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Washington — Some Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) members plan to fight a House of Delegates (HOD) action to dump a ban on foie gras production in favor of further research.

Airsonett's Airshower air purifier was shown to reduce pet allergens in the air from 80 to 92 percent compared to a 25- percent reduction of other air-purifying systems, the company says.

T.F.H. publishes How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves, an approach on how to understand a way to change dog behavior.

The lettering on the door said Department of Anesthesiology, Hal O'Thane, DVM. Duey Hafta didn't even bother to read it. He had been knocking on every door in the veterinary school trying to find a botzofer. His patience had worn thin by this point. He felt as though he had asked a million people so far, and none of them seemed to know where the botzofer was or, for that matter, what it was.

In this article, we provide guidance to help you identify and effectively treat patients with DIC early, improving their outcome.

W. F. Young introduces Absorbine brand Flex+ in pellet form.

Blackwell Publishing introduces The Dog — Its Behavior, Nutrition and Health, Second Edition.

Shards of metal and glass rifled through the air as she and her sister fell to floor. The intense heat from the explosion crippled them in the fetal position while everything went black, and she reached out with her left hand to grab hold of her sister.

KANSAS CITY - 8/31/05 - A crowd of more than 6,700 attendees flooded the Central Veterinary Conference (CVC) Aug. 27-30. Veterinarians, technicians, students and property managers absorbed four days of continuing education, wet labs, working lunches and professional tours.

ST. PAUL, MINN. - 8/30/05 - Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center (USDA) created tests that can detect and differentiate the bacteria that cause Johne's disease.

DAVIS, CALIF. - 8/26/05 - Practitioners are invited to attend a public policy course at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - 8/25/05 - The Texas Animal Health Commission received $500,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help the state regain its tuberculosis-free (TB) status.

MARYSVILLE, OHIO - 8/23/05 - The Ohio State University College (OSU) of Veterinary Medicine opened a 10,000-square-foot facility for ambulatory veterinary care. The practice serves more than 900 clients in 13 counties and provides complete medical and surgical services as well as herd-oriented production medicine services.

CLEVELAND - 8/22/05 - Licensure for commercial dog and cat breeders would be strengthened if the Pet Animal Welfare Statute(PAWS)is amended.

MERIDIAN, IDAHO - 8/19/05 - MWI Veterinary Supply, a distributor of animal health products went public in early August with the initial pricing of common stock shares.

BLACKSBURG, VA. - 8/18/05 - Students at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine now have means for obtaining a master's of public health (MPH) in addition to a DVM degree.

EDISON, N.J.- 8/17/05 - Ross University signed an articulation agreement with Fairleigh Dickenson University (FDU) for admission of qualified students to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Knoxville, Tenn. - 8/10/05 - A new show "Barkiture," on the DIY network, airs tonight at 9 p.m. and features Dr. Karen Tobias, a professor of small animal surgery at the University of Tennessee.

ST. LOUIS - 8/8/05 - The Canine Health Foundation will host the 2005 American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference, featuring scientific presentations paired with question and answer sessions.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - 8/8/05 - Dr. Joseph DiPietro, dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, was appointed to the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) Board of Directors.

Wear a nonwhite laboratory coat or a scrub shirt for pets with white coat syndrome.

An effective way to wipe up anal gland secretions is with a little of your favorite ear-cleaning solution on a gauze square.

When a cat or small dog has a paw lesion that requires daily soaking, we send the owner home with a 16-dram pill vial.

Use a Velcro (Velcro Industries) strip to keep blood pressure cuffs organized.

I own a 90-lb atopic dog that needs routine bathing, so I know what a chore it is for clients to bathe their large dogs with atopic dermatitis twice a week.

Any pet that leaves our hospital after undergoing surgery on or suffering trauma to its paws, which necessitates keeping the area clean and dry, is sent home with Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Associates) booties.

In our busy practice, my colleagues and I employ full- and part-time employees with a wide range of schedules.

Otitis externa is a common presenting problem in clinical practice. In chronic cases, the infection frequently extends to the middle ear. While multiple factors contribute to otitis development and subsequent secondary infections, the organisms found most often in affected ears include Staphylococcus species, Malassezia pachydermatis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics represent one of the greatest developments in antibiotic therapy in the last fifty years. However, with their tremendous benefit comes great risk.

The National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA) has taken a step closer to reality as a recent addition to the Senate side of agriculture appropriations. While NVMSA proponents await final word on whether an associated pilot program will receive $750,000 in initial funds, Dr. Michael Chaddock, a champion of the bill in Washington, thanks veterinarians and students for their efforts in pushing the measure.