Monthly Archives: July 2010

America’s Veterinarians Arrive in Atlanta for Annual Convention More than 9,000 veterinary professionals and their guests are arriving in Atlanta for the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) annual convention at the Georgia World Congress Center. The convention runs from July … Continue reading →

FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children … Continue reading →

American Humane to Launch Animal Behavior Resources Institute Website The American Humane Association will launch the Animal Behavior Resources Institute  (ABRI) website, a free pet training and animal behavior resource, on Friday, July 30, in Atlanta.  The launch coincides with … Continue reading →

Penicillin’s Effects on Castrated Horses Giving procaine penicillin before and after castration reduces the levels of inflammatory markers on a horse’s blood test, which suggest that this approach might reduce bacteria in the surgical wounds, according to a Danish study.

FDA Seeks Comment on Sample Collection Plan for Dogs Treated with Slentrol FDA Seeks Comment on Sample Collection Plan for Dogs Treated with SlentrolThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on the sample collection plan for dogs … Continue reading →

New Advances in Understanding of Parasite Risk Showcased at CVBD World Forum Fascinating studies giving new insights into the spread of leishmaniosis in the UK and France, the appearance of new CVBDs in Germany, the state of heartworm infection in … Continue reading →

FDA Solicits Public Comment on Proposal to Track Pet Food-Related Illnesses The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public comment on a proposal to implement a new Web-based system to track pet illnesses associated with pet food. The … Continue reading →

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica unveils canine Lyme disease vaccine to veterinary channel Boehringer Ingelheim introduced its new canine Lyme disease vaccine to the veterinary market today during a live webcast. The subcutaneous vaccine, Duramune Lyme, was recently approved by the United … Continue reading →

Third of Britain’s dogs are ‘overweight’ More than a third of British dogs are overweight, veterinary charity PDSA warned today. An assessment of almost 30,000 dogs across the UK over the past four years revealed the country’s obesity epidemic is … Continue reading →

New Information About Raw Pet Foods Unveiled At AVMA Convention The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is offering a program to help explain the hottest topic in pet nutrition, Raw Diets, at the 147th Annual AVMA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia … Continue reading →