Veterinarians
The best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter - he's got to just know - Will Rogers
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How to Stop the Next Ebola: Call in the Veterinarians
New York City's crows were dying. It was the summer of 1999, and Tracey McNamara, then the chief veterinary pathologist at the Bronx Zoo, was growing concerned. The crows were dying in scores—staggering, having seizures, keeling over. Soon, the mysterious illness came for the zoo's exotic birds. Three flamingos, a cormorant, an Asian pheasant—all dead within a few days of one another.
"Anything that dropped dead on our grounds got necropsied, and I pursued a diagnosis," says McNamara, now a professor at Western University. McNamara had a mystery: What was killing the birds? "I already knew that we were not dealing with anything known to veterinary…
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Find a Vet
Vetstreet.com’s Find a Veterinarian City Directory...
How Far Should We Go to Save Our Pets?
Veterinarians with wondrous new treatments face an ethical dilemma.
How Generational Change Boosts The Roaring Pet Care Market
In a move that turned plenty of heads, Mars earlier this year purchased animal hospital operator Veterinary Centers of America. In reality, the deal was a no-brainer: Pet ownership and expenditures have been rising for decades—and today’s pet owners are spending more per pet than ever before.
Meet the Radical Veterinarians Who Want to Dehorn Rhinos Before Poachers Can
Can a small band of veterinarians who lop off rhino horns with chainsaws save the species from poachers?
Plants Toxic to Animals
This database was created in order to assist the University of Illinois veterinary students in identifying common plants that are toxic to animals.
The Joy of Becoming a Veterinarian
Besides hosting conferences and teaching, Dr. Stone and Ms. Weisert have edited “Animal Companions, Animal Doctors, Animal People,” an anthology that leads off with a Mark Doty poem, “Golden Retrievals,” that is also read each year at the Ontario college’s welcoming ceremony for new students.
The Patient Was a Veterinarian. Could His Illness Be Related to Animals?
The only positive results were for the two types of viral mononucleosis. Most cases of mono — up to 90 percent — are caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. His blood tests showed that he’d had that, but not recently. Rose had looked for another type of mono, caused by an Epstein-Barr cousin, called cytomegalovirus, or CMV. And that test suggested that he was infected and recently.
What medical spending on pets explains about the cost of human health care
We’re spending more on pet care, so it’s no surprise there are a lot more people working in the pet care sector. The number of veterinarians in America has doubled since 1996. And overall employment in vet clinics is growing, too — once again, faster than employment in physician offices that see human patients.
Why Is the Suicide Rate Among Veterinarians So High?
We spoke to veterinarian mental health charity Vetlife to find out.
Why Owners Drive Veterinarians Crazy But Not Me
Here's why I love what I do. I took courses at the The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and I regularly attend veterinary conferences (particularly AVSAB and AVMA), but I am not a veterinarian.
How to Stop the Next Ebola: Call in the Veterinarians
Deadly diseases such as Ebola and avian flu can jump between animals and humans. Vets can stop the next big outbreak before it's too late.
Veterinary Practice News
Veterinary Practice News is a business-to-business magazine for veterinarians and veterinary support staff published monthly. VPN showcases comprehensive and timely coverage of industry news and new products...
dvm360
Veterinarian professionals who care about companion animals drives your success to the next level. It connects you to trusted content and an engaging community.
VetPrep
VetPrep is an online, interactive study resource for veterinary licensing exams consisting of a database of more than 2000 questions, formulated to highlight primary areas of interest in veterinary medicine. They offer a practice and a test mode.
VIN
Since 1991, VIN has been the number one online veterinary destination - and always has been and always will be -- for veterinarians, by veterinarians. Those who don't "know" VIN, likely think VIN is a web site. But VIN members (VINners) quickly recognize that although VIN is a "site" on the "web", it is much more than a web site. VIN is a place.
VSPN
The Veterinary Support Personnel Network is for veterinary support staff working with, for, or in the field of veterinary medicine, under the direction of a licensed veterinarian. Membership in VSPN is free. In order to have access to all of VSPN's community features including message boards, chats, and CE, you will need to register
atdove.org
On the Floor @Dove gives your entire veterinary team on-demand training that’s real, useful and never boring. After searching for an engaging learning and teaching resource for our entire team to use, we decided to make the kind of site we wanted ourselves. Join us and be part of education done differently.
Bovine Veterinarian
Bovine Veterinarian is the only business publication specifically targeted to veterinarians and nutritionists who devote a significant amount of their time to bovine practice. It focuses on providing leading-edge information to help them improve the marketing of their skills to beef and dairy producer clients.
Case Studies In Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine
This site is designed to present small animal patients with cardiovascular disease examined by the author (Dr. Mark Kittleson) and his residents working in the Cardiology Service at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at UC-Davis. The format is that of a rounds session in which the signalment, history, and physical examination findings are presented on the first page followed by diagnostic studies.
Companion Animal Parasite Council
The mission of CAPC is to foster animal and human health, while preserving the human-animal bond, through recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of parasitic infections.
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association
Founded in 2004, the Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association (EBVMA) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) [US] professional organization with an international scope. It was founded to better organize the emerging research, training and practice of evidence-based medicine.
International Veterinary Information Service
IVIS is an on-line publisher of veterinary books and proceedings. The IVIS website currently includes 1,673 book chapters and proceeding articles.
Microscopic Anatomy
This website contains microscopic images at both the light and electron microscopic level collected by Dr. Wagner and Hossler over their years of teaching and research in microscopic anatomy. It also contains course material in Mammalian Histology taught by Dr. Wagner. Their are also links to animations and videos pertaining to biological structure at the microscopic level.
NetVet
Extensive resource for all the veterinary specialties.
One Health
The One Health concept recognizes that the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment. CDC uses a One Health approach by working with physicians, ecologists, and veterinarians to monitor and control public health threats. We do this by learning about how diseases spread among people, animals, and the environment.
One Health Initiative
The One Health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment. The synergism achieved will advance health care for the 21st century and beyond by accelerating biomedical research discoveries, enhancing public health efficacy, expeditiously expanding the scientific knowledge base, and improving medical education and clinical care
PetCoach
PetEducation.com is an important component of the pet education offerings provided to the public by Drs. Foster and Smith pet supplies to help pet owners access veterinary authored or screened information on pet care.
The Emergency Case Simulator
Welcome to the emergency case simulator from The Royal Veterinary College. All the cases are based on true life emergencies that are presented to the authors and will be met in first opinion practice.
The Virtual Veterinary Center
Comprehensive website covering the veterinary industry.
Veterinary Clinical Neurology
This web site presents video-clips of selected patients of the Veterinary Medical Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary patients exhibited either neurology disorders or normal responses during a clinical neurology exam.
Veterinary Radiology
Teaching and learning about veterinary diagnostic imaging.
The Vet Broker
Unlike most business brokers, professional practice sales are our specialty. We do not sell a veterinary practice today, then a restaurant or a print shop or a house tomorrow. We use a proven systematic approach for veterinary practice sales and valuation. We strive for Win-Win practice sales.
Veterinary Partner
VeterinaryPartner.com is here to support your veterinarian and you in the care of your companion animals by providing reliable, up-to-date animal health information from the veterinarians and experts of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), the world's first and largest online veterinary database and community.
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