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Therapy Dogs Aid Stroke Rehab
Source: Health Day A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that incorporating therapy dogs into stroke rehabilitation can improve patient engagement, physical activity, and mobility. Published in the August edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the study involved 50 recent...
Financial Strain Is Driving Pet Owners Into Debt
Source: MetLife Pet Insurance A national survey commissioned by MetLife Pet Insurance highlights the growing financial pressures facing American pet owners as Veterinary costs and other household expenses rise. According to the survey, 15% of pet owners are...
Do the Costs of Veterinary Care Seem Scary?
Source: Denver Post The Denver Post is seeking input from pet owners about how rising Veterinary care costs are affecting decisions about their animals’ health. The newspaper’s business team is asking readers to share experiences involving unexpectedly high Veterinary...
Utah State Completes Veterinary Education Building as Four-Year Program Expands
Source: Cache Valley Daily Utah State University has completed the Thomas and Patricia Willis Veterinary Medical Education Building, a major milestone in expanding its four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. The new facility includes classrooms, laboratories,...
Fire Destroys Staten Island Mobile Vet Clinic
Source: Yahoo! An electrical fire destroyed the mobile Veterinary clinic of Staten Island veterinarian Dr. Peter Astarbi, threatening a practice that has served the community for 25 years. The fire, captured by Astarbi’s doorbell camera in late June, destroyed his...
FDA Finalizes Guidance on Evaluating Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Based on Their Importance in Human Medicine
Source: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized updated Guidance for Industry (GFI) #152, which outlines how the agency evaluates the potential human health risks of antimicrobial drugs intended for use in food-producing animals. The guidance focuses...
How Living Near Mountain Lions Might Actually Make You Safer
Source: Scientific American A new study published in Current Biology suggests that mountain lions may improve public safety by reducing deer-vehicle collisions. Researchers analyzed five years of data from Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, including information...
Germs From Pet Dogs Might Protect Infants Against Infection, Researchers Say
Source: Health Day A Finnish study suggests that exposure to microbes carried by pet dogs may help protect infants from respiratory infections during their first year of life. Researchers followed 368 children and found that infants living with dogs experienced fewer...
Long Island Reports 4th Case of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Transmissible By Pets
Source: NBC New York Suffolk County, New York, has confirmed a fourth case of tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, a rare bacterial disease that can be transmitted by ticks and infected animals. The latest case involved a woman who contracted the disease after being...
Scientists Use Gene Editing to Create Hypoallergenic Dogs
Source: AP News Scientists at biotech company Kindred Companion Sciences have used CRISPR gene editing to create what may become the first truly hypoallergenic dogs by eliminating the primary protein responsible for most dog allergies. The researchers edited a gene...
UT College of Veterinary Medicine Announces $72M Expansion to Meet Growing Demand for Veterinary Care
Source: WBIR The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine has announced a $72 million expansion of its Small Animal Hospital to address growing demand for Veterinary care and educate more veterinarians. The project will add nearly 20,000 square feet of...
Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class
Source: Gizmodo Veterinary researchers at the University of Florida have confirmed the first molecularly verified cases of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in lemurs, demonstrating how a virus that usually causes only cold sores in humans can be fatal to certain...
Wildfire Smoke, Heat Pose Growing Risks for Pets, Montana Veterinarians Warn
Source: KTVH As wildfire season brings heavier smoke and high temperatures to Montana, veterinarians are urging pet owners to take extra precautions to protect their animals. Wildfire smoke can irritate pets' eyes, noses, and airways, particularly in older animals and...
From Family Pets to Food Safety, Army Veterinarians Protect the Force
Source: Stripes The U.S. Army's Veterinary Readiness Activity in Italy plays a vital role in military readiness by providing Veterinary care, food safety inspections, and public health support for Army, Navy, and Air Force installations across Europe and beyond. The...
Feeding Dairy Cows to be More Resilient to Infection
Source: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech researchers are studying whether nutrition can strengthen dairy cows' immune systems and improve their resilience to disease. Led by Assistant Professor Johan Osorio, the research focuses on bioactive compounds and glutathione, a...
Scammers Are Using AI-Generated Photos in Lost Pet Scheme, Here’s How
Source: WDBJ 7 Scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to target owners searching for lost pets by creating convincing fake images and emotional stories. In one case, a Phoenix woman lost $1,300 after receiving a call from someone posing as a police...
Rural Veterinary Workforce Reports Reveal the Shortage is More Than a Recruitment Problem
Source: Bovine Veterinarian Online A series of Veterinary workforce assessments conducted in Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio found that rural Veterinary shortages are driven by more than recruitment challenges. Despite differences in agricultural...
More Cats, More Choices! Retailers are Expanding Shelf Space to Meet Growing Feline Demand
Source: Pet Age Growing cat ownership and increasing consumer awareness of feline health are driving significant changes in the pet retail market. Nearly 53 million U.S. households now own at least one cat, prompting retailers to expand their selections of premium...
Two in Custody After Dogs Stolen from Duncan Veterinary Hospital
Source: KFOR Two juveniles are in custody after three dogs were stolen from a Veterinary hospital in Duncan, Oklahoma, during a burglary on August 2. Police quickly located the stolen dogs alive and safely recovered them. While executing a search warrant at a nearby...
Leave It: Dog Trainers Help Pets Avoid Venomous Snakes
Source: AP Health Dog trainers and Veterinary experts are encouraging owners to teach dogs to avoid venomous snakes, particularly in regions where rattlesnakes are common. The ASPCA estimates that up to 150,000 dogs are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the...
Menasha Veterinary Clinic Reopens Monday After Tornado Closure, Plans After-Hours Expansion
Source: WBAY Transcend Veterinary in Menasha, Wisconsin, reopened on August 3 after closing for one week due to damage and power outages caused by an EF3 tornado that struck the area on July 27. The storm sheared off nearby power poles, sending utility lines into the...
Adequan Injections for Dogs and Horses Recalled Nationwide After Glass Fibers Detected
Source: DVM 360 American Regent Animal Health has issued a nationwide recall of four lots of Adequan Canine Injection and Adequan i.m. Injection after testing detected glass fibers in retained samples. The recalled products include Adequan Canine lot numbers 3369 and...
Beekeepers Ask 9th Circuit to Revive Lawsuit Over Fake Honey
Source: Capital Press Several U.S. beekeepers are asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a lawsuit alleging that honey importers, packers, and certification organizations have flooded the U.S. market with adulterated or mislabeled "fake honey." The...
Charterhouse Capital Partners Completes the Acquisition of Animalcare Group, an Animal Healthcare Company Specialising in the Development and Commercialisation of Products for Companion Animals, Equine and Production Animals
Source: Charterhouse Capital Partners Charterhouse Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Animalcare Group following the company's delisting from the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. Headquartered in York, England, Animalcare develops and commercializes...
Tahoe’s Bears Can Get Too Comfortable with Humans. These Dogs Help Bring Back Healthy Fear
Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune Nevada’s Department of Wildlife relies on two Karelian Bear Dogs, Banjo and Badger, to help manage the state’s growing black bear population and reduce conflicts with people around Lake Tahoe. Trained to chase and haze bears that have...