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Owners need to be informed of the risks of raw-meat based diets, otherwise there becomes room for potentially harmful dietary beliefs. Martha Cline, DVM, DACVN, says it's time to intervene.

The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM reveals that over 80 newly recognized bird species are threatened with extinction. The update also highlights a devastating decline for the giraffe.

In a recent study, researchers provided a detailed description of a feathered dinosaur tail with primitive plumage that was preserved in amber from the mid-Cretaceous period.

Researchers have identified a novel uncultivated strain of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis as the probable cause of cutaneous granulomas in dolphins.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

In Aesop’s fable “The Crow and the Pitcher,” a thirsty crow drops stones into a pitcher to raise the water level high enough to reach. But will real birds do the same, and can they understand why it happens?

Dr. Tom Meyer, president of AVMA, clears Santa’s reindeer for travel and reminds the public that veterinary health certificates are needed for animals to travel across state lines or to other countries.

A study recently published in Current Biology, finds that dogs may have episodic memory.

A pilot study finds that equine-assisted therapy may have the potential to improve symptoms of ADHD in children due to the fact that it produces connectivity changes in certain areas of the brain.

Running shoes for horses? Giddy up.

Researchers analyzed all reported cases of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in pigs and humans in Norway from 2008 to 2014.

Researchers find that there are several characteristics that dogs have that make them good models for human rare diseases.

In a recent study, oral capromorelin was well tolerated and stimulated the appetite of inappetent dogs.

Researchers take a closer look at how Komodo dragons interact with their environment to better understand the microbial health of captive animals.

Researchers identified parasitic, bacterial, and viral enteropathogens in dogs that visited regional dog parks in Northern California.

Study finds that a nutraceutical diet combined with topical drug treatment improved clinical signs in dogs with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS).

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

The NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s Turtle Rescue Team is providing a unique opportunity for veterinary students with an interest in exotic medicine as the team works on saving the lives of 500 wild reptiles annually.

A recent report discusses the clinical signs and treatment response pertaining to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cats.

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a “Consumer Update” on how smoking is not only bad for humans, but it has negative effects on the health of pets.

Why these words aren't interchangeable and what this means for your veterinary patients.

A recent clinical trials shows that pimobendan delays the onset of congestive heart failure in dogs with mitral valve disease and cardiomegaly by a median of 15 months.

University of Guelph researchers explain their methods of estimating the number of free-roaming cats that inhabit Guelph in recent study.

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Oregon State University researchers have discovered a second pathogen in vector of salmon poisoning disease that allows for dogs to become infected a second time.

Researchers from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals identify different injury patterns in motor vehicle accident cases and animal abuse cases.

Improving a shelter dog’s behavior in the kennel may not improve their chances for adoption, according to a new study by Texas Tech and Arizona State University veterinary researchers.