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After administering a tranquilizer or neuroleptanalgesic, prepare the skin around the lesion for aseptic surgery.

The morning after placing the presutures, anesthetize the animal, remove the presutures, and prepare the area for aseptic surgery.

Madison, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory received full accreditation by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Presutures are Lembert sutures placed in healthy skin on either side of a lesion. Placed several hours before the lesion is débrided or excised, these sutures stretch the skin around the lesion.

Depending on the shape of the wound, dog-ears may result from wound closure.

Tie the first Lembert suture under tension.

After administering a tranquilizer or neuroleptanalgesic, prepare the skin around the lesion for aseptic surgery.

After the first suture bite, place the second suture bite on the opposite side of the wound.

Tie the first Lembert suture under tension.

Place additional Lembert sutures along the entire length of the wound.

Japanese scientists have produced marmosets that glow green and pass this trait onto their offspring--a step that will help in the study of disease in people but that also has implications for human genetic modification.

Finally, remove the lesion or débride the wound, and close the wound by using simple interrupted sutures.

Washington -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just approved the first license for an antimicrobial pesticide product to deactivate anthrax spores on hard surfaces.

Depending on the shape of the wound, dog-ears may result from wound closure.

Place additional Lembert sutures along the entire length of the wound.

The morning after placing the presutures, anesthetize the animal, remove the presutures, and prepare the area for aseptic surgery.

The tension placed on each suture depends on the surgeon?s experience and clinical judgment.

After the first suture bite, place the second suture bite on the opposite side of the wound.

Finally, remove the lesion or débride the wound, and close the wound by using simple interrupted sutures.

The tension placed on each suture depends on the surgeon?s experience and clinical judgment.

A veterinarian's testimony featured in the documentary "Death on a Factory Farm" has resulted in hate mail and threats, with some complaints hailing from fellow veterinarians.

Bethesda, Md. -- FDA unveiled a grant program, totaling $750,000, to spur development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species.

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A new study examines household income related to feline neutering.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence was awarded $36.4 million to continue researching vaccines, tests and treatments for some of the world's most plaguing infectious diseases.

Listen to National Public Radio's Science Friday show dedicated to dogs, featuring Stanley Coren, author of "The Modern Dog"; North Carolina State University genomics professor Matthew Breen; and the developer of a doggy cell phone.

Portland -- Dr. Bennie Osburn, dean of UC-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine was named to Banfield, The Pet Hospital's board of directors.

Organizers of the bullfight that took place in a Portuguese community in Los Angeles on Saturday say the animals were unharmed, but others believe the fight was illegal and cruel.

Legislation targeting breeders is becoming quite common. But state veterinary medical associations usually don't get involved.