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Masterfoods USA introduces Pedigree Weight Loss? and Pedigree Weight Maintenance?, two-step products designed to help obese dogs lose weight and control future weight gain.

NaturVet? debuts Natural Fly Repellent in ready-to-use and concentrated forms.

Orlando, Fla.-Pfizer Animal Health recently unveiled its findings on the duration of serologic response to its Vanguard canine vaccine with or without Leptospira bacterin fraction. And the results may be surprising.

If Dr. Dennis Feinberg, incoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), was allowed to focus energies on just one demographic during his presidential tenure, he's convinced students would win out.

IMEX Veterinary, Inc. introduces toggle pins and a suture passer designed to give surgeons the ability to effectively and easily repair coxofemoral luxations.

Securos introduces its 2X bone anchor that accepts two strands of large size suture.

Hastings, Neb.-The Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) is suing Gary Management Organization, Inc. (GMO), its executive director, E. Don Ellerbee, and bookkeeper Terese M. Kehoe, for the alleged mismanagement of the group's scholarship foundation funds, court records show.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc. introduces a line of surgical instrument guards.

Merial has launched two feline respiratory vaccine combinations ? Purevax? Feline Respiratory 2 (RC) and Purevax? Feline Respiratory 3 (RCC) ? as part of its Purevax? line of non-adjuvanted vaccines for cats.

Spectrum?s new autoclavable endoscopes, made from German surgical stainless steel, offer excellent illumination, high resolution and brilliant image quality.

Spectrum says its new ultrasonic cleaner is 16 times more efficient than washing surgical instruments by hand.

VetCare Veterinary Supplies introduces VetSet? IV Administration Sets that are designed and manufactured for veterinary use.

The equine financial benchmarking tools from the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) are ready to roll.

Pending passage of a congressional bill to ban horse slaughter (H.R. 857), the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is lending horse rescue and retirement facilities an official head start on caregiving.

Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. debuts PneumoSTAR? SIV killed vaccine for use in healthy seronegative swine to aid in the prevention of disease caused by swine influenza virus (SIV) subtypes H1N1 and H3N2 for seven weeks post-vaccination.

Signalment: Canine, Labrador Retriever, 8 weeks old, male, 17.8 lbs.

Wysong Corp.?s line of companion animal diets, designed to mimic archetypal nutrition, now includes the All Meat? Variety Pack.

Orlando-Animal welfare audits created for producers will help clients politically and economically.

Washington-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) is collaborating with six states on development of an electronic Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) project.

To help veterinarians more effectively manage feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) patients, Hill?s Pet Nutrition, Inc. updates the names of two feline urinary pet food products to help differentiate between nutritionally managing struvite and oxalate crystals and stones, and to simplify how to identify the appropriate products, the company says.

Santa Fe, N.M.-New Mexico veterinarians are busy monitoring two state legislative issues, as chiropractors seek to practice on animals, and animal rights groups attempt to rewrite the regulations for public shelters.

Veterinary Product Laboratories (VPL) and Stolle Milk Biologics, Inc. have developed Duralactin Feline, containing the proprietary ingredient MicroLactin.

The examination room can be a horridly stressful place. The stomach butterflies often begin before the veterinarian even walks in the door.

IMEX Veterinary, Inc. introduces an adjustable aiming device for pre-drilling and pin placement.

Washington, D.C. -A peer-reviewed article raising concern that the banning of antibiotics in food animals may harm both human and animal health, is drawing criticism from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Polomed pulsating magnetic field therapy can be used for inflammation, pain and healing of wounds; regeneration of cartilage, bones, tendons and ligaments; muscle tension and muscle regeneration; stimulation of the immune system; to increase performance; prophylaxis and rehabilitation; and to optimize training.

Cleveland-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) explores random hospital inspections in an effort to dissuade practitioners from cheating its accreditation system.

ComboCare? from Farnam Horse Products is a newly released over-the-counter combination dewormer.

HydroSurge, Inc. introduces Bath Pro VeriFlo. This non-electrical bathing system features a new venturi design with low-water flow capability and increased spray nozzle pressure.

Merial?s J-VAC? E. coli coliform mastitis vaccine is now available in a 125-dose (250 mL) bottle.