Campaign aims to screen 2,000 pets for diabetesJuly 13, 2020Promoting early diagnosis and management of diabetes in pets is the goal of an ongoing national program, led by three major players in the animal health industry.
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Puppy parasiticide chews get green lightJuly 13, 2020Ensuring puppies receive early protection from fleas and ticks is the goal of a newly approved chewable parasiticide.
Frontline workers get helping paw from "Dogtor" LokiJuly 8, 2020A therapy dog dubbed “Dogtor” Loki is among the recipients of this year’s American Kennel Club (AKC) Paw of Courage awards.
Earlier-than-usual neutering can ease sexual aggression in male catsJuly 8, 2020The Feline Fix by Five Months campaign has been formally endorsed by state veterinary medical associations in Maine, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Feed additives could mitigate the spread of deadly ASFJuly 7, 2020Feed additives might be the key to controlling a rapidly spreading animal virus that is killing the world’s pig population and threatening human food security.
Cat food recalled due to excess choline chlorideJuly 7, 2020One lot of canned cat food has been recalled in the U.S. and Canada due to health concerns associated with elevated levels of choline chloride.
1,000 pets in need to receive free careJuly 6, 2020Providing free veterinary care to homeless and vulnerable pets in areas of California impacted by COVID-19 is at the heart of a new relief mission.
Parvo cases jump a whopping 70 percent during COVIDJuly 6, 2020BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital reports an “alarming” increase in the number of confirmed parvoviral enteritis cases and hospitalizations during the pandemic.
Pharma group's $400M deal finalizedJuly 6, 2020Merck Animal Health has completed the acquisition of Virbac’s proprietary Sentinel flavor tabs and Sentinel Spectrum chews, which protect companion animals from common internal parasites, including heartworms, roundworms, and hookworms.
Veterinary gender bias spread by those who are blind to itJuly 6, 2020Veterinary medicine may be dominated by women, but this does not mean gender discrimination is absent from the profession, according to a new study out of the U.K.
