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The US Food and Drug Administration, as part of their Animal Health Literacy campaign, is reminding pet owners to “be A.W.A.R.E.” when purchasing medications for their pets online.

Oral D-allulose blunted plasma glucose and insulin elevations after oral glucose administration in dogs but it did not affect dogs’ plasma glucose or insulin levels after a meal.

Dog shows—we love to watch them on television, seeing the best of each breed on full display in every size, coat, and shape, but are they safe?

Three types of eye solutions are being recalled by Kinetic Vet due to sterility issues.

The US Department of Agriculture has begun its annual oral rabies vaccine program for wildlife.

Researchers have discovered that giraffe should not just be grouped under a single species, but, rather, four genetically isolated species.

Through the use of computer simulations and a controlled experiment, researchers at Clemson University have found that models that have been used to predict the extinction of specific species due to climate change are not as accurate as previously thought.

Environmental conditions as well as interactions between different parasites co-infecting wild birds may be important in determining whether the birds will develop a malaria infection.

According to three studies, childhood cat ownership may be a possible risk factor for the development of schizophrenia, or other serious mental illnesses, and the explanation might lie in closer examination of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

The overall prevalence of patellar luxation in dogs in England is 1.3%, according to a report recently published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology.

The first comprehensive country-specific feline health survey has been conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Centre.

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A flash glucose monitor worn on the skin was well tolerated by dogs with diabetes mellitus, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

In late 2014 and early 2015, five giant pandas at a rescue center in China died of canine distemper virus infection.

An antibody against nerve growth factor improved activity levels and pain scores in cats with degenerative joint disease in a pilot study recently published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

A new study was the first step in understanding how dogs understand human speech, and researchers found that dogs use the left hemisphere of their brains to process words where the right hemisphere is used to process vocal intonation and when words and intonation match, the brain region with the dogs’ reward center is activated.

We've seen the future, and it is wellness plans. Bottom-line: Tailor them to what works best for your veterinary practice.

How you can counteract the corrosive action of elevated gastric acid in your veterinary patients and when preventive use is indicated.

Research from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California in Davis may help shape new evidence-based guidelines on the best time to neuter a German Shepherd puppy.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects about 1 in 200 cats in England, according to a recent study. Tonkinese, Norwegian forest, and Burmese cats had the highest odds of receiving a DM diagnosis. Increased body weight and age were associated with DM, but sex was not.

Carprofen enhances the in vitro antimicrobial effect of doxycycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP), according to a recent study.

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Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, editor-in-chief of American Veterinarian, explains the vision that drives the publication.

Researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that dogs have a genetic predisposition to aggression directed towards an owner or a familiar dog; this fear and aggression is not the same as when those feelings are directed toward unfamiliar dogs and humans.

A recent study explored the relationship between acoustic parameters of dog barks and annoyance levels of human listeners and found that acoustic features that evolved as useful vocal signals may be the most irritating to humans.

A recent study has shown that a gene mutation associated with weight and food motivation has been found specifically in Labrador and flat coat retrievers, occurring even more frequently in Labradors who are used as assistance dogs.

A follow-up study has found that owning a pet dog can both reduce stress and improve family functionality in families who have a child with autism.

A recent review article discusses indications for endoscopic biopsy of the gastrointestinal tract, techniques and instruments for specimen collection, and recommendations to ensure the best diagnostic results in cats and dogs with gastrointestinal disease.