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New York - 1/17/08 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) handed out more than $365,000 to benefit horses last year, in the form of 57 equine grants in 31 states.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 1/15/08 - The American Veterinary Medical Association and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. launched an outreach program targeting pet obesity.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 1/14/08 - Nominations for the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2008 Humane Award are being accepted through Feb. 1.

East Lansing, Mich. - 1/11/08 - The state's equine population has grown by 23,000 animals since 1996, according to the initial findings of a new study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, the Michigan Horse Council and the National Agriculture Statistics Service.

Aiea, Hawaii - 1/10/08 - Initial testing for a human West Nile Virus vaccine has gotten the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Here's how one doctor kept his practice running despite a power outage.

Washington - 1/7/08 - Two Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leadership changes have been implemented today: Stephen Sundlof has been named the director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Bernadette Dunham will assume directorship of the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM).

Fargo, N.D. - 1/7/08 - International animal agriculture security is the topic of a new conference being promoted by North Dakota State University (NDSU) and sponsored by the Extension Disaster Education Network.

Rockville, MD. - 1/4/08 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is seeking applicants to participate in the 2008 Summer Intern Program.

Washington - 1/3/08 - Leaders in veterinary medicine are lobbying for several amendments in the Senate's version of the Farm Bill to remain intact.

Des Moines, Iowa - 1/2/08 - David Schmitt, DVM, was selected as the new state veterinarian by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

To reduce confusion, we use red elastic bandages on patients that have intravenous catheters and will be staying in the hospital.

Working in a mobile veterinary clinic, we have found fishing tackle boxes to be the ideal carriers for all our examination supplies.

I have had several owners of blind pets worry that their pets will fall down the stairs or off the deck.

Anxious patients like to paw at the kennel door.

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Xylitol, a so-called wood sugar, is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that is found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. - Dog- and cat-owning households visited veterinarians less in 2006 than in 2001, while the number of U.S. households with pets grew to 68.7 million, a 12.4 percent increase.

Portland, Ore. - The phone numbers and addresses of DVM license holders in Oregon are now protected from public disclosure.

Although griseofulvin is the only antifungal approved for systemic administration by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for veterinary use, a variety of systemic antifungals are available for use in veterinary medicine.

It's never easy to be the bearer of bad tidings. But you can ease the hurt clients feel with a sensitive approach. Here's what you need to know to break bad news gently.

Mind-numbing television programs truly have a therapeutic effect after a long day at work. Listening to Oprah Winfrey or Tom Cruise talk about their latest philanthropic and humanitarian undertakings makes my eyes roll back in my head faster than a pint of Guinness.

Schaumburg, Ill. - American Veterinary Medical Association leaders approved a Policy on Transparency during the Executive Board's fall meeting as well as a strategy for released AVMA-owned data.

Phoenix - A 19-year-old man entered a 24-hour emergency veterinary clinic armed with a gun and looking for drugs and money, but hours after releasing four employees held at gunpoint, he left with nothing but handcuffs and felony charges, according to police.

The American Veterinary Medical Association's Governmental Relations Division received leadership's guidance to act on a long list of federal initiatives.

Meanwhile, Honey Sweets growled, barked and snapped repeatedly at imaginary veterinarians.

Fort Collins, Colo. - More than 69 percent of U.S. swine producers use a veterinarian, with five out of 10 large operations employing a DVM on staff. Overall, approximately half the sites polled turn to a local practitioner for care.

Beijing, China - China has reached a deal with the United States to improve import safeguards, after tainted wheat-gluten from the country spurred the largest pet-food recall in U.S. history.

Norwell, Mass. - An imported dog carried a larvae species never before detected in the Western Hemisphere into the country.