Bovine Ultrasound, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice (The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine)
About Cats (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A 10 year old cat named Buddy Lou has been the third cat to be confirmed with the H1N1 virus, and the first one to die of it. The veterinarians at the Lebanon Animal Clinic in Lebanon, Ore. first treated Buddy Lou for pneumonia, as he was presented with difficulty breathing, and Xrays revealed fluid accumulating in the lungs, according to an article in the Kval.com. However, since the fluid buildup...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
IV is a virus related to HIV that can infect monkeys. In some strains of monkey (which are known as natural hosts) SIV does not cause disease, whereas it does in others (which are known as susceptible hosts). It is hoped that understanding why SIV does not cause disease in natural hosts will provide insight into how to control HIV infection of humans. Two independent research teams, one led by Michaela...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Tufts Questionnaire Study Reveals Half of Barn Workers Surveyed Experience Cough or Other AilmentsThe estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.The...
Pet Connection Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The secret ingredient in combating the sky-high incidence of respiratory disease in cats in shelters may turn out to be nothing more than room. “Can you imagine living in a space the size of a bathtub?” Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, asked. “It’s [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a simple and effective 8-point plan for the responsible use of antimicrobials in veterinary practice. Antimicrobials are essential for the treatment and prevention of diseases in animals, but every use increases both the risk that resistance will develop and the potential for its transfer to man via food-borne pathogens.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Banfield, The Pet Hospital® today announced Denise Elliott, BVSc (Hons), PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVN, as its medical specialist/nutritionist. With nearly 20 years experience in veterinary medicine, Dr.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The seeming invincibility of cancerous tumors may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves. Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that inactivation of a DNA repair gene called Hus1 efficiently kills cells lacking p53 -- a gene mutated in the majority of human cancers.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Far from being a topic rooted only in science, how we protect animal welfare is affected by such diverse elements as politics, ethics and semantics, international speakers at a welfare symposium at Michigan State University said Monday.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Three more ferrets in Oregon have tested positive for the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1 virus, state officials confirmed this afternoon, bringing the total number of cases affecting ferrets in the state to four. Dr. Emilio DeBess, the Oregon state public health veterinarian, says the ferrets that tested positive for the H1N1 virus are among a group of nine ferrets that live with a family in the Roseburg,...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) today announced the achievement of another milestone in its efforts to build camelina production and marketing opportunities for growers. The industry received approval from the Center for Veterinary Medicine, a department of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, for the use of camelina meal in the...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Photo: Michael Waine / Corbis From Time Magazine: For all the attention that has whirled around H1N1 in recent months, it seems that one vulnerable, and furry, population may have been overlooked: the family pet. On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
DES MOINES, Iowa — A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline. The domestic shorthaired cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered, officials said. The virus also has been confirmed in two ferrets...
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The swine flu virus was confirmed to be found in a cat in Iowa. The cat was not only treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine but is now safely recovering at its home. Although there have been other confirmed cases in animals including two ferrets from Oregon and the other from Nebraska; there have yet to be any confirmed cases found in a cat. The veterinarian who treated...
A Blog Around The Clock (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Dog Genome: Teaching Scientists New Tricks November 17th; 6:30-8:30 pm with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A The Irregardless Café, 901 W. Morgan Street, Raleigh 919.833.8898 This year, roughly 66,000 people will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, while another 22,000 will be diagnosed with cancers of the brain. In parallel, our pet dogs also suffer from a range of similar...
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