TOP NEWS
How many practices have consolidators eaten?
 By: dvm360.com staff
Here are the most up-to-date numbers we could get on the number of veterinary practices owned by corporate consolidators and practice chains.
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Penn responds to governor’s plan to defund veterinary school
 By: Jennifer Fiala
With more than $30 million on the line, Dr. Joan Hendricks aims to share with state lawmakers just what the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine means to the commonwealth.
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Fishing for acquisitions: 12 things corporations look for in a veterinary practice
 By: Jane Harrell
Fat-cat investors are hungry for great veterinary hospitals to buy, and they’re baiting the nation’s practice owners with juicy sale checks. Here’s what they want in a prize catch.
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California lawmaker proposes tax break on veterinary bills
 By: Edie Lau
Dog and cat owners in California would be eligible for state income-tax credits of up to $2,000 a year on veterinary medical expenses.
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CANINE NEWS
Common Medications and Household Items That Can Poison Dogs
 By: Jerry Klein, DVM
An overview, plus a guide on how to treat your patients.
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Dogs, toddlers show similarities in social intelligence
 By: University of Arizona
Researchers have found that dogs and 2-year-old children show similar patterns in social intelligence. The research could help scientists better understand how humans evolved socially.
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Patrick Stewart’s Foster Pit Bull Inspires Him To Stand Up Against Dog Fighting
 By: Hilary Hanson
After falling in love with Ginger, he wants to protect other dogs like her.
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Reverse zoonosis: Can you make your pet sick?
 By: Tim Newman
For good reason, there is a great deal of interest in the transmission of diseases from animals to humans. Recently, however, medical researchers have started to ask: can we make animals sick?
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FELINE NEWS
San Diego Vet Revives Miracle Kitten
 By: Veterinary Practice News Editors
Bliss the kitten needed surgery to save his life and nearly died during the operation.
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Journal Scan: New insights on treating hypertension in cats
 By: Kathryn Primm, DVM
A recent study suggests that cats presenting with higher blood pressure when diagnosed with hypertension could benefit from greater doses of amlodipine.
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Elanco Offers Oral Ringworm Treatment for Cats
 By: Veterinary Practice News Editors
Elanco Animal Health has launched an oral itraconazole treatment for ringworm in cats, marketed under the name Itrafungol.
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Mars Releases Feline DNA Genetic Test
 By: Veterinary Practice News Editors
Optimal Selection Feline Genetic Breeding Analysis was developed in partnership with Genoscoper Laboratories.
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EQUINE NEWS
Why You Should Refer Your Clients to Equine Specialists
 By: David W. Ramey, DVM
And how it’s good for both you and your clients that you have a second opinion.
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Equine ophthalmology for kids
 By: dvm360.com staff
Derrick the Jumping Horse Has Eye Surgery is a children’s book with its hooves planted in reality and a desire to encourage readers to discover their true purpose.
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Jet-Setting Pets Get a New Place to Be Pampered at Kennedy Airport
 By: Jane L. Levere
Airports have long been known for offering high-end services to their human passengers – for a price. Now, at Kennedy International Airport, the same can be said for animals.
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‘Doctor Dolittle’ of prosthetics helps animals walk again – video
 By: The Guardian
Angel Marie was stepped on by her mother soon after she was born. It was a challenge Derrick Campana, the ‘Doctor Dolittle’ of animal prosthetics, was ready to tackle.
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MISC. NEWS
Radiographic Positioning: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes, Part 1
 By: Liane K. Shaw, BS, RVT | Purdue University & Jeannine E. Henry, BA, RVT | Purdue University
In this first of two articles on radiographic positioning, we provide an overview of the principles and guidelines of radiation safety in the workplace as well as the techniques used to obtain good-quality orthopedic radiographs
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Empathy: An unhealthy path for veterinarians
 By: Mike Paul, DVM
Empathy is a powerful emotion, but it can be harmful to our mental and emotional well-being. We’re better off offering sympathy and compassion.
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Careers with Horses – The Bloodstock Agent
 By: Diagnostic Imaging Systems
Want to be make a career of running around with the most beautiful horses? Maybe becoming a bloodstock agent is the job for you.
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“How can practices compare themselves to others?”
 By: Thomas E. Catanzaro, DVM, MHA
Leaders have followers & in the progressive and profitable veterinary practice of today, that means proactive, team-based, healthcare delivery is the rule.
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