Lincoln Memorial University vet student completes internship in UAEDecember 29, 2016Haynes Werner is a master class falconer and third-year veterinary student at Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU). So when a professor encouraged him to apply for an internship in avian medicine and surgery at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (ADFH) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he did so.
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WCVM vets save dog who was trapped in well for 27 daysDecember 28, 2016A dog who spent 27 days trapped in a well is on the road to recovery thanks to veterinarians at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Oklahoma State vets perform first-ever heart surgery on a sheepDecember 27, 2016A sheep with a congenital heart problem made history this year when veterinarians at the Oklahoma State University performed heart surgery on him to fix him.
Morris Foundation funds wildlife studiesDecember 23, 2016Morris Animal Foundation, a Denver organization that funds research aimed at furthering animal health, has chosen 15 recipients of grants supporting wildlife.
Cat scratch disease more common than thoughtDecember 22, 2016Motor City rocker Ted Nugent might have been on to something when he sang “Cat Scratch Fever.”
AKC Foundation awards $200,000 for tick researchDecember 21, 2016The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation in Raleigh, N.C., handed out its first round of Tick-Borne Disease Initiative Grants, totaling more than $200,000, to researchers at five organizations.
Becoming Jim MurphyDecember 19, 2016When Jim Murphy, DVM, is not listening to pet sounds at Capitol Hill Animal Clinic in Washington, D.C., there’s a good chance he is listening to the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” album on his CD player.
Zomedica banks on canine diarrhea drugsDecember 19, 2016Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp. has started talks with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the company’s third proposed veterinary product: an oral suspension formulated for the treatment of canine diarrhea.
Avian flu strain spreads to 45 catsDecember 16, 2016A rare avian influenza strain, H7N2, has infected domestic cats for the first time, the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory reported today.
Bright ideas come to light at K.C. ForumDecember 16, 2016Corn—it’s more than a food source. Mazen Animal Health sees corn, or maize, as a low-cost platform for the production of oral vaccines designed for livestock, cats and dogs.
