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The TraxMaster is a messages-on-hold system.

Metron-U PC software from Products Group International targets equine veterinarians who perform ultrasound exams on musculoskeletal structures in the leg.

Perry, Iowa­The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) recently doled out a number of honors and scholarships at its annual meeting in March.

Cleveland-As the United States military pounded Iraqi resistance in Baghdad, Army veterinarians were aiding military operations just behind the frontlines.

The Veterinary Drug Handbook, Fourth Edition, has been extensively revised.

ForceOutժ eliminates animal odors. Spray the formula directly onto the odor source and it destroys the odor by changing the molecular structure.

Health Science Technology (HST) introduces its modular intravenous system and components.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments offers a clipper blade sharpening service employing a unique hollow grinding technique, which sharpens blades without removing much metal, saving on replacement costs, the company says.

West Hollywood, Calif.-West Hollywood's City Council recently voted to ban declawing in the city, and it now ranks as the first city in the United States to take such an action.

Most of us are aware that numbers of cats have surpassed dogs as pets in United States households.

Q: Please provide a brief review on the clinical usefulness of heparin products in dogs and cats.

Dr. Jack L. Mara, one of the most well-known veterinarians in the profession, died March 27 of cancer in Topeka, Kan. He was 78.

Veterinarians don't think twice about spending up to 12 hours a day providing quality care for pets. What dictates a practitioner's enduring success, however, is the amount of time devoted to their personal life.

Veterinarians have become increasingly aware of muscle and peripheral nerve disorders in the past decade.

Andis Company introduces Cool Care Plus, a spray that cools down clippers with one spray and takes care of blade maintenance without removing the blades from the clipper, the company says.

Signalment. Canine, Bernese Mountain dog, 9 years old, female spayed, 70 lbs.

Doc and 'Jimmy Stewart' get unwanted advice from blowhard

If there's controversy among veterinarians over the release of the American Animal Hospital Association's canine vaccine guidelines, Dr. Michael Paul has yet to receive wind of it.

Shawnee Mission, Kan.-Bayer Animal Health is extending its commitment to an educational partnership program between veterinarians and pediatricians to help prevent the spread of parasitic zoonoses, the company says.

Duluth, Ga.-Merial says it will continue its rabies awareness campaign through 2003. The decision to extend the campaign is based on the accomplishment's of last year's campaign, which partnered with state public health veterinarians and veterinary medical associations to reach out to the consumer and trade media and urge pet owners to visit their veterinarian, the company says.

The third volume of Steve Lindsay s definitive series, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training

Securos Veterinary Instruments offers Positive Profile external skeletal fixation pins.

Animal Care Equipment & Service, Inc. introduces a warm water hydrotherapy spa for therapeutic healing, muscle and limb conditioning and pain management in pets.

St. Kitts, West Indies-Ross University's medical and veterinary medical schools have been sold for $310 million to international higher education company DeVry, Inc. The move comes as longtime veterinary college Dean Michael Shires, DVM, retires and former North Carolina State associate dean Dr. David DeYoung takes his seat.

Bioproducts Inc. received a patent for its method of manufacturing fatty acid calcium salts from high glyceride content oils.

Now that you have decided what to include in your feline preventive medicine program, how do you implement your ideas? The implementation process begins where everything else begins in a typical veterinary hospital - at the front desk.

Intervet introduces Safe-Guard granules for horse deworming. The product is made in a pour-on granule form.

Bayer received Food and Drug Administration approval for Drontal Plus (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel) 136 mg tablets.