Southern Veterinary Partners expands into South Carolina, TexasAugust 25, 2017Southern Veterinary Partners announced that five veterinary clinics have joined its organization. From Texas, the veterinary management company now includes Deerfield Animal Hospital in San Antonio, Denton Veterinary Center in Denton, and Hoegemeyer Animal Clinic in Kerrville.
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10 secrets of veterinary anesthesia machinesAugust 24, 2017Increase patient safety while under anesthesia and boost your machine’s efficiency with these 10 tips.
Boxer with a bleeding tongueAugust 24, 2017I’ve got another “dental zebra” for you. For those unacquainted with my dental zebra series, I am not referring to the striped horse but rather the rare diagnosis that is sometimes referred to as a “zebra” diagnosis.
Iowa lawsuit shows danger of "standard" contract termsAugust 24, 2017Practice owners are routinely asked to sign commercial contracts on the spot. “This is our standard contract” or “That’s just boilerplate language” are oft-repeated lines from salespersons eager to close the deal.
Zoetis launches Clavamox Chewable for dogs, catsAugust 18, 2017Zoetis announced the commercial launch of Clavamox Chewable (amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets), which is effective in treating skin infections in dogs and cats, periodontal infections in dogs, and urinary tract infections in cats, according to the company.
2017 National Veterinary Scholars Symposium exposes students to biomedical researchAugust 18, 2017Approximately 650 veterinary students and researchers from 38 veterinary schools from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, the Netherlands, and France gathered Aug. 3-6 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to discuss innovative animal health research and the future of veterinary medicine.
Four reasons veterinary clients avoid regular checkups for their cats—and what you can do about itAugust 17, 2017In a recent survey, 92 percent of cat owners say their cat’s health is important to them, but why are only half of all American cats taken to the veterinarian by their caretakers on a regular basis.
Nomenclature nuisancesAugust 17, 2017Delve deeply into that veterinary-addled brain of yours and dig up Animal Farm by George Orwell. In this scathing satire of humanity, Orwell wrote, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
The amazing grace of senior petsAugust 17, 2017I think the dilemma for a lot of veterinarians is the healthy pet,” said Steven Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM, but he wasn’t trying to be humorous in his assessment.
Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital treats dog with rare infectious diseaseAugust 17, 2017Spice, a 2-year-old Australian heeler, adopted from an Oklahoma shelter by an Indiana woman, developed a high fever and seemed to suffer tremendous pain not long after arriving at her forever home.
