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DogWatch, Inc. offers a new brochure describing the DogWatch® Hidden Fence containment system, which features FM digital technology and provides fully programmable training settings.

In the April issue of DVM Newsmagazine (p. 48) we considered application of seven diagnostic axioms with the goal of enhancing patient care.

Ithaca, N.Y.-The English Mastiff dog breed is enabling scientists to help explain retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in humans.

Pet King Brands has developed Biotene Veterinarian Oral Care, which uses the Zymox Three Point Enzyme System to safely treat even the most severe infections.

Salam International, Inc. introduces burial pouches for companion animals.

Study: WNV plagues 1 in 12 horses

Stillwater, Okla.-It's almost always fatal to domestic cats, and it's spreading.

Virbac Animal Health launches a shampoo designed to manage chronic itching in dogs and cats due to allergic skin disease, including atopic dermatitis.

IDEXX Laboratories launches the IDEXX IndicatoRx test for canine and feline urinary infections.

Tampa, Fla.-The Florida Board of Pharmacy's benchmark settlement with PetMed Express in April promises to carry weight nationally as regulatory agencies across the country gather evidence against the controversial Internet/mail-order pet pharmacy.

While the American Crow is a known West Nile Virus (WNV) carrier, researchers are focused on whether rarely observed species, such as the psittacine, are also at risk, and whether a vaccine for horses has application in psittacines.

Silver Lake Research introduces Meatsafe® Gentamicin, a pre-slaughter screen to identify Gentamicin residue in urine.

VETECH Software Services, Inc. introduces its practice management software Advantage for Windows.

St. Paul, Minn.-Researchers from the University of Minnesota (UM) College of Veterinary Medicine are hitting the road to deliver a message to veterinarians and producers about the control of Johne's disease in the state.

In May, the University of Kentucky (UK) released preliminary test results suggesting the eastern tent caterpillar and its waste remain chiefly responsible for increased foal losses in 2001, but the picture is "far from fully developed."

Pharmacia Animal Health introduces the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) versions

Precious Cat, Inc. provides the Cat Attract Guarantee - a no-questions-asked, money-back guaranteed solution for litter box problem felines, the company says.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Production Animal Services Division announces the launch of a new IDEXX HerdChek® Swine Salmonella test

Tampa, Fla.- As the Florida Board of Pharmacy hits PetMed Express and its pharmacists with roughly $70,000 in fines, the online drug retailer faces public scrutiny along with charges from several other states that it dispenses prescription pet medications illegally.

The bond between father and son strengthens with time; lessons learned in days gone by last a lifetime

Ft. Collins, Colo.-Two health problems most often reported on swine operations are roundworms and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

Q: Please provide a quick review about various treatments available for the management and control of vomiting in dogs.

Manhattan, Kansas-At the end of spring, you won't recognize the radiology department at Kansas State University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH).

Washington-The House-Senate Farm Bill Conference has elected to remove the Puppy Protection Act (PPA) from the final Farm Bill (H.R. 2646 ­ Farm Security Act), as of late April.

Boston-The third annual Tufts Animal Expo will devote 76 hours of programming, such as sport psychology and public health issues, devoted to professionals in the equine and large animal industries.

Schaumburg, Ill.­­As a result of the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) two-phase redistricting plan, two new members have been named to the executive board.

European connoisseurs of horsemeat may no longer be able to rely on U.S. exports, should a new bill pass Congress.

Ames, Iowa-This year's $104 million appropriations to upgrade laboratories at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) couldn't have come sooner.

VetInsite just launched its new Internet concept, Personal Pet Portals.

urina Veterinary Diets brand offers veterinarians the Purina Weight Management Kit to help clients recognize and manage weight-related pet health issues.