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The final bill
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Rachael Whitcomb
National Report — A Syracuse, N.Y., television station opted to air a report critical of area veterinarians for charging owners to stay in the room during the euthanasia. | NBAF plans hit a snag
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Rachael Whitcomb
Manhattan, Kan. — Although President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal doesn't include an anticipated $50 million for the construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas, plans to build the facility are by no means derailed, say those close to the project. | Random inspections snare 20 veterinary clinics
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Rachael Whitcomb
Boston — Random inspections by the Massachusetts state board resulted in fines for 20 veterinary hospitals for having expired medications | Burned: Veterinary practices up in flames
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Christina Macejko
National Report — Three veterinary practitioners are still coming to terms with loss from fires in February—one who lost a family business and nine animals, another who lost her home, and a third who lost his business and many personal possessions in a suspected arson. | Okla. reviews rules on animal massage, acupressure
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Rachael Whitcomb
Oklahoma City, Okla. — Oklahoma lawmakers are trying to redefine the certification process for animal massage and acupressure. | Missouri lawmakers want animal abuse footage turned over
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Rachael Whitcomb
Jefferson City, Mo. — If a proposed state law passes, anyone employed by an animal agricultural operation who records suspected animal abuse could be obligated to turn over the unedited recording to law enforcement within 24 hours. | Executive Board revises extra-label use policy, comments on new FDA rules
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Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board revised its policy on extra-label drug use in January, and the association says it will use the new policy to comment on additional restrictions placed on the use of cephalosporin-class antimicrobials in most food animals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | GHLIT urges veterinarians to speak out to preserve future of program
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Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Group Health and Life Insurance Trust is worried about its fate as the January 2014 effective date for President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act approaches. | New Jersey walks away from AVMA HOD meeting
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Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association made a quiet statement at the last AVMA House of Delegates meeting. | UC-Davis uncovers possible foundation for Salmonella vaccine
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Rachael Whitcomb
Davis, Calif. — An international research team led by Stephen McSorley, an immunologist and associate professor in the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) Center for Comparative Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine, identified a set of antigens that could provide a foundation for developing a potective Salmonella vaccine. |
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Vaccines aren't dead, but your veterinary practice's fee schedule may be
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Michael H. Riegger, DVM, Dipl. ABVP
Follow these 10 steps to rejuvenate your practice's fee schedule and pricing strategy | Market Watch: A new model: Look for opportunity
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Michael Paul, DVM
It may be time to rethink your practice's pharmaceutical product pricing. | 3 perils of associate veterinarian contracts
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Christopher J. Allen, DVM, JD
These three stumbling blocks must be fully understood before veterinary practice owner and associate sign on | Fees: It's all in the presentation
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Gerald Snyder, VMD
Turn common sense on its head: Present your fee schedule to pet-owning clients—personally | W.V. may exempt veterinary drugs from sales tax
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Rachael Whitcomb
Charleston, W.V. — A new bill in West Virginia is seeking to exempt veterinary medications from consumer sales and service taxes. | Ohio DVMs report decline in profits, remain optimistic
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Columbus, Ohio — More than half of Ohio veterinarians who participated in a recent economic survey say their profits have decreased since 2009, but they are still optimistic about the future. | Arizona wants veterinary, other healthcare services taxed
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Rachael Whitcomb
Phoenix, Ariz. — Veterinary services may soon be hit with a 6 percent retail tax. | Fight to save practice nets business advocacy award
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Stephanie Fellenstein
Garden Grove, Calif. — When developers threatened to take over the corner where the Garden Grove Dog and Cat Hospital was located, Dr. Les Malo decided to fight back. |
| | Small Animal
How to manage diabetes cases: Second in a two-part series
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Lori A. Wise, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM
A Q&A with Dr. Lori Wise reveals strategies for managing diabetic cats and dogs. | Dumbed down by dominance, Part 2: Change your dominant thinking
By:
Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
Embrace deference, not dominance, to ensure healthy and happy human-pet relationships. | Performing an elimination diet trial
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Tom Lewis, DVM, Dipl. ACVD
Take the time to find the right trial diet, and counsel clients on what not to feed. | Brachycephalic airway syndrome: Correcting stenotic nares
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Matthew M. Keats, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Help patients with this syndrome breathe easier with a simple surgical correction. |
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Busted: 3 pernicious insurance myths
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Christopher J. Allen
I love to watch TV, but I'm starting to get tired of the distractions. | Caring about patients: Sadie's story
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Eugene Nwaokorie, DVM, MS,
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
In the last Diagnote, we discussed caring about patients in the context of drug shortages. | Manage your social media in 1 hour a week
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Andrew Roark, DVM, MS
My wife was out of town recently and left me alone with our 4-year-old daughter. | The human-human bond
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Michael Paul, DVM
Veterinarians have always been recognized as animal lovers. |
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for kidney stone removal
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Allyson Berent, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM,
Chick Weisse, VMD, Dipl. ACVS
A minimally invasive option to treat this common occurrence in pets. | Now what do I feed? Identifying food hypersensitivity in dogs and cats
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Tom Lewis, DVM, Dipl. ACVD
A look at the most common dermatologic signs and consequences. | Using bone replacement grafts to repair intrabony defects
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Jan Bellows, DVM, Dipl. AVDC, Dipl. ABVP
Sorting through your choices for repairing these deep-seated defects. | Dumbed down by dominance, Part 1
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Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
Exploring our misconceptions and myths about human-pet relationships. |
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