcohol-soaked cotton ball in front of its nose.

We use an ordinary paper cup with the bottom removed, two strategically placed holes, and some roll gauze as a muzzle for cats.

When not in use, we clip the leads for our electrocardiograph machine to a tongue depressor to prevent tangles.

Your editor's note, "I Love My Job" (January/February 2007) hit the nail on the head.

Have you ever had a close-up look at an ostrich? Do you have any idea how big those rascals really are?

The article "How to Beat a Bully" in the January/February issue really hit home.

The clinical signs of hepatic insufficiency in horses are highly variable, nonspecific and depend on the extent and duration of hepatic disease.

Ceres, Calif. - State officials quarantined a Stanislaus County hog farm after finding melamine traces in the urine of animals. The compound was identified as a contaminate in the ongoing national pet-food recall.

The list of legal actions continues to grow as officials sort the aftermath of the largest pet-food recall in history. DVM Newsmagazine compiled this short list of actions filed at press time.

Any office call involving Mr. and Mrs. Flipflop can be quite a challenge. They truly seem to love their pets, or maybe they don't. And nothing is too much trouble when it comes to their animal's welfare, or maybe nothing is all they are willing to do. It is hard to tell. The truth is, though, they usually are all talk and no action.

Davis, Calif. - "It's like a wet finger in the wind," says Dr. Paul Pion, of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), in assessing the health impact of the massive recall affecting about 1 percent of all pet foods.

The PetSafe Micro I.D.â„¢ Rescue Collar can be worn as an everyday dog or cat collar, but its built-in USB flash drive stores all of the pet's personal data. If the pet becomes lost, the flash drive can be plugged into any computer with a USB port to identify the pet.

Washington - The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) appointed Cindy Smith as its new associate administrator.

To keep your paper shredder in tip-top shape, it's best to lubricate it periodically.

After more than six weeks, the story surrounding the nation's largest pet-food recall still doesn't have an ending.

Ames, Iowa - The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation status by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Q Please review laboratory diagnosis of systemic mycoses and toxoplasmosis.

This author and dermatology professor thinks the increasingly urbanized public is losing its perspective when it comes to animals and the veterinary profession. "Veterinary medicine is most commonly associated with dogs and cats-people forget that veterinarians are the caretakers of the food source."