Veterinary Conferences (10)
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Are Dogs Carnivores? Here's What New Research Says
By Dr. Patty Khuly VMD, November 5, 2013In veterinary school we learned that cats are carnivores; horses, rabbits and ruminants are herbivores; and pigs and dogs — like people — are omnivores. But at a nutrition conference I… Full Article ›
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The Cat-Dog Health Care Disparity: One Vet’s Take on Feline Disrespect
By Dr. Patty Khuly VMD, August 19, 2013R-E-S-P-E-C-T, says Aretha, is all she’s askin’. Same goes for me. Only I’m not talking about what a man should muster, rather what plenty of cat owners should manage more of… Full Article ›
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Blending Households With Cats Who Don’t Mix
By Dr. Mary Fuller DVM, July 25, 2013You’ve navigated your way through the dating ritual, and now it’s time to move in together. But what if you and your partner are feeling the love, but your respective cats… Full Article ›
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Can Dogs and Cats Have Strokes?
By Dr. Mary Fuller DVM, May 29, 2013Dogs and cats just don’t have all the risk factors for strokes that humans do: the drinking, the smoking, the penchant for greasy snacks that clog up the arteries. Maybe that’s why it was… Full Article ›
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Mixed Mutts and Designer Crosses: Healthier Than Purebred Pets?
By Dr. Mary Fuller DVM, May 3, 2013According to conventional wisdom, mixed-breed dogs and cats are healthier than their purebred counterparts. On the surface, it makes sense: Dip too often into a shallow gene pool and the pet is… Full Article ›
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Living With Aggressive Dogs
By Dr. Mary Fuller DVM, May 1, 2013In the years when I had two Shiba Inus, few things unnerved me more than the sight of a playful Golden Retriever — sans leash — bounding toward us, tail shimmying side to side, tongue… Full Article ›
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Patience Key to Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Cats
By Dr. Marty Becker DVM, May 1, 2013Feline asthma is a frustrating medical condition for veterinarians and cat owners alike, but you wouldn’t have known it at the lecture given at the Western Veterinary Conference by Dr.… Full Article ›
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Is Surgery the Only Option for Cruciate Ligament Tears?
By Dr. Mary Fuller DVM, April 9, 2013The pain of a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is usually obvious — most dogs will dangle their rear limb in the air and put little or no weight on it. But owners feel the pain too. In… Full Article ›
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High Pet and Vet Convention Season Yields Five Top Pet Trends to Watch
By Dr. Patty Khuly VMD, March 25, 2013It’s early spring… which means I’m exhausted. Convention weary, in particular. To make matters worse, I’m still suffering an aircraft-induced upper respiratory… Full Article ›
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What We've Been Seeing at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas
February 23, 2012This week Vetstreet is attending the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas. In the coming weeks and months, we will be covering some of the new breakthroughs and treatments for keeping your… Full Article ›