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Novartis resumes distribution of veterinary products from Nebraska plant

Breaking News - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:00

Greensboro, N.C. -- Novartis Animal Health is resuming the distribution and sale of a number of veterinary products from a plant in Nebraska.

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Veterinarian Jody Lulich honored with 2012 Mark L. Morris, Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award

Breaking News - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:00

St. Paul, Minn.-- Veterinarian Jody Lulich of the University of Minnesota was honored with the 2012 Mark L. Morris, Sr., Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Indiana mulls reimbursement program for veterinarians who sterilize pets of Medicaid recipients

Breaking News - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 21:00

Indianapolis, Ind. -- Indiana lawmakers proposed a new animal sterilization program that would reimburse veterinarians who spay or neuter dogs or cats owned by Medicaid recipients.

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VCA's Vetstreet merges with ThinkPets

Breaking News - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 21:00

Los Angeles?Vetstreet announced today it is merging with ThinkPets, Inc., a provider of print and digital pet-owner education and publisher of HealthyPet Magazine®.

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Novartis issues alert to veterinarians regarding Clomicalm

DVM - Most Popular - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:00

East Hanover, N.J. -- Novartis Animal Health is warning veterinarians of a "rare possibility" that a wrong tablet might be found in some 30-count bottles of Clomicalm® (clomipramine hydrochloride) tablets.

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A call to protest

Breaking News - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:00

Veterinarians converge on Mississippi shelter to address competitive pressures.

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Novartis issues alert to veterinarians regarding Clomicalm

Breaking News - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:00

East Hanover, N.J. -- Novartis Animal Health is warning veterinarians of a "rare possibility" that a wrong tablet might be found in some 30-count bottles of Clomicalm® (clomipramine hydrochloride) tablets.

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Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks

Veterinary News From Medical News Today - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 03:00

Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia...

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House of Delegates changes the way it approves bylaw amendments

Breaking News - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 21:00

BR>Schaumburg, Ill. — New rules regarding passage of bylaws amendments from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) now require a two-thirds vote for passage.

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Purina, Jenny Craig collaborate to fight pet obesity

Breaking News - Sun, 01/29/2012 - 21:00

St. Louis -- Nestlé Purina and Jenny Craig are collaborating on a program to help pets and their owners lose weight.

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Schmallenberg Virus - BVA Concerned, UK

Veterinary News From Medical News Today - Thu, 01/26/2012 - 05:00

Following the AHVLA's confirmation of the discovery of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on four sheep farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Sussex, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for heightened vigilance. Scientists believe that the virus is vector-borne, even though they have not ruled out other routes of transmission...

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VetCentric acquired by Vets First Choice

Breaking News - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 21:00

Portland, Me --Vets First Choice acquired Maryland-based online veterinary pharmacy VetCentric.

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Study Of Pet Dogs Shows Lyme Disease Risk In UK Bigger Than Previously Thought

Veterinary News From Medical News Today - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 13:00

The risk of a person living in the UK becoming infected with Lyme disease is much greater than previously thought, according to a study from Bristol University that surveyed pet dogs to find out how many of them harboured the ticks that transmit the disease...

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Veterinarians confirm 17 cases at two locations in California equine herpesvirus outbreak

DVM - Most Popular - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 21:00

Equine herpesvirus has been confirmed in 17 horses at two locations in California.

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Veterinarians confirm 17 cases at two locations in California equine herpesvirus outbreak

Breaking News - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 21:00

Equine herpesvirus has been confirmed in 17 horses at two locations in California.

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Veterinarians confirm 16 cases at two locations in California equine herpesvirus outbreak

Breaking News - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 21:00

Riverside, Calif. -- Veterinary officials confirmed a single case of the neuropathogenic strain of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at a Riverside County ranch. The finding follows confirmation of 15 other cases recently in nearby Orange County.

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Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy

Veterinary News From Medical News Today - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 02:00

Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...

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Hookworms: A veterinary practice's day of discovery

DVM - Most Popular - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:00

The veterinary staff at Tampa Palms Animal Hospital captured images of two adult hookworms using an iPhone.

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Hookworms: A veterinary practice's day of discovery

Breaking News - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:00

The veterinary staff at Tampa Palms Animal Hospital captured images of two adult hookworms using an iPhone.

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Hookworms: A veterinary practice's day of discovery

Breaking News - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:00

The veterinary staff at Tampa Palms Animal Hospital caught two adult hookworms using an iPhone.

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