"Nutrition Essentials" e-book available for free downloadDecember 6, 2018Nutrition Essentials is a four-part e-book exploring the role of nutrition in keeping dogs and cats healthy in the areas of chronic kidney disease, dermatology, obesity, and oncology.
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Six tips to keep pets safe during the holidaysDecember 5, 2018To ensure pets remain healthy and safe during the holidays, Leni Kaplan, DVM, MS, from Cornell University’s (CU’s) College of Veterinary Medicine, shares six tips for veterinarians to pass along to clients.
Merck Animal Health, AAEP celebrate 10 years of helping rescue horsesDecember 5, 2018The Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), which helps protect the health of horses in rescue, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month.
FDA approves noise aversion tablets for dogsDecember 4, 2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a tablet to treat noise aversion in dogs. Manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Pexion (imepitoin) is administered twice daily starting two days before an expected noise and continued through the event. The tablets will be available by prescription only.
Product add-on helps detect canine bladder and prostate cancersDecember 4, 2018Sentinel Biomedical has released Cadet Braf-Plus, a new add-on for its Cadet Braf product, which together helps detect more than 95 percent of canine bladder and prostate cancers.
Independent retailers to sell hemp oil pet productsDecember 3, 2018Phyto Animal Health has signed an agreement with distribution company Mr. Checkout to sell its line of cannabidiol (CBD) hemp oil pet products to members of the Independent Pet Retailer Association (IPRA).
Oregon veterinarian arrested for allegedly threatening employee with a handgunDecember 3, 2018An Oregon-based veterinarian is facing charges of coercion and menacing for allegedly pointing a handgun at an employee in the parking lot of his practice and sending threatening text messages to a former employee.
UF to study fatal heart disease in Doberman pinschersNovember 27, 2018The influence of genetic mutations on the development of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Doberman pinschers is the focus of a new study.
Hill's Pet Nutrition funds major renovation at KSU veterinary collegeNovember 27, 2018Kansas State University (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine has received a record sponsorship by Hill’s Pet Nutrition to fund the school’s renovation of Mosier Hall.
FDA accepting grant applications for new drugs to treat minor speciesNovember 27, 2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended to treat uncommon diseases in major or minor species (MUMS).
