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What are the limitations of general practitioners (GPs) and specialists?

Pericardial effusion (PE) is in the list of differential diagnoses when a patient presents with weakness or collapse, weak pulses and muffled heart sounds.

Neogen Corp. has added a line of lightweight drenchers and syringes to its Ideal Instruments veterinary product line.

Bovine Anatomy: An Illustrated Text, by Klaus-Dieter Budras and Robert E. Habel, provides a thorough map of the anatomy of the cow, according to the publisher.

East Brunswick, N.J.-The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has declared legal war on a veterinarian and his wife.

Raleigh, N.C.-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the State Animal Response Team (SART) a $250,000 grant to reproduce its model of animal emergency response in other states.

Elite Horse Clothing offers the patent-pending Belly Dickie?, which covers a horse?s stomach to protect from insect bites. The product is designed to be durable and comfortable for the horse, while protecting the stomach region.

Animus Medica International has launched its first peer-reviewed health education library for pet owners, distributed by veterinarians.

ImproMed releases the Infinity Tablet PC for inventory control.

Gonzales, Texas-While the situation appears to be under control, state and federal authorities in Texas continue to monitor the highly infectious strain of avian influenza (AI) detected on a Texas poultry farm in February, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Columbus, Ohio-Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) leaders plan to rescind a statewide prohibition on non-DVM ownership of veterinary hospitals and clinics in a move that surprised stakeholders on both sides of the issue.

VetGate USA offers veterinarians the ability to communicate and consult with their clients through each clinic's own Web page.

There is a new option available to every veterinarian, whether seeking health care insurance coverage for themselves and their families or affordable options for the employees of their practice.

We use posttreatment sheets at our hospital, which list the tests we run most often. The doctors use them to indicate patients' required follow-up tests. For example, repeating a urine culture after a patient completes antibiotic therapy. The sheets are fluorescent yellow, making them easy to spot in the patients' records. These forms also have a “Special requests” section at the bottom where the doctor can add details, such as “Patient to receive antibiotics for three weeks, then reculture one week post-meds.” --Dr. Thomas Polehinke East Meadow, N.Y.

Your veterinarian has just informed you that your dog has otitis, or inflammation of the ear. Luckily, most cases of otitis are caught during the early stage of the disease, so the chances for getting your dog's ears back in tip-top shape are good.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 857) holds potential to harm more horses than it rescues, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

There was just too much going on.

Orlando-The U.S. Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) released new internal/external parasite guidelines to improve prevention, treatment and monitoring of parasitic diseases.

Collasate Postoperative Dressing is available in a 42 g tube for clinic settings and large animal practices.

Schaumburg, Ill.-Five years ago, the KPMG Mega Study reported the female proportion of veterinarians would reach 50 percent by 2004.

Q: How does one diagnose and manage dogs with glomerulonephritis?

Masterfoods USA introduces Pedigree Weight Loss? and Pedigree Weight Maintenance?, two-step products designed to help obese dogs lose weight and control future weight gain.

NaturVet? debuts Natural Fly Repellent in ready-to-use and concentrated forms.

Orlando, Fla.-Pfizer Animal Health recently unveiled its findings on the duration of serologic response to its Vanguard canine vaccine with or without Leptospira bacterin fraction. And the results may be surprising.

If Dr. Dennis Feinberg, incoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), was allowed to focus energies on just one demographic during his presidential tenure, he's convinced students would win out.

IMEX Veterinary, Inc. introduces toggle pins and a suture passer designed to give surgeons the ability to effectively and easily repair coxofemoral luxations.

Securos introduces its 2X bone anchor that accepts two strands of large size suture.

Hastings, Neb.-The Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) is suing Gary Management Organization, Inc. (GMO), its executive director, E. Don Ellerbee, and bookkeeper Terese M. Kehoe, for the alleged mismanagement of the group's scholarship foundation funds, court records show.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc. introduces a line of surgical instrument guards.

Merial has launched two feline respiratory vaccine combinations ? Purevax? Feline Respiratory 2 (RC) and Purevax? Feline Respiratory 3 (RCC) ? as part of its Purevax? line of non-adjuvanted vaccines for cats.