Aging Cats 2: Focus On Quality Of Life In The Elderly Cat
"Aging comes equipped with a set of cellular changes that are somewhat predictable and which need to be taken into consideration in our approach to health care, both preventative as well as therapeutic", says Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP. Invite your staff and join her this Sunday to discuss managing cats with multiple illness, end of life and compassion fatigue. Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussions. VSPN members attend via www.vspn.org. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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Rabbit preference for cages and pens with or without mirrors
The results suggest that the presence of mirrors offers advantages, perhaps related to comfort and welfare, and therefore might be used as environmental enrichment for fattening rabbits and advised for rabbits caged individually for long periods.
Allogrooming in cattle: Relationships between social preferences, feeding displacements and social dominance
In addition to its role in coat hygiene and potential role in reducing tension between animals competing for feed, we conclude that allogrooming may be a behaviour reflecting friendship in cows, because it is correlated to preferential associations between partners at the feeder.
The use of a mirror reduces isolation stress in horses being transported by trailer
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What's in this kitten's abdomen?
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Fuzzy erythrocytes
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Dog breeds: should upgrades and outcrosses be allowed by breed registgries?
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Scheduling in a multi-doctor practice: how to get staff to schedule more appointments for me?
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 VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, April 12, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, April 13, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
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Eating human feces
One day a, um, mess occurred and just as we were about to dispose of it...my Lab zoomed in and nabbed it with blinding speed. I fell out with horrified laughter, but Carl started sobbing, "MOM! Athena's gonna DIE from eating that!"
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