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Brea, Calif. — Ear infections and skin allergies commonly plague dogs while urinary tract infections and stomach conditions often afflict cats.

Facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s "urgently" need upgrades.

Washington — Some Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) members plan to fight a House of Delegates (HOD) action to dump a ban on foie gras production in favor of further research.

Airsonett's Airshower air purifier was shown to reduce pet allergens in the air from 80 to 92 percent compared to a 25- percent reduction of other air-purifying systems, the company says.

T.F.H. publishes How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves, an approach on how to understand a way to change dog behavior.

The lettering on the door said Department of Anesthesiology, Hal O'Thane, DVM. Duey Hafta didn't even bother to read it. He had been knocking on every door in the veterinary school trying to find a botzofer. His patience had worn thin by this point. He felt as though he had asked a million people so far, and none of them seemed to know where the botzofer was or, for that matter, what it was.

In this article, we provide guidance to help you identify and effectively treat patients with DIC early, improving their outcome.

W. F. Young introduces Absorbine brand Flex+ in pellet form.

Blackwell Publishing introduces The Dog — Its Behavior, Nutrition and Health, Second Edition.

Wear a nonwhite laboratory coat or a scrub shirt for pets with white coat syndrome.

An effective way to wipe up anal gland secretions is with a little of your favorite ear-cleaning solution on a gauze square.

When a cat or small dog has a paw lesion that requires daily soaking, we send the owner home with a 16-dram pill vial.

Use a Velcro (Velcro Industries) strip to keep blood pressure cuffs organized.

I own a 90-lb atopic dog that needs routine bathing, so I know what a chore it is for clients to bathe their large dogs with atopic dermatitis twice a week.

Any pet that leaves our hospital after undergoing surgery on or suffering trauma to its paws, which necessitates keeping the area clean and dry, is sent home with Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Associates) booties.

In our busy practice, my colleagues and I employ full- and part-time employees with a wide range of schedules.

Otitis externa is a common presenting problem in clinical practice. In chronic cases, the infection frequently extends to the middle ear. While multiple factors contribute to otitis development and subsequent secondary infections, the organisms found most often in affected ears include Staphylococcus species, Malassezia pachydermatis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA) has taken a step closer to reality as a recent addition to the Senate side of agriculture appropriations. While NVMSA proponents await final word on whether an associated pilot program will receive $750,000 in initial funds, Dr. Michael Chaddock, a champion of the bill in Washington, thanks veterinarians and students for their efforts in pushing the measure.

St. Louis — Veterinarians expect demand and prices for in-clinic products to climb in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter.

Chicago —Veterinarians concentrating in swine medicine gross nearly $110,000 annually, leading all practitioner categories and disproving a widespread belief that food animal DVMs rank low in wage potential.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association (RIVMA) says it's relieved legislation that could reward owners non-economic damages and increase veterinarians' malpractice insurance didn't make it out of committee.

Washington — Sales of antibiotics rose 7.5 percent in 2004, according to a survey from the Animal Health Institute (AHI).

When I was in college, I spent summer vacations taking tourists on horse pack trips in the Rocky Mountains. During that time, I was asked some incredibly stupid questions. So when I travel, I like to ask tour guides what the dumbest questions they've ever been asked are. The usual response is "You wouldn't believe me!" I always tell them, "Oh, yes, I would."

Many important issues are facing the veterinary profession, but veterinarians should not be daunted, says this leader of a foundation charged with improving the lives of companion animals and wildlife. "Be persistent in what you believe in, and don't give up."

Schaumburg, Ill. — Foreign veterinary numbers are falling short of attendance expectations lated for the jointly held American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and World eterinary ssociation meetings in Minneapolis.

Washington —As the nation shakes off a second case of mad cow, the veterinary profession relies on consumer reaction and government analysis to determine the finding' significance.

Antimicrobial selection should strive for a spectrum that is as narrow as possible, thus avoiding the sequelae of drug use on the normal flora and unnecessary selection pressure.

Trenton, N.J. — The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA) is attempting to overhaul the state's animal cruelty statute in an effort to streamline the hodgepodge of amendments that tackle such offenses.