CSU to celebrate opening of new Lucy Oncology ClinicDecember 7, 2016This Thursday, Colorado State University is celebrating the opening of the expanded and improved hospital unit in the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, called the Lucy Oncology Unit. The teaching hospital is part of the Flint Animal Cancer Center, renowned for its work in providing care for animal patients, with findings that can be used to improve cancer care for both people and pets.
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Sentinel Biomedical partners with AKC to promote canine bladder cancer screening testDecember 7, 2016A new test can detect signs of canine bladder cancer (also known as transitional cell carcinoma/urothelial carcinoma, or TCC/UC) long before symptoms show up.
Ohio State vet team discover CRE in livestockDecember 6, 2016Ohio State University is reporting the first discovery of transmissible carbapenem-resistant enterobactericeae (CRE) in U.S. livestock. Normally, these multidrug-resistant bacteria can produce serious life-threatening disease and are found primarily in hospitalized patients, so they are considered an "urgent" public health threat by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To find the bacteria is livestock presents a serious threat both to animal and human health through fresh meat products. "Finding CRE at a livestock farm in the U.S. is definitely a concern, and represents another escalation of the antibiotic resistance threat", said Thomas Wittum, MS, Ph.D, professor and chair of Veterinary Preventive Medicine at Ohio State University (OSU). He led the research team that discovered the CRE in a swine farrow-to-finish operation. Specifically, the CRE were discovered in the farrowing and nursery barns at a 1,500 sow, farrow-to-finish swine farm. Several species of bacteria with the same resistance gene known as IMP-27 were repeatedly found by researchers during regular visits to the farm. Carbapenems are never used in animals intended for food, but other types of beta-lactam antibiotics, such as ceftiofur, are commonly used on farms to treat sick animals. …
New online tool helps farmers, owners find veterinariansDecember 6, 2016Are you an animal farmer looking for a veterinarian? A new tool is available to help you called "Find-A-Vet." This online tool was created by GlobalVetLink (GVL), and according to their website, it "allows animal owners to quickly find a veterinarian in their area who offers digital services such as Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (ICVIs/health certificates) and Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA/Coggins) certificates.
Veterinarians remove mass from arm of world's oldest zoo gorillaDecember 5, 2016Colo, a western lowland gorilla, is not only the world's first gorilla born in a zoo, she's also the oldest zoo gorilla in the world. She lives at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powel, Ohio. Going on 60 years now, Colo recently underwent an examination by zoo veterinarians to remove a mass growing under her arm.
N.H. veterinarians object to prescription drug monitoring program mandateDecember 5, 2016The opioid addiction epidemic has been ravaging communities around the country. To combat it, 49 states have passed Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) to help address this issue.
Dr. Oliver Garden joins Penn Vet's department of clinical studiesDecember 5, 2016Penn Vet has a new chair of the Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia: Dr. Oliver Garden, BSc, BVetMed, Ph.D. As the new chairperson, Garden will lead the department in providing the best in clinical care to companion animal patients at University of Pennsylvania Ryan Hospital for Companion Animals.
Vets perform surgery on panda cub to remove mass of bamboo in intestineNovember 30, 2016When you’re an endangered species, you’d think life would cut you a break. But nope, life is forever out to get you … but that’s what makes veterinarians and vet techs all that more important. Without them, one little panda cub might not have made it to adulthood.
Which Vet Tech School is Best? Community for Accredited Online Schools ranks each oneNovember 30, 2016The Community for Accredited Online Schools has come out with rankings for the best veterinary technician schools in the United States. Looking at online and on-campus programs at two-year and four-year schools, The Community for Accredited Online Schools determined which ones have the best overall value for future vet tech students.
AVMA report says market for vets is still 'robust'November 30, 2016Good news for veterinarians! The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has reported that in 2015, the market for veterinarians remained "robust."
