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| MED | Veterinarian Shares Tips to Minimize Risk of Bites and Bite-related Infections
A Kansas State University veterinarian explains why dog and cat bites can be dangerous and what to do if you've been bitten. She also offers tips on avoiding a bite in the first place.
Expert available | 22-Jul-2009
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| MED | Veterinarian Offers Advice on Evacuating with a Pet If Disaster Strikes
A veterinarian at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine has advice for pet owners who want to consider how pets fit into their own household emergency plans — especially if that includes evacuating.
Expert available | 15-May-2009
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| MED | Good Dog/Bad Dog – Geriatrician Notes Dangers of Pet-Related Falls
A new report from the CDC shows that many Americans, particularly the elderly, are falling over their dogs and cats literally…and hurting themselves. More than 21,000 elderly Americans are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year for falls associated with their pet dogs and cats, and their injuries account for nearly one-fourth of all the fractures, contusions, sprains, and lacerations caused by falls associated with dogs and cats. A geriatrician from UMDNJ has some helpful tips. | 26-Mar-2009
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| MED | Dog Owners More Likely to Share Germs With Pets By Not Washing Hands Than By Sleeping With Dog
Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways. These dog owners are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners.
Am. J. of Veterinary Research | 27-Jan-2009
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| MED | Acupuncture Used for Animal Ailments
Acupuncture has proven to be a safe and relatively painless treatment for a variety of illnesses in animals. The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers this therapy to both large and small animals. Conditions that respond well to acupuncture range from skin disorders to musculoskeletal issues to neurological problems. | 22-Oct-2008
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| SCI | Humans Not the Only Creatures Suffering from Obesity
Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health problems associated with being obese, such as diabetes mellitus. | 20-Feb-2008
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| LIF | Vet College Online Videos Take the Anxiety Out of Caring for Pets
A new Cornell educational program, Partners in Animal Health, is offering state-of-the-art videos with 3-D animations on a variety of pet-care topics, including trimming a cat's claws and giving insulin to a diabetic cat. | 07-May-2007
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| SCI | Pet Food Contamination - Expert Q&A
The incidents of pet food contaminated with melamine have now spread into pig feed. Dr. Gary Weaver, DVM, of the University of Maryland’s Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy (CFNAP), explains why contaminations are likely to continue and what should be done to improve U.S. oversight of imported animal and human food ingredients. | 26-Apr-2007
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| MED | Research Shows Dogs and Smog Don't Mix
A new study from researchers at USC suggests that having a dog in the home may worsen the response to air pollution of a child with asthma. (Embargo expired on 29-Aug-2006 at 00:00 ET.)
Environmental Health Perspectives, online, 29-Aug-2006 | 29-Aug-2006
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| MED | Veterinarians See More Cases of Leptospirosis in Warm, Wet Weather
If your dog is in the wrong place at the wrong time, its life could be in danger from exposure to leptospirosis. Because many veterinarians see only one or two cases of leptospirosis each year, it is easy to miss the diagnosis. | 24-Jul-2006
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