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 1,000 Veterinary Clinics Pursue Cat-Friendly Status
6-19-2013
More than 1,000 veterinary clinics worldwide have earned or are on track to receive the Cat Friendly Practice (CFP) designation awarded by the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the organization reported today.
The initiative, unveiled in February 2012, aims to make practices more accommodating to the needs of cats and improve the animals’ treatment, handling and ... Read more»
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 Bayer Animal Health Marks
50 Years in Shawnee, Kan.
6-18-2013
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 Arizona’s First Veterinary College
on Track to Open in 2014
6-11-2013
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 Second Wildfire Sends Colorado Animal Rescuers Scrambling
6-14-2013
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 Recall Notice: Natura Expands Notice to 6 Brands, mid-2014 Expiration Dates
6-18-2013
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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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