Laser therapy combo aids in canine DM treatmentMay 7, 2020A combination of laser and rehabilitation therapies could help slow the progression of canine degenerative myelopathy.
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Feline heartworm disease: A diagnostic dilemmaMay 7, 2020Heartworm disease is an elusive diagnosis in feline patients. As such, a thorough understanding of the pathogenesis of feline heartworm disease (FHWD) is needed to interpret test results.
Fecal microbiome testing: Is the research reliable to ensure a healthy pet?May 7, 2020While enthusiasm for new discoveries and hypotheses is a necessary part of scientific progress, the premature application of these to clinical patients can be harmful.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFrom the trenches: Veterinary musings from a pandemic-rattled brainMay 5, 2020By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAIt's difficult to explain how I feel, but I'm fairly certain you can relate. It's like I'm being asked to perform all my normal functions as a veterinarian, practice owner, mother, and parental caretaker from beneath a thick layer of practical wariness while wrapped in a smothering blanket of fear. It's all so different––so suddenly––that I haven't had a proper chance to process it. I awake every day to find the game has changed, variables have been added, and assumptions altered. It's like playing a game where all the pieces get continually rearranged and the rules are always changing. It wouldn't be so bad except the stakes keep getting bigger by the day. At the top of my list is my family. My son refuses to come home from college and my elderly father is constitutionally incapable of "sheltering in place," which reduces my poor mother to apoplectic handwringing episodes interspersed with marathon rosary sessions. Then there's my own health, impacted by the fact I have little choice but to work with a variably compliant public among mostly young, "invincible" team members whose movements I have no control over once they exit the building. Moreover, as I revealed in a …
Can dogs identify COVID-19 by scent?May 5, 2020Penn Vet says canine surveillance could be beneficial in detecting those with novel coronavirus as the U.S. loosens pandemic measures.
Studies supporting canine cancer prevention, treatment get fundingMay 5, 2020The AKC Canine Health Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $902,000 for 12 projects.
Preventive care focus of new pet insurance companyMay 4, 2020Global animal health company Zoetis has launched Pumpkin Insurance Services to help owners finance routine checkups and vaccinations for their pets.
Animal respiratory, GI insurance claims remain consistent in face of COVID-19April 30, 2020Despite news of a North Carolina dog testing positive for COVID-19, there is no evidence suggesting the virus is a concern for pets, says Trupanion.
Can you solve this puzzle?April 29, 2020Your laparotomy unexpectedly reveals a septic abdomen and general peritonitis in a 30-kg (66-lb.) Labrador. What's your goal?
N.C. pug tests positive for COVID-19April 29, 2020A pug living in North Carolina has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first known dog in North America to be diagnosed with the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.
