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Little did we know as we waved goodbye that Tripod's story was just beginning.

Watch out for plant toxicity during drought conditions.

When performing rabbit spays or ferret adrenalectomies, keep an autoclaved bag of 6-in single-tipped applicator cotton swabs available to dissect fat away from blood vessels for easier ligation.

One of our technicians made kits for our check eyes, skin, or ear appointments.

I had a cat that swallowed a needle and thread.

National Report - Money isn't everything. Especially when it comes to consumer attitudes about rising veterinary fees.

National Report - There is a 74 percent chance a major hurricane will make landfall on the U.S. coastline this season, Colorado State University (CSU) forecasters predict.

DULUTH,GA.-EQUIOXX® (firocoxib) is a new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) from Merial to relieve pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in horses.

Washington - Privacy of animal-registration database information and feeding methods to produce foie gras comprise the official list of resolutions to be addressed at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) annual meeting, July 14.

The American Veterinary Medical Association says 10 states are believed to have some form of criminal penalties on the books for those who practice veterinary medicine without a license.

Davis, Calif. - A $420,750 grant over three years will fund a new position for an extension veterinarian in shelter medicine, believed a first for the United States.

Many diseases can be controlled or eliminated by various types of medications. With modern diagnostic techniques and proper application of therapy, clients can have confidence in your medical forecast that "Everything is going to be all right."

New York - Trends in pet travel, home assistance and convenience will catapult the pet-supplies market to $11 billion by 2009.

Arnie is one of those people who believes he knows everything. What irritates me is that I think he may be right. In our 30-plus years of friendship, he has remained unfailingly one step ahead of me.

Mississippi State, Miss. - The veterinary Class of 2010 pledged $10,000 in a unique way to a Mississippi State University fund supporting the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM).

Editor's Note: As the delivery of veterinary care becomes more sophisticated, the need to better utilize the skills of registered veterinary technicians increases, some veterinarians say.

CHICAGO - Veterinary practice managers are working to formalize the Chicagoland Veterinary Managers Group (CVMG), an association to improve professional skills through idea and experience sharing.

Boulder, Colo. - The nation's fastest-growing doggy day and overnight camp, Camp Bow Wow, has joined Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) campaign to find a cure for canine cancer.

Ames, Iowa - An experimental treatment may reverse a form of blindness and restore vision in dogs that had experienced sudden loss of sight, according to research from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

The first article in this series discussed reasons veterinarians should keep their private practice private (May, 2007). Last month, the topic was why privacy makes good business sense. This final article outlines a program on making sure sensitive data about employees and customers is protected.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) chambers work on the principle that high oxygen concentration, combined with increased air pressure in the chamber, raises plasma-oxygen concentration, allowing oxygen to diffuse into tissues at distances three to four times further than usual to promote healing.

Norfolk, Va. - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating how members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) handle euthanasia drugs.

Washington - Experts in disease surveillance and animal health monitoring are recipients of the 2007 Karl F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold Head Cane Award.

Blacksburg, Va. - More horse owners are choosing to have elective surgeries performed on their animals than they did a decade ago at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center.

Avian flu may be a risk to some veterinarians, but it's not among the most common daily hazards that all DVMs and their employees face.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Medical rates for the American Veterinary Medical Association's Group Health Life and Insurance Trust (GHLIT) climbed 9.6 percent during the last six-month time period.

Fortcollins, Colo.-While about three quarters of equine operations vaccinated their horses in 2005,veterinarians performed the task on just half of those farms.

Brussels, Belgium - The European Union Commission is funding a study to determine whether animal bonemeal should be allowed back into the diet of farm animals for the first time since a 2000 ban was implemented in response to an incurable disease that attacks the brain.

Raleigh, N.C. - A 20-year, $500 million project kicks off at North Carolina State University (NC State) in November with groundbreaking for a $12 million research building and subsequent construction of a 115,000-square-foot animal hospital.

Brooklyn, N.Y. - Pet owners too busy to take their animals to a veterinary clinic may have thought they'd found the perfect solution: A "veterinarian" who made house calls, offering to pick up ailing cats and dogs and return them after treatment.