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 4-Pound Hairball Removed
From Florida Tiger
5-23-2013
One look through an endoscopic camera told Florida veterinarian Brian Luria it was time to call in a surgeon.
Dr. Luria, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, became suspicious Monday after using ultrasound and X-rays to examine a 400-pound tiger that had not eaten in nearly two weeks.
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Banfield, Others Helping Pets
in Tornado-Ravaged Oklahoma
5-23-2013
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Relief Comes Quickly for
Tornado’s Animal Victims
5-21-2013
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VCA Provides Free Boarding
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5-22-2013
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 Recall Notice: Natura Expands
Recall of Dry Food, Treats
4-22-2013
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Time Bomb: Tick Populations to Explode in 2013
For a number of reasons, tick populations in many areas of the country will likely explode this year, according to several parasitologists, so veterinarians should be vigilant about discussing preventives with clients.
"There has been an increase in tick populations over decades, but in the last 10 years, they have really exploded,” explained Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVM, Regents professor and Krull-Ewing chair in veterinary parasitology at Oklahoma State University. "And it is not just more ticks, it is more ticks in more places.”
There are many reasons that ticks and the diseases they carry spread...Read full story»
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