Medical

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) estimates that there may be anywhere between 4-6,000 animal shelters in the United States.

The 2008 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) data indicates 77% of bull calves in the U.S. are castrated before marketing and 75% of those are castrated before three months of age.

Homeopathy is a philosophy of health and a system of therapeutic remedies that has been used for nearly two centuries.

You are presented with a 4 year old Suffolk ewe for evaluation of abnormal behavior.

There are many reasons why the veterinary profession is addressing the issue of animal abuse now.

Chiropractic is a form of health care that has long been used in man and animals.

Whenever there is a disease outbreak, one of the first control measures should be a thorough, first-hand review of sanitation procedures.

While there are several different products that may be used as rodenticides, including strychnine, zinc phosphide, and aluminum phosphide, this presentation will focus on the rodenticides that are most often encountered: anticoagulants, bromethalin, and cholecalciferol.

The antinuclear antibody test is an assay that detects the presence of antibodies that bind to nuclear antigens.

The general principles of therapy for digital diseases are to eliminate the pain first and foremost and then to correct the underlying problem if possible.

Recent recommendations for vaccination of dogs and cats have diverged from the previously adhered to yearly multiple booster schedule.

As a healing method, acupuncture has been used for several thousand years.

Treatment protocols are often the means by which veterinarians guide the treatments given to sick cattle when detection, examination, and treatments are all conducted by farm personnel.

While some questions of efficacy remain, the industry is experiencing a much greater acceptance of supplements in all areas of pet care.

The regulation of herbs and other dietary supplements differs from most pharmaceutical drugs.

What we see as the current condition of the claws on any cow is a result of continuous growth, continuous wear, and intermittent trimming.

Acute copper toxicity results from ingestion of high copper feeds, copper salts, pesticides, poultry litter and other high copper substances.

Foot rot is caused by specific pathogenic strains of Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteriodes melaninogenicus that gain entry through the interdigital skin.

The use of psychotropic drugs to alter behavior of humans and animals has dramatically increased in the last decade.

Herbs have been an integral part of our diet and pharmacy since mankind began roaming the earth.

Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum), tiger lilies (Lilium tigrinum), rubrum or Japanese showy lilies (Lilium speciosum and Lilium lancifolium), and various day lilies (Hemerocallis species) have been incriminated in causing acute renal failure and death in cats.

The classification of a clinical condition as autoimmune poses several dilemmas.

Knowing the cost of common diseases can help dairy farmers and their veterinarians plan treatment and prevention strategies that are likely to improve the profitability of the dairy.

The patient that presents with recurrent infections may have an underlying immune deficiency or dysfunction.

Untreated or late-treated foot rot, a complicated sole ulcer, a white line abscess that extends into retroarticular structures, and puncture wounds may all result in necrosis and or infection of structures important for weight bearing.

Columbia, Mo. - Scientists at the University of Missouri say they found a way to convert regular cells from a pig's connective tissue - called fibroblasts - into stem cells, with no cloning involved.

Feline pancreatitis is a very difficult disease to definitively diagnose antemortem, and treatment remains symptomatic and supportive.

Vomiting is a common and frequently complex problem in cats.

Patients in the ICU can require antimicrobial therapy for numerous reasons.

Initial nonspecific management of vomiting includes NPO (in minor cases a 6-12 hour period of nothing per os may be all that is required), fluid support, and antiemetics.