The Bigger The Animal, The Stiffer The ‘Shoes’

If a Tiger’s feet were built the same way as a mongoose’s feet, they’d have to be about the size of a hippo’s feet to support the big cat’s weight. But they’re not. For decades, researchers have been looking at how different-sized legs and feet are put together across the four-legged animal kingdom, but until [...]

Feline uveitis: A review of its causes, diagnosis, and treatment

Source: DVM360, Uveitis is a common and painful ocular disease in cats that can eventually lead to blindness. Uveitis often occurs secondary to an acquired ocular or systemic disorder; however, in many instances the underlying cause is not identified despite extensive diagnostic testing. As such, it presents a great challenge for practitioners with respect to [...]

Pigs, Mice Spared As Agency Moves To Adopt Modern, Humane Methods In Vaccine Testing

Following PETA’s call for U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics(CVB) to adopt non-animal methods to test the potency of each batch of a vaccine, the CVB has informed PETA that three of the tests involving pigs have been replaced with modern non-animal methods. The USDA has amended its Web site to reflect [...]

IMULAN Prepares To Initiate Trials For Atopic Dermatitis In Dogs

IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC announced they are prepared to commence with regulated trials to complete work on the T-Cell Receptor peptide immunomodulator, for atopic dermatitis in dogs. Canine atopic dermatitis is a very prevalent condition in dogs, thought to affect up to 5 percent of the dog population. Clinical signs of atopic dermatitis include pruritus (itching) [...]

Researchers Describe History Of Swine Flu And Warn About Using Extinct Viruses

In a leading medical journal this week US researchers describe the 90-year history of swine flu and warn about working with “freezer” viruses, which they suspect is how an H1N1 virus that closely resembles a temporarily “extinct” 1950s strain resurrected some 20 years later and continues to circulate as a seasonal flu strain today. The [...]

ACVIM to update mitral-valve consensus statement

Montreal, Canada — An updated mitral-valve disease consensus statement was presented at this month’s American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) meeting in Montreal. The statement will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (JVIM.) The original mitral-valve consensus statement was put out three years ago in Kentucky, but [...]

The Challenges Of Avian Influenza Virus: Mechanism, Epidemiology And Control

The latest special issue of Science in China Series C: Life Sciences focuses on the recent progress in the H5N1-related research field. Early 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with 5 death cases, were reported in China. This again made the world alert on a possible pandemic worldwide, [...]

Researchers target insect vaccines to halt spread of infectious diseases

Fort Collins, Colo. — Colorado State University (CSU) nailed a $100,000 grant to develop a vaccine system for sand flies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases like leishmaniasis. The focus of the research is to target insect saliva as a way to stop the spread of infectious parasitic diseases. The idea caught the interest [...]

Gene-mutation discovery could help humans, cats with eye disease

Columbia, Mo. — A veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Missouri identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a discovery that could lead to gene-based therapies benefiting cats and humans. About one person in 3,500 is afflicted with RP, a progressive deterioration of the retina’s visual cells [...]

Veterinarians Suffer Widespread Stress With High Risk Of Binge Drinking And Drug Use

Veterinarians frequently suffer psychosocial stress and demoralization associated with heavy workloads. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology analyses the extent of the problem and reveals a complex relationship with binge drinking, tobacco consumption and drug use. A team of researchers co-ordinated by Melanie Harling, from the Institution for [...]

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