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Veterinarians don't think twice about spending up to 12 hours a day providing quality care for pets. What dictates a practitioner's enduring success, however, is the amount of time devoted to their personal life.

Cancer management program allows DVMs to diagnose, treat and track oncology cases via Internet-based consultations with specialists

Veterinarians have become increasingly aware of muscle and peripheral nerve disorders in the past decade.

Andis Company introduces Cool Care Plus, a spray that cools down clippers with one spray and takes care of blade maintenance without removing the blades from the clipper, the company says.

Signalment. Canine, Bernese Mountain dog, 9 years old, female spayed, 70 lbs.

Doc and 'Jimmy Stewart' get unwanted advice from blowhard

If there's controversy among veterinarians over the release of the American Animal Hospital Association's canine vaccine guidelines, Dr. Michael Paul has yet to receive wind of it.

Duluth, Ga.-Compounded omeprazole is not effective in treating equine gastric ulcers, according to a study conducted by the University of California, Davis.

Shawnee Mission, Kan.-Bayer Animal Health is extending its commitment to an educational partnership program between veterinarians and pediatricians to help prevent the spread of parasitic zoonoses, the company says.

Duluth, Ga.-Merial says it will continue its rabies awareness campaign through 2003. The decision to extend the campaign is based on the accomplishment's of last year's campaign, which partnered with state public health veterinarians and veterinary medical associations to reach out to the consumer and trade media and urge pet owners to visit their veterinarian, the company says.

The third volume of Steve Lindsay s definitive series, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training

Securos Veterinary Instruments offers Positive Profile external skeletal fixation pins.

Animal Care Equipment & Service, Inc. introduces a warm water hydrotherapy spa for therapeutic healing, muscle and limb conditioning and pain management in pets.

St. Kitts, West Indies-Ross University's medical and veterinary medical schools have been sold for $310 million to international higher education company DeVry, Inc. The move comes as longtime veterinary college Dean Michael Shires, DVM, retires and former North Carolina State associate dean Dr. David DeYoung takes his seat.

Schaumburg, Ill.-A task force formed in 1996 to address vaccine-associated soft tissue sarcomas is nearing an end as leaders debate the group's relevancy. At the same time, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is declining requests for $75,000 in financial support.

Philanthropy, charitable endeavors monopolize top efforts as state support for higher education dives

Bioproducts Inc. received a patent for its method of manufacturing fatty acid calcium salts from high glyceride content oils.

Now that you have decided what to include in your feline preventive medicine program, how do you implement your ideas? The implementation process begins where everything else begins in a typical veterinary hospital - at the front desk.

Most people have a strong opinion about snakes-and it is usually bad.

Intervet introduces Safe-Guard granules for horse deworming. The product is made in a pour-on granule form.

Bayer received Food and Drug Administration approval for Drontal Plus (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel) 136 mg tablets.

Puppy Stairs are molecular cubes designed to enable pets up to 70 pounds to maintain their physical mobility despite temporary or permanent disability.

While clients offer untold excuses as to why they fail to comply with heartworm recommendations and senior screenings, the blame sometimes belongs to the one giving - or not giving - the recommendation.

Recently a colleague in private practice asked me for advice about how to treat xanthine bladder stones formed by an 11-month-old, spayed female domestic shorthaired cat.

NAF-OFF fly spray from Natural Animal Feeds-USA is a natural long-lasting fly repellent consisting of seven herbal extracts and four essential oils for the well-being and protection of the skin.

Coretech Holdings, LLC introduces Perfusion One, an animal perfusion device designed to prevent the gross shrinkage usually caused by fixation.

Leaders expect to unveil white paper at the group's annual meeting in July

Overland Park, Kan.-Even with treatment, digital dermatitis or foot warts remain a chronic problem for many dairy herds.

Old Timers hoof dressing, from Healthy HairCare Products, is a liquid formulation designed to treat and prevent hoof splitting and cracking.

Columbus, Ohio-A wealth of human resource needs have emerged in veterinary medicine, and if students aren't prepared, the jobs likely will pass up the profession.