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We've long known that certain herding breeds, especially collies, have a sensitivity to ivermectin. The cause of this sensitivity is a deletion mutation in the ABCB1 gene (formerly known as the multidrug resistant gene, or MDR1).

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To keep the ultrasonic scaler, drill, and polisher on our dental unit from snagging on the clothing of passing personnel, we made covers for the instruments out of 60-ml syringe cases.

A recent survey looked into how safely and effectively bacterial cultures are performed in practice.

Veterinarians are making huge strides in managing patient pain. But as the number of treatment modalities has increased, the amount of information veterinarians must learn and apply has also ratcheted up.

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Canine hip dysplasia affects millions of dogs each year. Abnormal development in the dysplastic hip causes damage to the articular cartilage of the joint, resulting in osteoarthritis, severe pain and eventually debilitation.

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To keep our laptop keyboard clean during dental procedures, we cover it with Press'n Seal wrap (Glad).

Bismarck, N.D. - Veterinarians, ranchers and horse breeders packed the state's House Agriculture Committee meeting to urge passage of a bill to study the feasibility of building a horse meat-processing plant.

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.

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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.

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