Surgical program for vet interns helps shelter petsJune 20, 2017When veterinary interns are given the opportunity, they can save dozens of pet lives. That’s what happened when the Veterinary Speciality Center in Buffalo Grove, Ill., created Shelter Animal Surgical Service (SASS), a surgical program for veterinary interns.
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Study reveals ways to determine surgical margins for feline tumorsJune 20, 2017Cats with feline injection-site sarcoma (FISS) often have noncancerous tissue removed with their tumors as a precaution. This can have detrimental effects on felines, which is why new research from Oregon State University (OSU) is so promising.
Researchers repair nonunion fractures with bone regrowth techJune 20, 2017First, UC Davis regrew canine jawbones with a bone growth stimulator. Now that technology is helping them to repair bone injuries in dogs. Specifically, the technology is being used on nonunion fractures, where bones have failed to heal properly even with surgery.
Kristen Levine launches first annual Pet Anxiety Awareness WeekJune 19, 2017Kristen Levine Pet Living will kick off the first annual Pet Anxiety Awareness Week (PAAW) on June 25 to educate pet owners and pet lovers in general about anxiety, fear and stress (FAS) in dogs and cats.
Winn Feline awards 11 study grantsJune 14, 2017The Winn Feline Foundation, a Wyckoff, N.J., nonprofit that supports studies to improve cat health and has funded almost $6 million in health research for cats at more than 30 partner institutions worldwide, announced in April that it awarded more than $214,000 for 11 feline health studies.
Average annual salary for veterinarians tops $100KJune 13, 2017The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in its annual Occupational Employment and Wages report stated that in 2016 veterinary medicine joined some other professions (medical doctors, attorneys, etc.) where half the earners pull in six-figure annual incomes.
One vet's journey from the scalpel to the paint brushJune 12, 2017Ande Hall has only recently become comfortable referring to herself as an artist. “It has taken me so long to dare to say that out loud,” she said. Her initial reticence might stem from the fact that for nearly all her professional life she was not an artist at all, but rather a veterinarian.
FDA launches phase 2 of animal drug databaseJune 12, 2017The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine has launched Phase 2 of its redesigned Animal Drugs @ FDA website.
UC Davis veterinary technician creates new large animal CT tableJune 12, 2017Performing a CT scan on a horse isn’t easy. It involves heavy equipment and heavy lifting of nearly a dozen technicians and veterinarians. Thanks to an innovative UC Davis imaging technician, however, that process just got a lot less complicated.
AKC Canine Health Foundation awards research grant to study bloatJune 12, 2017The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) awarded a new research grant to Michael Harkey, Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to study the genetics of gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) and its association with specific genes of the immune system and gut bacteria.
