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I read with interest Dr. Barry Kipperman's article, "Specialists and general practitioners share limitations." How very true that is! This seems to be a hot topic because your April issue had two articles about specialists versus general practitioners.

Wysong Corp.?s line of equine products, designed to mimic archetypal nutrition, now includes Equine Diet?.

CVMA uses PR tactics to beat back guardian issue

Veterinary Monitoring Systems, LLC, introduces a system designed to allow better care for overnight patients.

Andis introduces an addition to its Endurance line, the new Heavy Duty Horse Clipper with 220 watts of power to assure a reliable performance with every cut.

VetCare Veterinary Supplies introduces the new VetSet? IV administration sets that are designed and manufactured for veterinary use.

The Cattlemen's Beef Board just released numbers showing a 6 percent increase in beef demand for 2003.

Nestl? Purina PetCare has launched a nutritional supplement designed to promote endurance and reduce a dog?s muscle recovery time.

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is the most common urinary tract tumor in dogs and research suggests that it may becoming more common. Generally, TCC occurs in older dogs (mean age 11 years) and it occurs in females more frequently than in males. The increasing incidence of TCC may be related to pet obesity, use of topical pesticides for fleas/ticks, or environmental pollutants. (Mutsaers AJ, Widmer WR, Knapp DW. Transitional Cell Carcinoma. J Vet Intern Med 2003: 136-144).

God must love stupid people. He made so many of them.

Wysong Corp.?s line of companion animal products, designed to mimic archetypal nutrition, now includes Cat Treats?.

Enrofloxacin or marbofloxacin may be useful, and use of azithromycin is becoming popular in cattery and breeder situations.

Portland, Maine- Maine veterinarians are working to resolve a regulatory discrepancy that forces owners to abide by biennial rabies vaccine protocols and creates bad publicity for the profession.

VetLife received Food and Drug Administration approval for Component TE-IS and IH with Tylan to the cattle market.

The query from Dr. Warren Kaplan regarding the safety of heartworm prophylaxis medications in heartworm-positive dogs deserves to be addressed. On the American Heartworm Society Web site (www.heartwormsociety.org/AHS%-20Guidelines-Canine.htm) it is clearly stated that: "The macrocyclic lactones may be administered to heartworm-infected dogs with few or no microfilariae. However, dogs with moderate to high microfilarial levels should be carefully monitored following administration of these drugs, as they are the most effective microfilaricides available."

Tallahassee, Fla.-State veterinary officials are monitoring the Florida Bar as its leaders consider instituting an animal law committee recommended by an attorney known to represent animal rights activists.

The Cattlemen's Beef Board just released numbers showing a 6 percent increase in beef demand for 2003.

The Ag-Tek? division of Kane Enterprises, Inc., introduces Surgicryl?, a braided PGA absorbable synthetic suture in foil packs.

Aller-g-complete from Greer Laboratories offers a simple and accurate serum testing with easy-to-read results that allow more accurate detection of allergen-specific canine, feline and equine IgE.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition received a functionality claim for its forage inoculants containing Lactobacillus buchneri.

Merial announces the launch of the Recombitek C3? canine vaccine, a new canine product approved to protect against distemper, parvovirus and adenovirus-2.

PetLabs360 introduces Shed No More for Dogs and Shed No More Plus Hairball Control for Cats.

In addition, over-supplementation with vitamins and minerals has been linked to reduced zinc uptake in the gastrointestinal tract.

Veterinarians have found canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome may be progressive.

Fiber incorporated into initial refeeding formulas helps to normalize intestinal water content and buffer intraluminal toxins, and hence controls diarrhea.

Small animals are supplied with an abundance of highly nutritious and palatable food.

Treating just one species is challenging enough, but veterinarians in general practice must care for dogs and cats every day of the week, and many of these general practitioners consider the following two facts incontrovertible:

No other single marketing decision impacts your bottom line as directly and powerfully as pricing: A 5 percent price increase is a 5 percent increase to your bottom line.