CSU studies transdermal mirtazapine in cats with kidney diseaseJuly 5, 2016A new clinical trial at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is studying the effects of the transdermal form of mirtazapine as an appetite stimulate in cats with chronic kidney disease.
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Dog found with teeth growing out of earsJune 29, 2016It’s a sight one doesn’t see every day: A dog with what looked like four ears, and teeth growing out of her head. The dog, now named Esmeralda, was a stray and brought into the Oklahoma City (OKC) Animal Welfare in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Pets celebrating national sunglasses dayJune 27, 2016It's National Sunglasses Day! To celebrate, we're showcasing pets wearing sunglasses. Check out some of these cool cats (and dogs and a chimp and a goat and an alpaca...)
How to create a cave for your cat patientsJune 24, 2016VETgirl has released a video about how to make a cat cave for your feline patients. As explained in the video description: "... Dr. Kathy Rausch, emergency veterinary guru from Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota, shows us how to create a fear-free, low stress cat house for your feline hospitalized patients
12 puppies in the vet clinicJune 23, 2016Who doesn't love puppies?! Yeah, they're crazy, hyperactive, will chew just about anything ... but they're also super adorable and you can't help but coo over them. So here are some adorable puppies at the vet clinic that will make you go "Awwww."
Best practices for pet parasitesJune 21, 2016Thanks to warmer temperatures and fewer cold snaps this year, parasites threaten to take a bite out of the happiness of many U.S. pets. Veterinary Practice News tapped experts in the field to relay what they expect this season and to offer best practices.
UK vet nurse trains labs to line up in rowJune 17, 2016Katie Williamson, a 19-year-old veterinary nurse in training, has a video where her five Labradors (plus her friend's Labrador) she's trained line up in a row and then come to her when each of their names are called.
Dog With heart condition first pet to get unique surgeryJune 16, 2016A 2-year-old Havanese named Rumple not only had a unique surgery to fix a life-threatening heart condition, but he also may be the first dog to get such a surgery, reports the University of Florida.
Can a vet save a viral dog from rehoming?June 14, 2016It's an adoption story that has gone all wrong: After a photo of Diggy (formerly known as Sir Wiggleton), and his new owner, Dan Tillery, went viral, police officers were soon at Tillery’s door, telling him he had to get rid of the dog because he looked like a pit bull.
Why palliative care for pets is so importantJune 13, 2016Medical advances and the ever-changing dynamics of the human-animal bond are combining to make palliative pet care even more important today.
