Tech companies, Auburn University create longest synthetic virus for canine cancer researchNovember 21, 2016Canine bone cancer research is getting a boost thanks to the efforts of a gene synthesis company, Gen9, a software company, Autodesk, and Auburn University. The combined effects of these three groups helped successfully manufacture a synthetic viral genome, called sCAV2.
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New parasiticide from Ceva: Catego for CatsNovember 14, 2016Ceva Animal Health has launched its second flea killer for cats with the introduction of Catego.
How to help the airway-challenged catNovember 9, 2016Treating feline airway diseases can be tricky, and many specialists agree that the diagnosis may be just as difficult. But one thing they don’t all agree on is which diseases are the most prevalent.
Vet helps puppy who swallowed 18-inch metal rodNovember 8, 2016When we see crazy pet radiographs, we’re not surprised by some of the things dogs and cats have swallowed. We have an entire contest about that every year, our infamous “They Ate What?!” Radiograph contest.
How to drive cat owners to your vet practiceOctober 31, 2016If you’re a cat owner, you probably have seen Andrew Lloyd Webber’s delightful musical, “Cats,” or identify with T. S. Eliot’s line, “I must remind you that a dog’s a dog – a cat’s a cat.”
Clinical Trial: Cornell enrolls cats with sepsisOctober 29, 2016Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is currently enrolling cats with naturally occurring sepsis, a life-threatening syndrome characterized by the body’s response to a serious infection.
Tennessee vet college to study whether therapy dogs can lower dose of sedation in children undergoing surgeryOctober 14, 2016The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $79,000 grant from the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) to study whether therapy dogs can lower the dose of sedation in children undergoing surgery.
Are you letting clients down after their pets die?October 12, 2016Are we letting our clients down in the end? I mean that literally. Are we failing the pets we’ve cared for throughout their lives during and after their last moments?
Purina & Sports Medicine vets collaborate to help canine athletesOctober 6, 2016Our knowledge about veterinary support medicine and our ability to help canine athletes are getting a boost thanks to the Purina Canine Sports Medicine Symposium.
Vets working on feline hyperthyroidismOctober 4, 2016A Gaithersburg, Md., practitioner and veterinarians from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine are hoping their research fills in treatment gaps for cats suffering from hyperthyroidism.
