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Turkeys
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Choosing Your Pet, Livestock, Poultry
While all animals have unique personalities, turkeys are usually docile animals. They can be interesting pets to have. However, like any pet, they require a certain level of care to remain healthy and content. Before you decide to purchase turkeys, you should understand what the care entails.
Housing
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Two Common Diseases of Geriatric Cats
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Newsletter Library, Cats
Cats are living longer and longer. This is due to better medical care and the fact that more cats are living only indoors. These cats commonly live up to 15 to 18 years of age, with a few living into their twenties. The oldest cat on record lived to be 38!
The two most common diseases of the geriatric
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Types of Diabetes in Dogs
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Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Most people have heard of diabetes and associate it with needing to administer insulin. But actually there are two different kinds of diabetes: diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. Their symptoms can be similar, but their causes are totally different and thus their treatments are completely different.
Diabetes
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Understanding Canine Compulsive Disorder
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Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
If your dog has developed a tendency to pursue the same pointless activity -- sucking on his flanks, chasing his own tail, barking or snapping at thin air, et cetera -- he may be suffering from canine compulsive disorder, or CCD. Fortunately, treatment and training can help him overcome his obsession.
Defining
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Understanding Pet Behavior
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Newsletter Library, Behavior & Training
Because our pets can not raise their paws and tell us when something is wrong, we as owners need to know what to watch for to know when our pet is ill.
The Dog Scoot Boogie
A dog dragging his hind end across the floor is his way of telling you his anal glands are full and need emptying. Anal glands
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Understanding Renal Failure in Cats
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Newsletter Library, Cats
Acute renal failure and chronic renal failure are two health problems that commonly affect cats. Acute renal failure can affect cats at any age; emergency care is essential to treating this condition and saving a cat’s life. Chronic renal failure typically occurs in senior cats. According to the American
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Unnecessary Risks Cat Owners Take
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Newsletter Library, Cats
There are specific activities that can make a positive difference in your pet's health. The difference will be enhanced health and wellness when you integrate them into your current pet maintenance program. Feeding, grooming and vaccinations are probably your top-of-mind priorities. Sometimes you can
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Vaccine Reactions in Pets
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Newsletter Library, Visiting the Vet
Vaccines are intended to stimulate the immune system. In effect, they induce the response the immune system should have in the face of a real infection. They are like a fire drill for the immune system. As a result, our pets' bodies can have appropriate vaccine response symptoms as well as unexpected
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Vertigo or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome
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Pet Health, Chronic Conditions
Vertigo is a syndrome in the elderly dog, which can be very frightening to the owners. The dog is suddenly afflicted with a balance problem, usually staggering, but occasionally unable to stand, and more rarely actually rolling over and over. There is a tilting of the head to one side and nystagmus,
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Vet Care Doesn't Have to Break the Bank; Pet Insurance
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Newsletter Library
Wondering if pet insurance is a good idea?
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Veterinary Acupuncture
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Video Newsroom, Technology and Science
The use of acupuncture is growing in popularity among veterinarians and the practitioners say they are impressed with the results. Only a few decades ago, the use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine was virtually unheard of. In recent years, the use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine has been steadily
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Veterinary Laser Therapy Eases A Pet’s Pain
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Newsletter Library, Visiting the Vet
Laser therapy is a cutting-edge technique in veterinary medicine for managing many conditions, including chronic pain in pets. Class IV (cold) laser therapy is especially effective for treating pets that struggle with osteoarthritis pain whether or not they have orthopedic surgery.
Cold laser therapy
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Veterinary Ophthalmology
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Video Newsroom, Health Topics
It's been said that "eyes are the windows to the soul" and certainly when you look into the eyes of your beloved pets, you can see the affection and loyalty reflected there. Unfortunately, some owners look deep into their pet's eyes and see problems. When your pet's vision is at stake, veterinary ophthalmologists
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Vetopedia
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Today's Veterinarian
Vetopedia is a glossary of terms used by vets in treating animals.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AAFCO Association of American Feed Control Officials; an organization which sets standards for pet food ingredients and minimum daily requirements.
Abdomen A region of the body between
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Video Games and Your Pet
Category:
Newsletter Library
Did you know that your pet can play video games too? Explore the advantages and drawbacks of this new technology.
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Vomiting Versus Regurgitation
Category:
Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
When you come home to find a mess on the floor, it is easy to assume that the dog vomited. Vomiting is very common in dogs, as they often eat weird things! There are actually many other causes of vomiting, including parasites, kidney disease, liver problems, pancreatitis, and food allergies. Overall,
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