Tips For Keeping Pets Safe During the Holiday Season
November 25, 2013 Comments Off on Tips For Keeping Pets Safe During the Holiday Season
Keep holiday plants out of reach. Some plants (especially holly, mistletoe, and lilies) can be hazardous if your pet swallows them, and pine cones or needles can cause intestinal damage.
Continue reading …Tips For Keeping Winter Mud Out of Your Turnout Pens
November 5, 2013 Comments Off on Tips For Keeping Winter Mud Out of Your Turnout Pens
“We just got three inches of rain in 24 hours. You would think my pens would be mud pits, but they’re not. I attribute this to being diligent about picking up manure daily and raking up any uneaten hay,” Cerny says.
Continue reading …UC Davis Acquires New Linear Accelerator to Treat Veterinary Cancer Patients
November 5, 2013 Comments Off on UC Davis Acquires New Linear Accelerator to Treat Veterinary Cancer Patients
In a promising development for cancer patients, the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has acquired a TrueBeam linear accelerator, an innovative system that enables expanded options to treat cancer with image-guided radiotherapy.
Continue reading …From Wheelchair, to Walker, to Cane, to ApHC Novice Showmanship Reserve World Champion
November 4, 2013 Comments Off on From Wheelchair, to Walker, to Cane, to ApHC Novice Showmanship Reserve World Champion
“I spent a year in physical therapy re-learning to walk, and it was excruciating,” Hood says. “The only thing that got me through was that I wanted to ride again.
Continue reading …Equine Influenza: Are We Protecting Our Horses Effectively?
November 1, 2013 Comments Off on Equine Influenza: Are We Protecting Our Horses Effectively?
The protection afforded by equine flu vaccinations is not as straightforward as we might think, suggests a special focus on Equine Influenza (EIV) published this month in the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ).
Continue reading …Equine Vaccine Tips and Strategies
October 31, 2013 Comments Off on Equine Vaccine Tips and Strategies
Press release by: Nouvelle Veterinary Research, Inc. Tom Schell, D.V.M, DABVP If you own a horse, one of the most important things you can do to maintain health is vaccinations, but it can also be a costly endeavor. Everyone seems to have a strategy or recommendation, but the question is ‘what is right for your […]
Continue reading …Halloween Can Be Scary, Especially For Pets…
October 30, 2013 Comments Off on Halloween Can Be Scary, Especially For Pets…
If you want to put a Halloween costume on your pet, make sure that the costume doesn’t obstruct the animal’s vision, breathing or movement.
Continue reading …Study Discovers EPM is More Widespread in US Than Originally Expected
October 30, 2013 Comments Off on Study Discovers EPM is More Widespread in US Than Originally Expected
UC Davis press release- Oct. 15, 2013- A recent study by researchers at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine revealed that equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), caused by two different parasites, is widespread throughout the United States. The single-celled protozoal parasite Sarcocystis neurona which is shed in the feces of opossums is the […]
Continue reading …Get to Know a Few More Horses in the Equine Chronicle Congress Masters
October 20, 2013 Comments Off on Get to Know a Few More Horses in the Equine Chronicle Congress Masters
The time is drawing near when an elite group of maiden two-year-old western pleasure and hunter under saddle horses will attempt to be named the 2013 Equine Chronicle Congress Masters Champion. Who will take the top title?
Continue reading …Plan Now to Improve Show Ring Safety in 2014
October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Plan Now to Improve Show Ring Safety in 2014
Press release LEXINGTON, KY. – With the 2013 show season winding down, now is the time to begin planning to improve in-the-ring safety for 2014, advises HorseSafetyUSA.com. “We all have a tendency to ‘let down’ a bit after the show season ends,” notes Wayne G. Hipsley, chairman of HorseSafetyUSA.com. “Now is the time, however, that […]
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