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• Open Your Heart and Home--Adopt from the Humane Society

• Vaccinations for Your Kitten

• Vaccinations for Your Puppy

• Veterinary and Human Medicine Advance Together

• Twins: A Disease in Mares

• Something Fishy About Your Pet

• Senior Pet Needs Extra Care

• So You Want to Be a Veterinary Technician

• How to Wrangle with Strangles

• To Have Or Not to Have Testicles

• Many Causes for Pet's Red Eye

• Tips for Flying Your Pet

• Blastomycosis: Fungal Disease Common in Outdoor Dogs

• Doggoned Separation Anxiety

• Drug Testing Protects Performance Horses and Fair Play

• Don't Kidnap Baby Wildlife

• Prevent Heartworm Infection

• Don't Be Ticked Off by Lyme Disease

• Rabies Update

• Diseases of the Esophagus: Food Comes Out Before It Goes Down

• U of I Surgeon Uses Balloons to Improve Difficult Surgery

• Fido's Diabetes Not Like Aunt Rose's

• Risk of Feline Penile Blockages Reduced with Surgery

• No Need to Fight Demodex Mites on Pets Without Signs

• Imprinting: Shaping Your Foal's Disposition for Life

• Ringworm: A Persistent Problem

• NASA Veterinarian Gives Advice About Veterinary Career

• No Crash Diets for Your Fat Cat

• Protect Your Herd--Find Out Why Your Horse Died

• Necropsy--Find Out Why Your Pet Died

• Go Surfing with Your Veterinarian!

• Don't Ignore Your Pet's Pain in the Butt!

• Controlling Parasites in Foals and Horses

• Catnip Crazies--Are they Healthy for Your Pet?

• Veterinarian Now Sees More Animals Small than Great

• Cat's Grooming Can Cause Hairballs

• Pet's Need Extra T.L.C. During Winter

• Veterinary Care Can Prevent Injuries for Harness Horses

• Some Holiday Gift Ideas Are for the Birds

• Prevent Harmful Parasites in Pets --And You

• Care for your Iguana iguana

• Six Hours in Equine ER

• Acupuncture for Animals

• Hope for Pets with Brain Tumors

• Use Horse Sense with Your Horse

• Dental Care for Cats

• Owners Weigh Options for Pets with Cancer: Part 2

• Owners Weigh Options for Pets with Cancer: Part 1

• Protect Your Horse While Making, Purchasing, and Feeding Hay

• Selective Breeding Only Solution to Feline Genetic Disease

• Facing Pet Euthanasia

• Running, Walking, or Racing: Exercising With Your Pet

• Five Management Factors for Pregnant Mares

• Definitive Diagnosis Can Be Difficult in Cushing's Disease

• Laser Technology Blasts Into Veterinary Applications

• When Your Pet Has Diarrhea

• Anhydrosis: When Horses Don't Sweat It

• Explaining Pet Death to Children

• Food Allergies: The Truth About Lamb and Rice Mixes

• Blood Transfusions for Pets

• Teeth Hold Clues to Age of Horse

• Through the Eyes of Your Canine

• Relaying Your Pet Emergency to Your Veterinarian

• Yes, the Shin Bone is Connected to the Ankle Bone

• Equine Stay Apparatus

• Pet Ear Problems

• Pet Bird Nutrition

• Heartworm in Cats and Dogs

• What is a Mule Made of?

• Testing Reduces Risks in Small Animal Anesthesia

• Mending Broken Bones

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Remember Fleas?

• Planning for Healthy Puppies

• Pet Gerbil Care

• Equine Hoof Care

• Aggressive Cats and Dogs

• What Does a Veterinarian Do?

• Arthritis in Cats and Dogs

• What to do With a Cribber

• Don't Let Your Pet Get Down in the Mouth

• Cancer Risk Factors in Pets

• On Declawing Cats

• Equine Internal Parasite Control

• Itchy Dogs

• Love is Not Spelled T-R-E-A-T

• Holiday Pet Hazards

• Canine Hip Dysplasia

• Colic Update

• Rest and Surgery Can Help Dogs With Disk Disease

• Medical Emergencies

• Geriatric Pets

• Autumn Hazards

• Where Do I Go When My Horse Dies?

• Tears Fill The Void After The Death 
  Of A Pet

• Pet Therapy Volunteers

• What To Expect When Your Pet Breaks
   A Tooth

• Lumps and Bumps on Dogs

• All Tied-Up

• Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

• Bone Cancer Research for Dogs May Benefit People

• Study Will Pinpoint Cancer Risk in Cat Vaccines

• Pasture Management Prevents Pasture Poisoning

• Polly Want a Trainer?

• Why Veterinarians "Just Say No" To Some Drug Requests

• Diabetes and Your Pet

• Vaccinating Your Pet

• Heat Stroke in Horses

• Boarding Your Pet

• Traveling with Your Best Friend

• Healthy Pets, Healthy People

• Shoo Fly, Don't Bother My Horse

• Why Does My Dog Eat Feces?

• The Perils of Bird Feeders and Other Cautionary Tales of the Wild

• Reptiles Make Great Companions

• Safeguard Your Dog and Cat Against Heartworm Disease

• Horses Travel Too

• Facts About Spaying and Neutering

• So You Want to Be a Veterinarian

• Spring and Summer Do's and Don'ts

• Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM)

• Cushing's Disease Affects Dogs and Cats

• Some Pets Petrified When It's Raining Cats and Dogs

• Pacemakers for Pooches

• Canine Bone Cancer Update

• Pest Free Horses, The Environmentally Friendly Way

• Epilepsy Strikes: Signs and Treatment for Dogs

• Selenium Deficiency in Horses

• Feline Infectious Peritonitis

• Successful Foaling

• Portosystemic Shunts

• Winter Horse Care

• Hyperthoroidism

• Kidney Failure

• Equine Dentistry

• Cat and Dog Nutritional Differences

• First Aid

• Hepatic Lipidosis

• Heart Failure

• Pregnant Mares

• Toxoplasmosis

• Canine Hypothyroidism

• Pet Information on the Super Highway

• Equine Encephalitis

• False Pregnancies in Dogs

• Hiking and Running with Your Dog

• Electrical Storms, Horses Can Be Deadly Combination

• Tips to Keep Your Parakeet Healthy

• Feeding Your Horse to Avoid Problems

• Chylothorax: A Mysterious Disease of Cats

• Equine Infectious Anemia Attacks Horse's Immune System

• Wobbler's Syndrome in Dogs

• X-Rays and Your Pets

• Wildlife Orphans

• Animals Can Suffer From Many Types of Burns

• Does Your Indoor Cat Crave the Great Outdoors?

• Annual Exam Part of Responsible Pet Ownership

• Changes in Pet's Physical State or Habits May Signal Illness

• Early Detection Is the Key to Clearing Pet's Yeast Ear Infection

• Stallions Need General & Reproductive Health Care

• Pygmy Goats Can be Fun Backyard Pets

• Newly Purchased or Adopted Pup Needs Vaccinations, Exam

• Bloat Is Medical Emergency in Dogs

• Litter Box Woes Often Due to Change in Cat's Routine

• Blastomycosis: Fungal Infect Can Invade Dog's Body

• "Cherry Eye" in Dogs Believed to Be Genetic

• Refrain From Sharing Thanksgiving Feast with Pet

• Fracture Repair Relies on Quality Stabilization, Transport of Horse

• Llamas: A Different Kind of Pet

• October 15-21 Is National Veterinary Technician Week

• Ostriches--A Curious Bird Indeed

• Ear Mites

• Heart Disease

• Equine Angular Limb Deformities

• Canine Eye Injuries

• Select a Dog to Match Your Lifestyle

• Apartment Pets

• Heatstroke and Heat Stress

• Boarding Your Horse

• Car Trips to the Vet Clinic

• Equine Osteochondritis Dissecans

• Canine Eye Registry Foundation

• Prepping for Surgery

• Laminitis Means Lameness in Horses

• Antifreeze Poisoning

• Navicular Disease

• Canine Kennel Cough

• Roundworms

• Canine Parvovirus

• Equine Eye Abnormalities

• Rodenticide Poisoning

• Handling Stallions

• Alert Owner Can Provide Veterinarian with Clues When Pet is Sick

• Allergic Reactions to Pets

• Pot-Bellied Pigs

• Canine Brucellosis

• Ringworm

• Horse Socialization

• "Hot Spots" Skin Disorder

• Broken Bones

• Molting Can Be Stressful for Your Bird

• Nail Care is Important for Your Pet

• Lyme Disease in Dogs

• Equine Embryo Transfer

• Racetrack Breakdowns

• Reptile Pet Specifics

• Pancreatitis in Dogs

• Neutered Pets Reduce the Number of Unwanted Animals

• Canine Cataracts

• Poisonous Plants and Pets

• Equine Hoof Problems

• Internal Parasites of Small Pets

• Canine Deafness

• Choosing a Veterinarian

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