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Are modern flea control products ineffective? A review of recent research answers this important question.

With three in four residences housing at least one pet, prospective new clients are well within your grasp.

Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM (Hon), conducted an educational audience participation session about rabies at the 2017 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas.

Managers can develop team members’ skills, knowledge and self-esteem, or they can create animosity, mistrust and doubt.

For exotic pets, enrichment can mean the difference between staying in the home and surrender to a shelter.

An Abu Dhabi hotel hiring cats to help employees beat stress, a Chinese city implementing a one-dog policy, an endangered lynx photographed for the first time in a decade and more in this week's world news roundup.

At the recent American Animal Hospital Association annual meeting, Lee Palmer, DVM, MS, DACVECC, NRP, EMT-T, WEMT, CCRP, TP-C, led a discussion about trauma triage, emphasizing that “time is of the essence” when a client whose pet has suffered a traumatic injury calls or comes to your practice.

The industry perspective on this growing field — and what it means for veterinarians and pet owners.

Here's our weekly rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

Here's Part 2 of our conversation with Dani McVety, DVM, and Mary Gardner, DVM, founders of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice.

Remove the worry from repaying your student loan debt: Be defensive, plan wisely, allocate accordingly and pay attention.

The airports animal terminal expands to provide primary and urgent veterinary services to both travelers and locals.

Julie Fischer, DVM, DACVIM, presented a lecture on common urologic conditions, including chronic kidney disease, acute ureteral obstruction, and incontinence.

Tips and insight from business, financial and practice management experts.

Under the Weather offers freeze-dried bland diet packs for when dogs are feeling ruff and owners are feeling pressed for time.

Orbital implant placement and standing position significantly increase the risk for surgical site infection following transpalpebral enucleation in horses.

Veterinary surgeon and rehabilitation specialist Denis Marcellin-Little sets the record straight about this common condition.

Veterinarians and pet owners should monitor patients for signs of respiratory disease, isolate affected animals at least 21 days.

EPA shift away from anticoagulant rodenticides means increased exposure to neurotoxin with no known antidote.

Two circulating microRNAs have shown potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for an array of canine cancers.

Due to potential contamination with quaternary ammonium compounds, United Pet Group has voluntarily recalled several brands of its rawhide dog chew products.

The New York Times says whisker fatigue is plaguing cats. The solution? A $40 feeding dish.

United Pet Group says rawhide treats with American Beefhide, Digest-eeze and Healthy Hide branding may contain antimicrobial cleaning agent.

Could topical treatment with moxidectin/imidacloprid plus oral doxycycline be a viable alternative to the melarsomine protocol in treating heartworm disease?

At ACVIM 2017, Dr. Lisa M. Freeman presented results of a study evaluating quality of life for owners of dogs with heart disease.

Experts discuss the use of firocoxib in horses, including benefits of selective COX-2 inhibition, FDA restrictions, and the importance of proper dosing.

Is it unprofessional to warn technicians about difficult people and pets using a system thats hidden from the client? One team member says yes.

Oh that's right. You don't have a helicopter. But there is someone who could could chop away at your duties and increase efficiencya midlevel practitioner. Is it time to consider an answer out of human healthcare's playbook?

In a recent study, robenacoxib injected subcutaneously at a dosage of 2.0 mg/kg/day for 3 days controlled pain associated with soft tissue surgery in dogs.

A team of Swiss researchers set out to evaluate the serologic response of dogs to vaccination with to Nobivac L4, and to determine whether clinical signs or changes in hematology, blood biochemistry, or echocardiography occurred after vaccination.