Avian flu strain spreads to 45 catsDecember 16, 2016A rare avian influenza strain, H7N2, has infected domestic cats for the first time, the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory reported today.
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Study: Income is major factor when owners avoid sterilizing catsDecember 15, 2016A study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association found regular veterinary visits by low-income cat-owning households to be a luxury most say they cannot afford.
Voyce collar monitor is no moreDecember 9, 2016Intersections Inc. shut down Voyce, its pet health monitoring business, on Dec. 1 after failing to attract a buyer for the subsidiary. The announcement came two days after an investment company, Loeb Holding Corp., withdrew a takeover proposal.
Onsior pain drug approved for dogsDecember 8, 2016The manufacturer, Elanco Animal Health of Greenfield, Ind., announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved Onsior (robenacoxib) in both tablet and injectable form for dogs.
Oregon State vets help dog with leg defectsNovember 28, 2016When people come together, great things can happen. Like when a newspaper readership and dog lovers from around the world came together to help a dog get the surgery he needed to fix one of his two deformed front legs at Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine's small-animal hospital.
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.
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.”
