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Brea, Calif. - Skin allergies are the No. 1 reason dogs are taken to a veterinarian.

The delivery of veterinary care can be every bit as good as that of human medicine, says Diane Levitan, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM.

Seattle - Record-breaking attendance and creative sessions - including team-building strategies and a pet-food-recall panel - marked the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine's (ACVIM) 25th Forum.

Topeka, Kan. - Veterinarians remain vulnerable to consumer complaints and lawsuits despite legislative efforts in Kansas to exempt health-care professionals.

Topeka, Kan. - 6/29/07 - A scholarship for one year of tuition was awarded to an Oregon State University student, chosen as the winner of a Hill's Pet Nutrition-sponsored contest.

Recently, one of our technicians decided we should put filled prescriptions up front next to the receptionist rather than in the back.

Swedesboro, N.J. - A wrongful-death suit alleging Wedgewood Pharmacy - the largest veterinary compounding pharmacy in the nation - improperly compounded drugs was dismissed by a U.S. district court after testing confirmed the administered product was made correctly.

I have enjoyed reading Veterinary Medicine's interviews with veterinary leaders. When I picked up the December 2006 issue, I was especially pleased to see the interview with Dr. Robert L. Leighton.

We tend to reminisce about the good old days, but not all things were rosier back then.

Lansing, Mich. - Michigan created a veterinary State Animal Response Team (SART) to act as first responders during emergencies and disasters.

AVMA's position: No assessment of animal welfare is complete unless all elements are considered.

It was a real pleasure to read Dr. Miller's column in the April issue on admitting our mistakes.

As many of you now know, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine professor Dr. James R. Richards died on April 24, after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident.

Combine more than 14.6 million asthmatic people in the United States with more than 61.5 million playful pet dogs, and it's a sure bet that some curious Fidos will bite into their owners' life-saving inhalers.

In this case series, ureterolith movements in two dogs and five cats were evaluated.

For feline onychectomy, we use three levels of preemptive pain management.

In this retrospective study from a university veterinary hospital, the case records of 29 dogs and three cats were reviewed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of cytologic evaluation of splenic aspirates gathered by using ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration compared with histologic evaluation of specimens obtained by using surgical biopsy (10 animals) or ultrasound-guided biopsy (2) or at necropsy (21).

Aural hematomas need support to protect the ear and hold the tissues together to allow healing.

To make it easier to read urinalysis or BUN test strip results, we removed the label with the results key from the bottle of strips and laminated it.

Using 20-ga stainless steel cerclage wire to repair simple mandibular symphysis fractures in cats leaves a 3- to 4-mm sharp twist of wire protruding from the ventral mandible.

A twister with winds up to 205 mph, leveled Greensburg, Kansas on May 4. Veterinarians and other volunteers aided in the rescue of displaced pets. For an in-depth report see the June issue of DVM Newsmagazine. Photos by Brandon Chauncy.

Trail Hand The author reads an excerpt from his novel.

Dr. Rosenkrantz tells you what you need to know about otoscope cone and bulb syringe contamination.

When you have a cat that just won't stop purring during its physical exam, try holding an alcohol-soaked cotton ball in front of its nose.

We use an ordinary paper cup with the bottom removed, two strategically placed holes, and some roll gauze as a muzzle for cats.

When not in use, we clip the leads for our electrocardiograph machine to a tongue depressor to prevent tangles.

Your editor's note, "I Love My Job" (January/February 2007) hit the nail on the head.

Have you ever had a close-up look at an ostrich? Do you have any idea how big those rascals really are?