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New York - Dr. Jeffrey Klausner is out at the famed Animal Medical Center. But no one is really saying why.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) is partnering with equine practitioners and UC Davis to improve the strategies veterinarians use to attack equine respiratory issues-identifying diseases before they spread in order to target specific pathogens with tailor-made vaccines and better biosecurity programs.

As every practitioner knows, men are more likely to faint or get sick to their stomachs watching some of our more gory procedures than are women.

What types of cases do you find most professionally gratifying?

Ascites is a known negative prognostic factor in people with liver disease, so the authors of a recent study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine set out to determine whether this is true in dogs as well, especially since no definitive prognostic indicators have been established for chronic hepatitis in dogs.

We found that sometimes in the middle of a busy day, those patients needing their temperature, pulse, and respiratory rates or another type of assessment were accidentally being overlooked, so we put a digital timer on each cage in the treatment room and on the cages of boarding animals when needed.

Miami Beach - The American Association of Equine Practitioners On Call program, which provides veterinary expertise to the media at racing events, received the Thoroughbred racing industry's prestigious Eclipse Special Award.

Denver - A Colorado bill that would have required microchips or identification tags for cats in large cities died in the state house.

Only in the last 10 or 15 years has hyperbaric oxygen therapy become widely accepted, based on well-designed and controlled experimental studies in animals.

Blacksburg, Va. -- A professor of veterinary anatomy and physiology at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine was awarded the Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award, considered the nation's top veterinary teaching award.

Lexington, KY. - The Thoroughbred racing industry has been on a mission following a Congressional hearing last year to prove that it can improve safety and medication issues without government regulation.

The moment of a pet's euthanasia nearly always is difficult for the owner and is troubling for the veterinarian.

I am about to reveal one of the great truths about veterinary practice.

National Report - A new federal law will make it easier for workers to file wage-discrimination lawsuits. Lawyers are cautioning veterinary experts.

In the letter "Our profession's identity crisis" in the January 2009 issue of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Drew L. Allen writes, "As I look for direction for my practice, should I be looking to the Mayo Clinic or Wal-Mart?"

National Report - Pet owners are throwing in the towel earlier on veterinary treatment, according to a new DVM Newsmagazine survey.

Manhattan, Kan. - We have all seen the sloppy, wet kiss from dog to owner. But who is really at risk?

Clients with pets suffering from chronic disease often have a difficult time knowing when they should opt for euthanasia.

National Report - Foreclosures and job losses are taking their toll on clients, and veterinarians are starting to feel the pinch.

Columbia, S.C. - Veterinarians and animal-welfare groups are among those named in civil lawsuits filed by two members of a South Carolina family after they were charged with animal abuse.

National Report - Pet owners are shopping for price, veterinarians say, and it's impacting general practice and referrals.

Orlando - Veterinarians and students came together to consider ways to ease staggering veterinary student indebtedness.

National Report - Salaries might be flat this year, but the demand for veterinary services remains strong, DVMs say.

We placed this plastic container designed for storing plastic bags on the outside of a cabinet above our sink and use it to store surgical scrub brushes.

National Report - The business of buying and selling veterinary practices continued into early 2009 at a steady pace, with some brokers even reporting sales increases.

Some things in this life just aggravate, occurring with no rhyme or reason like a bad dream or a pimple.

Oakland, Ore. - The first veterinary case linked to the nationwide peanut-products recall was reported.

National Report - "I think every family and every individual has a limit in their mind - not only cost but stress to their pet."

Tory, Mo. - When it comes to merging practices in the same community, veterinarians remain "fiercely independent."

National Report - The federal government lacks a comprehensive understanding of the sufficiency of its veterinarian work force, according to the Government Accounting Office.