Medical

Bitches generally attain puberty two to three months after reaching adult body size.

Inflammatory lesions may present as visible or palpable lumps, bumps, plaques, ulcers, accumulations of excessive fluid, or as abnormalities in organs that are visualized using imaging techniques.

Hematologic findings can be diagnostic in some cases, or they can contribute to case work-up, evaluation of response to treatment, and prognosis in other cases.

The testicles in the stud dog are housed in the scrotum, a skin sac located between the thighs.

Midland, Mich. -- Natural pet-food manufacturer Wysong Corp. recalled more batches of dry dog food because of moisture contamination that led to mold in other batches.

Oklahoma City -- City council members voted unanimously to skip the landfill and give animals euthanized at the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter to Oklahoma State University?s (OSU) veterinary college for use in teaching students and technicians.

Do foster pet parents derive the same health benefits as pet owners?

Smithtown, N.Y. -- America's VetDogs and the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind announced a partnership with Novartis Animal Health US, which is providing a one-year supply of its Sentinel Flavor Tabs, a broad-spectrum preventive against five major parasites, for 1,100 canine graduates, dogs in training and puppies of both organizations.

Americans own far more cats than dogs, but dogs still seem to be America's most beloved pet.

Wysong Corp. has updated its dog food recall notice in response to an angry Internet backlash.

This association estimates half of the dogs and cats in the United States are too heavy.

People should be vigilant on behalf of their animals, a veterinarian says.

Rockville, Md. -- The 2006 Executive Report from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) was released today by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Humans aren't the only ones moved by music.

Whether paper-heavy or paperless, it's time to clean up your medical records. Here's what every team member should do-and when.

A question-and-answer interview with Dr. Michael Dryden, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at Kansas State University, about trends in flea biology, compliance and control.

Fearful and anxious pets require a gentle approach in the clinic or hospital, to minimize and hopefully reduce the pet's fear and prevent escalation.

Patients facing immediate, life-threatening conditions must have an inhaled oxygen concentration as high as possible. Eight additional methods are discussed in this second of two parts.

Because hip laxity is the No. 1 risk factor for developing osteoarthritis in the hip joint, it is ideal for all puppies to be evaluated during routine examination. Two methods to assist follow.

Root-canal therapy was chosen to avoid surgery on the patient mentioned in the first two parts of this series. While root canal is very successful, not all cases respond. Additional therapy may be required.

New Orleans -- Another municipal mandatory spay/neuter and breeding-restriction ordinance is under consideration, this time in New Orleans.

International Report -- Today is the third annual observance of World Rabies Day, a glocal rabies awareness campaign spearheaded by the United Kingdom charity Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lakewood, Colo. -- For the first time, a new Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool is available to help veterinary hospitals and shelters reunite lost pets with owners by checking participating pet-recovery services' registries.

Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.

FDA warns against importation or compounding of trilostane following the approval of Vetoryl.

Owners exercising with their pets not only improves the health of both but can strengthen the human-animal bond.

Sacramento, Calif. -- A California bill requiring all dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered by 6 months of age has failed -- again.

A massive public-service advertising campaign will be unleashed Sept. 21 to spur pet adoptions.

Bethesda, Md. -- Scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, say they have unlocked the key to the differences in dogs? coats.

Dr. Darryl Millis, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, CCRP answers questions about the growth of rehabilitation therapy, common conditions encountered and how they are treated, advice to veterinarians and owners and his views on where the field is going.