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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.

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.

Puppy Stairs are molecular cubes designed to enable pets up to 70 pounds to maintain their physical mobility despite temporary or permanent disability.

Recently a colleague in private practice asked me for advice about how to treat xanthine bladder stones formed by an 11-month-old, spayed female domestic shorthaired cat.

NAF-OFF fly spray from Natural Animal Feeds-USA is a natural long-lasting fly repellent consisting of seven herbal extracts and four essential oils for the well-being and protection of the skin.

Coretech Holdings, LLC introduces Perfusion One, an animal perfusion device designed to prevent the gross shrinkage usually caused by fixation.

Leaders expect to unveil white paper at the group's annual meeting in July

Overland Park, Kan.-Even with treatment, digital dermatitis or foot warts remain a chronic problem for many dairy herds.

Old Timers hoof dressing, from Healthy HairCare Products, is a liquid formulation designed to treat and prevent hoof splitting and cracking.

Columbus, Ohio-A wealth of human resource needs have emerged in veterinary medicine, and if students aren't prepared, the jobs likely will pass up the profession.

IDEXX Cornerstone Practice Management System users now have more options for downloading reference laboratory results into patient records, according to IDEXX.

The Spring/Summer 2003 Medical Arts Press Catalog for veterinarians features 120 pages of office and practice supples

Ideal Instruments, a subsidiary of Neogen Corp., has added the Pro-Shot 50 cc Pistol-Grip Syringe to its comprehensive line of quality veterinary and animal care instruments and supplies.

Premier Pet Products debuts KeepSafe?, a patented breakaway collar designed to prevent dog collar strangulation accidents, the company says.

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JorVet introduces the Thermal IV fluid warming unit.