Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
September 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Oakland, Calif. — Construction is underway on Oakland Zoo's new veterinary hospital—the first on-site facility to treat the zoo's 600-plus residents.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
August 1, 2011
By:
Alicia Karapetian
National Report — According to the recent "Compassionate Care Online Survey" from Virbac Animal Health, 47 percent of veterinarians have end-of-life discussions with their clients more than 11 times per month. How these conversations unfold, experts say, is key to a client's comfort with their choice in extending or ending a pet's life.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
August 1, 2011
By:
Stephanie Fellenstein
As the space shuttle Atlantis blasted out of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final mission in early July, NASA's chief veterinarian Alex Dunlap says it's not the end, but the beginning of a new era.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
July 1, 2011
By:
Stephanie Fellenstein
New York City — A chance encounter between a New York City veterinarian and a wolfhound-mix puppy, hours away from death, was enough to recruit the doctor into a battle to end pet overpopulation.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
July 1, 2011
By:
Daniel R. Verdon, Rachael Whitcomb
Joplin, Mo. — Dr. William Sorrick, co-owner of a three-doctor practice in Webb City, Mo., took a client call asking to help retrieve four animals from Joplin. It was 9:15 p.m. as he and his son Jordan made their way into the devastated city. Recounting the story brought Sorrick to tears.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 1, 2011
By:
Stephanie Fellenstein
National Report — For veterinarians still taking care of marine mammals and sea turtles along the Gulf Coast, it was business as usual on April 20—the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that dumped millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
National Report — Re-emergence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on American farms may be inevitable, reports a public health expert.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — Whether a veterinarian has helped animals impacted by disaster or lost it all in a catastrophe, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation has several resources at the DVM's disposal.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
May 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Nashville, Tenn. — Crossing your fingers and hoping it never happens to you is not an effective disaster management plan.
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