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New Arkansas vet tech legislation poses risks to veterinary patients, clients, and practices

AVMA News

The Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association (ArVMA) and the AVMA actively oppose both measures over concerns of patient safety, client service, food safety, public health, and recognizing and continuing to ensure the value of degrees in veterinary technology.

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Vet-Stem

4 The Love Of Animals

About a year ago I posted information about the launch of a new stem cell therapy for dogs ( Vet-Stem ). Since the launch Vet-Stem has treated more that 1800 dogs and more than 5,000 animals total. This is good news both in terms of money savings, but also because of possible side effects from medication during a lifetime use.

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Healthy pets see their vets! #GetHealthyHappy

4 The Love Of Animals

According to a recent petMD poll, nearly 2 in 10 pet owners hadn’t visited their vet for a routine checkup in the past year. Sure a visit to the vet can be a bit stressful sometimes, but it’s so worthwhile! All dressed up to visit the vet. Baby visits the vet once a month for shots to help her with her back.

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Those Freakin’ Flat Flies

10,000 Birds

Flat flies and vulture vomit: either one can send an otherwise cheerful vet technician running from the room. It is then, just when our patient is perfectly restrained and we are finally about to deal with the medical issue, that a flat fly will inevitably rocket out, slam against our heads, and start searching for that gap in our clothing.

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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

10,000 Birds

Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries. He has been our vet for many years and sees many of our patients in need of surgery. Newer devices have been further ‘tweaked’ to fit veterinary medical needs. Our veterinarian, Dr. Jay D.

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Pancreatitis in Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

The first day at the vet she was given an injection of fluids, and several medications for her to take. Sadly she has even had small seizures due to the pain of the illness and we had her back at the vet’s office again today. The vet gave her a VOM treatment , which seemed to help her for awhile.

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How Much is Your Animal Worth?

Critter News

Here is an article about the high cost of vet care and the ethical questions of how much do you spend. Do you ask the vet to euthanize the animal? Do you pay for the cat's medical treatment? I measure our cat Charlotte (pictured above in the masthead) in 42" HDTV's. She's at about 3 at the moment.

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