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TOPEKA, KAN.-Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. and the American Veterinary Dental Society recently announced the Windsor Veterinary Clinic in Windsor, Colo., is the grand-prize winner of the 2004 National Pet Dental Health Month Awareness Contest.

GAINESVILLE, FLA.- The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine (UF) is believed to be the first to train students using a human patient simulator to learn anesthesia techniques.

Reference ranges are established by testing a group of apparently healthy normal animals. But even if a value falls within the reference range, it may not be normal for that animal if the animal is ill.

What puzzled me, though, was how I got in the crosshairs of the government when I had tried to carefully comply with all the tax rules. Simply, how could this happen to such a law-abiding citizen?

Absorbine? Veterinary Liniment Gel contains botanical extracts and topical analgesics that help horses heal themselves. Liniments are mild stimulants to the circulatory system that aid fatigued muscles, joints and tendons to normal.

What is your number? We all have numbers that are important to us as individuals-our social security number, our telephone number, maybe even our bed's sleep number. But there should be another number that is important to you, too, and that is an AQI number. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a means of reporting daily air quality, and it is a measure of how clean or polluted air in a specific location is. The AQI number directly relates to the possible health and environmental effects of air, as well as the calculated health risks within a few hours to days after breathing it.

Creekridge Capital will focus on establishing national and regional leasing programs with vendors targeting the veterinary market.

Intervet Inc. announces the availability of Prodigy? with Havlogen? as an aid in the prevention of abortion and respiratory disease associated with Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infection. EHV-1 is the leading cause of infectious viral abortions in mares.

Veterinary Product Laboratories (VPL) has introduced an easier way to apply Tissuemendsu ? II, a synthetic, absorbable surgical tissue adhesive available to veterinarians.

A half-sedated goat can still outrun me for the first 250 yards if it gets loose.

TOPEKA, KAN.-Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. and the American Veterinary Dental Society recently announced the Windsor Veterinary Clinic in Windsor, Colo., is the grand-prize winner of the 2004 National Pet Dental Health Month Awareness Contest.

This cat owner emergency easily licked by speedy stool sample analysis

PHILADELPHIA-The 141st American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) convention showcased Beastly Bug Rounds, the title given to a session conducted by Joseph Taboada, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University.

Monoject prefilled syringes are heparinized and ready-to-use, saving time and eliminating cross contamination.

The Andis Company introduces a quiet pivot motor horse clipper.

Four Flags Over Aspen, Inc., offers veterinarians pet body bags that provide bereaved clients with a considerate, professional touch, the company says.

Instead of keeping our endoscopes in a bulky cabinet, we mounted the holders inside a long garment bag attached to the wall.

In a world of look alikes, what is your practice's competitive advantage? In my experience, if you ask practice owners, managers or employees that question, then most will say that they are a "high-quality" or a "full-service" practice. Who isn't? Furthermore, if your answer is no different from anyone else's, then aren't you really saying that you are much the same as everyone else?

The Radiograph Digital Converter (RDC) presented by Mast Technology allows veterinarians to use digital radiography for less than $2,500.

PHILADELPHIA-American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) delegates have positioned the group against the forced molting of layer hens, adopting the crux of a resolution that's been nixed by the policy makers for six consecutive years.

Jorgensen Laboratories Inc. introduces the Feline Breathe Easy inhalent delivery system.

PHILADELPHIA- Animal agriculture resolutions and Dr. Bonnie Beaver's presidential speech set a welfare-related tone for this year's American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meeting.

WASHINGTON-A push to make more drugs legally available to DVMs to treat minor animal species and uncommon diseases in major species ended last month when President Bush signed the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004, commonly known as MUMS.

AMES, IOWA-A former Iowa State University (ISU) faculty member and graduate has been named dean of the veterinary college and says he intends to get the program's accreditation back on track.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS-Clinicians and consumers will have more access to Prepaid Vet's wellness plans and management services due to a distribution deal with NLS Animal Health.

Orange Mate, Inc., introduces its new citrus scented air freshener.

Nutro Products, Inc., recently published a comprehensive feeding and nutrition guide for veterinarians.

Shor-Line introduces its Mobile Animal Lift Table ideally suited for the examination room, treatment area and emergency situations.

Kernco Instruments Company, Inc., introduces a new digital refractometer (battery operated) designed to accurately read urine specific gravity, serum protein and refractive index use for use in hospitals, veterinary labs and for schools for teaching purposes. The unit is hand-held and weighs 8 ounces.

We read with interest the "Clinical Exposures" case report "A peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a cat" in the April 2004 issue. While the diagnostic and surgical management of this case was excellent, the analgesic support was inadequate.