Medical

Read veterinary team members' feedback about our January issue.

Q: What kind of client seating should I use in my reception area? I?d like it to be comfortable but also durable and easy to clean.

Bismarck, N.D. -- North Dakota lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow veterinary students and veterinary technicians to dispense some medications in a veterinary facility.

Client handout: Carbon monoxide poisoning

One preventive found to be 100 percent effective against Dirofilaria immitis strain.

The majority of pet owners question the need for regular veterinary care, study says.

Orlando -- Pioneering veterinary cardiologist Stephen Ettinger, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM received the 2011 Mark L. Morris Sr., Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday.

Orlando -- The Morris Animal Foundation will launch a 13-year longitudinal veterinary study this year to examine cancer in Golden Retrievers.

Orlando - The zoonotic disease threat is hastening the need for better cooperation between veterinary and human medicine, officials report.

The American Heartworm Society (AHS) recently started collecting data from veterinarians for a national heartworm incidence survey.

Washington -- Pets undergoing radiation treatments are thought to get better post-treatment care than people, and one Congressman is hoping guidelines for human care can be improved to model veterinary protocols.

The AAEP Clinical Guidelines for Veterinarians Practicing in a Pari-Mutuel Environment are designed as an evolving document to recommend various veterinary procedures "to put the health and safety of racing horses first."

Tackling painful corneal ulcerations in horses is a common occurance.

Dogs with noise phobias can benefit from drugs given before or during an anxiety-provoking event or even as lifelong daily drug therapy.

Heartworm is now a reportable condition in the state of Washington.

A Q&A with nephrology and veterinary urology specialist Jody Lulich

Although rare, feed-associated poisoning in horses occurs, sometimes with fatal consequences.

Lansing, Mich. - The effects of Michigan's woeful economy are far reaching. State unemployment is in the double digits, industries have been gutted, and horse owners may be failing to properly care for their animals in order to save a few bucks.

Keep in mind that eruption is controlled by genetic, environmental, infectious and traumatic factors.

In place of traditional ovariohysterectomies, consider this technique, which results in a quicker recovery time as well as less pain.

When medical management is no longer adequate, patients with tracheal collapse need more aggressive surgical intervention.

National Report - Studies are in the works to determine the scope of heartworm resistance and are expected to be unveiled to the veterinary market in the next six months.

The DEA proposal to make veterinary anesthetic propofol a Schedule IV drug drew caution from AVMA.

Incorrect answer for Image Quiz: What's wrong with this dog's teeth?

Rockville, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to identify strategies to address the number of animal drug products marketed without agency approval.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new drugs to aid equine reproductive health.

Columbia, Mo. -- Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Veterinary Medicine have started a clinical trial on a human oncology drug which may prove useful in the battle against canine cancer. The drug Attaxol?, which is made by CritiTech in Lawrence, Kan., could be ideal for use in dogs with naturally occurring cancer, says Dr. Kim Seltin, assistant professor of oncology at the MU College of Veterinary Medicine.

Image Quiz: Dermatology-Patchy alopecia in a Chihuahua