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Zoetis is presenting a quarterly online educational series covering current topics in canine reproduction. Webinars will be presented by leading researchers in reproduction medicine, with an interactive question and answer session. We know there was some difficulty registering for this educational opportunity. The link is now working and there is still time to register before the webinar begins later today. Date: Wednesday, [...]
March 11th, 2015 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
Over the past few years, the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has added several faculty and resident clinicians to establish a dedicated Small Animal Theriogenology Service, boasting substantial experience in small animal reproductive medicine and surgery. Historically, the teaching hospital was unable to consistently offer the range of services it can now, such as ovulation timing, [...]
March 10th, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
VMTH “Case of the Month” – March 2015 Maizie, a 2-year-old border terrier, was recently treated by the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital’s Theriogenology Service for breeding management. Maizie’s owner, Elizabeth, is a nationally recognized border terrier breeder with more than 40 years of experience with the breed. She has had great influence on [...]
March 4th, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
Optigen is offering a Spring Discount Days promotion for online entries starting March 1, 2015 through March 21, 2015. The code for the promotion is Clover15. Entries must be made during this time frame for the maximum discount of 25% off. Clients then have up to thirty days to get samples to Optigen for testing. [...]
March 3rd, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
by Ashley Berke [February 24, 2015; Philadelphia, PA] – Penn Vet is currently recruiting dogs for a clinical trial evaluating the role of the intestinal microbiome in dogs with chronic gastrointestinal problems. Dogs with chronic symptoms such as diarrhea and/or vomiting may be eligible. All initial diagnostics and standard-of-care treatment during the study period (2 [...]
February 25th, 2015 | Posted in Health & Training | Read More »
The anti-vaccination movement not only threatens human health—as shown in the recent U.S. measles outbreak—but, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), it could also have devastating effects for our pets if that ideology gains a foothold in veterinary medicine. Vaccination is the primary reason the United States has eliminated the domestic dog variant [...]
February 23rd, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
The AKC Canine Health Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 class of Clinician-Scientist Fellows. Six promising veterinary post docs and students were selected by their colleges of veterinary medicine and will receive support from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) for their training and research efforts. Established in 2013, the AKC Canine Health Foundation [...]
February 11th, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
AVMA Press Release Does your sweet pet have sour breath? That odor coming from your pet’s mouth could be more than a nuisance; it could signify a serious health risk with the potential to damage not only your pet’s teeth and gums but its internal organs as well. To address the importance of oral health [...]
February 5th, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
By Krishna Ramanujan Last April, Dylan Raskin’s Japanese Chin, Esme, was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, a fatal condition that causes backflow of blood in the heart’s chambers. Though veterinarians initially treated the condition with pills, the dog’s heart failure became worse, leading specialists to predict just a few more months of life for Esme. [...]
January 22nd, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), in partnership with Zoetis Inc., is pleased to announce the funding of two grants that will help accelerate novel, emerging technology in canine chronic kidney disease and heart disease. These grants, awarded from a corporate collaborative Request for Proposals (RFP), aim to better understand whether MicroRNAs can be used to [...]
January 19th, 2015 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
