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Swelling to 117-degrees, Pierre S.D. shattered temperature records in July according to the National Climactic Data Center. Dr. Vicky Wilkey talks about the summer that burned.

Your veterinarian has determined that your dog has allergies to certain substances, such as house dust mites and various grasses and insects, and may benefit from allergen injections to slowly lessen your pet's reaction to the substances. You can easily administer these injections at home.

Veterinary Diagnostics Institute Inc. (VDxI) announces the launch of Canine CardioCare, the first canine-specific N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) blood test to detect heart disease in dogs.

Analysis is important, but it's still critical to get out to watch horses move.

Honolulu - The American Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Welfare Award goes to Dr. John Madigan, a California equine practitioner known for coordinating animal rescue efforts, inventing rehabilitation tools and developing an equine neonatal care facility.

A quick glance revealed a very shiny hand covered in what could have been Crisco.

Topeka, Kan. - Sarah Judd isn't stressed about paying the bursar's office this year.

EPS introduces Emergency Drug Boxes available in two designs and three sizes.

Nestle Purina introduces Purina Veterinary Diets Gentle Snackers HypoAllergenic Canine Treats.

Lakewood, Colo. – Salaries are on the rise, yet a gender disparity still exists, according to an American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) survey.

Do your staff members respect?or better yet worship?you? If not, you may be unconsciously stemming their admiration.

Anacom introduces a new assortment of greeting cards for patient recall, reminder and other communications.

DermaPet introduces a lime dip with a 97.8 percent sulfurated lime solution.

Easy access to phone numbers and web sites for leading manufacturers

KNOXVILLE, TENN. - 8/29/06 - Tennessee's DVM rural veterinary population is declining, and the trend has spurred officials to launch a study to find out why.

COLUMBIA, MO. - 8/22/06 - The number of equine West Nile virus cases as of Aug. 15, surpassed the number recorded for the entire season last year, according to Gayle Johnson, DVM, University of Missouri-Columbia (MU).

KANSAS CITY, MO. - 08/17/06 - The executive director of the nation's only agency to report veterinary licensing exam scores plans to retire this year, sending officials on the hunt for a replacement.

State of the Profession

Madison, Wis. - 08/08/06 - The veterinary medical building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) collected about 6 inches of water after a recent flash flood. The storms severed a water pipe, contributed to roof leaks and flooded the school's loading dock as well as its basement.

ROCKVILLE, MD. - 08/03/06 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to hold a public meeting Sept. 12 to present a work-in-progress method for ranking feed contaminants according to the relative risks they pose to animal and human health.

FORT COLLINS, COLO - 08/02/06 - A $1-million gift to Colorado State University's equine veterinary programs will be evenly split between the university's Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center and the Equine Reproduction Laboratory.

Blackwell Publishing introduces "Veterinary Pathology, Third Edition," constructed for the beginning student in veterinary pathology to introduce new scientific information on mechanisms of general tissue injury.

A simple technique for collecting a diarrhea sample is to coat a 3-ml syringe with lubricant, slide the syringe into the rectum, and pull back on the plunger.

I, like many pet owners, often put a towel or blanket inside my pet's carrier for comfort.

When trying to remove a bandage or IV without ripping out fur, saturate the tape with isopropyl alcohol before sliding the bandage scissors underneath it or trying to peel it off.

We created an extra work surface for our treatment and dental table by opening the top side drawer and placing a kitchen cutting board over the top.

The symposium Veterinary Ethics: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities, convened at the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in February, considered the diverse ethical concerns that arise from the competing and potentially conflicting interests that vie for the veterinarian's attention.

One yellow tabby named Darwin will not soon be forgotten by anyone who knows his story. In April 2004, this 9-lb cat was presented DOA to Brooklyn, N.Y., emergency veterinarian Brett Levitzke. Dr. Levitzke knew immediately that Darwin had died as a result of trauma. "I took the woman who brought Darwin in aside and asked her what had happened," he says. "She said her daughter's fiancé had beaten the cat. I told her that I take this very seriously and that I would get law enforcement involved. She said, 'OK, I want this guy prosecuted.'"

Societal concerns about animal welfare have led to changes in the philosophy and practice of laboratory-animal medicine that are advantageous to research animals as well as to laboratory-animal veterinarians.

Should zoos exist? And if yes, for what purpose?