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		<title>Pet Talk-New Advances in Technology for Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do our pets benefit from technological advances in veterinary medicine? Some of the latest innovation in imaging and treatment technology has led to less invasive, more accurate, and even faster diagnosis of disease, which improves outcomes for our pets. Veterinarians add these new tools to their treatment arsenal to identify the best treatment options for their patients, with the ultimate objective of avoiding invasive procedures such as surgery when possible. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a promising technological advance that veterinary medicine is incorporating into practice. Dr. Tige Witsberger, lecturer at Texas A&#38;M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, thinks the use of MRI in soft tissue surgery has exciting potential. “MRI is currently used on a regular basis for our neurology cases. We are hopeful that as the cost and time to perform an MRI decreases we’ll be able to utilize MRI on a more regular basis on the orthopedic and soft tissue surgery services,” says Witsberger. “We are currently building a new facility for a very powerful 3T MRI that should be completed in the spring of 2011. This should allow us to perform faster scans and to use the MRI for orthopedic conditions like ACL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Rodents as Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of mice and men. Are they foe or friend? Not your customary selection for a pet, but with some insight and some guidance, you may be more receptive to the idea of a small rodent becoming a suitable pet for your family. &#8220;Rats are probably the most social and interactive of the small rodents,&#8221; notes Dr. Sharman Hoppes, DVM, Diplomate ABVP, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&#38;M College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences. &#8220;Rats are gentle and seldom bite,&#8221; says Hoppes. &#8220;They are active during the day and are fairly easy to take care of. Rats don&#8217;t have special dietary needs or sensitive stomachs.&#8221; Other small rodents, such as mice and hamsters, can nip more and tend to be active at night, notes Hoppes. Guinea pigs and chinchillas are gentle sweet pets, but they have special dietary needs and all of their teeth continuously grow. If handled gently, gerbils are unlikely to bite, explains Hoppes. They have few health problems and are the cleanest of all the commonly kept pet rodents. To determine which pet rodent may be best for you, Hoppes suggests that you evaluate your expectations. &#8220;If you want a social active pet that needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; MRSA and pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 15:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Methicillin Resistant Staphylococci It seemed like a miracle! When the first human infection was cured by penicillin, doctors and veterinarians thought they would never again lose a patient to a bacterial disease. But this optimism was short-lived as various organisms found ways to thrive despite antibiotic therapy and became resistant to these wonder drugs. In 1961, a Staphylocccus aureus strain from a patient in England was found to be resistant to methicillin; medical professionals were alarmed as this drug had always overcome this species in the past. Within twenty years, similar resistant strains appeared in the United States and the battle against the methicillin resistant staph (MRS) had begun. “During the year 2005 in the United States, 19,000 people died of infection with methicillin resistant Staph aureus, while 16,000 died of AIDS” noted Dr. Audrey Cook, clinical associate professor at the Texas A&#38;M College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences, “and over 30 percent of Staph aureus isolates cultured from infected human patients were methicillin resistant.” “An infection with MRS usually occurs when there is a breach in the body’s natural defenses, such as a surgical wound, skin break or IV catheter” said Cook. “The consequences of MRS depend on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Proper Dental Care for Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 20:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proper Dental Care for Pets An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, but when it comes to your pet&#8217;s health, practicing good dental hygiene may make a significant difference. In fact, an animal&#8217;s teeth may be more important to its overall health than most pet owners realize, says Dr. J.R. &#8220;Bert&#8221; Dodd, a board certified veterinary dentist at Texas A&#38;M University&#8217;s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. &#8220;Human dentists have done a really good job of educating people on practicing good preventive dental health, but often we don&#8217;t think about preventive dental health for our pets,&#8221; said Dodd. Overall dental health can be an indicator of current or future health challenges for humans and pets. &#8220;As goes the mouth, so goes the health. So, taking care of your pet&#8217;s mouth and keeping it nice and healthy, should help the animal live longer,&#8221; said Dodd. Preventive dental care includes regularly brushing your pet&#8217;s teeth and getting an oral evaluation and dental cleaning at least annually by your veterinarian. Some pet owners may question the importance of dental health maintenance for pets based on their own experience with childhood pets, but veterinary medicine has come a long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Veterinary Technicians Help Pets Stay Healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pet Talk: Veterinary Technicians Help Pets Stay Healthy As pets become more of an integral part of the family, the demand for skilled veterinary technicians continues to rise. Veterinary technicians play an integral role in your pet&#8217;s health. If you&#8217;re a self-motivated, personable individual who likes working with animals and people, you may want to consider a career as a veterinary technician. &#8220;A veterinary technician is the equivalent of a nurse in the human health field, only they work with animals,&#8221; says Mary Sanders, a registered veterinary technician in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&#38;M University. &#8220;Veterinary technicians typically assist the veterinarian with exams, administering medications, bandaging, laboratory work and assisting in surgery and post op recovery,&#8221; Sanders says. &#8221; In some private veterinary practices, the technician may also be running the front desk and cleaning out the cages in the back.&#8221; In addition to working in private clinics and animal hospitals, veterinary technicians also may work in research facilities, pharmaceutical sales, federal and state government agencies, wildlife medicine, zoos, livestock management, boarding kennels, animal shelters, stables, grooming shops and more. &#8220;Persons interested in a veterinary technician career should have a solid background in math [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Separation Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly all pet owners consider their animals an integral part of the family, and treat them as such. Most pets do not make a fuss when you leave the house, although they are always happy to see you return. Others have a disorder that is called &#8216;separation anxiety&#8217;, where the pet&#8217;s owner must be in sight at all times, otherwise the animal will go crazy. Many of these dogs that have separation anxiety have a hyper-attachment to the owner; are excessively attentive to the owner, and follows him or her everywhere. They always want to be held, touched, or clinging to the owner and sometimes even become anorexic when the owner is not present. &#8220;Occasionally this behavior problem is seen in puppies and adult dogs from rescue groups or shelters, or adult dogs that have to suddenly deal with schedule changes in which they are spending numerous hours alone, when in the past the owner was always with them&#8221; said Dr. M.A. Crist, Clinical Assistant Professor at the Texas A&#38;M College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences. &#8220;Separation anxiety is usually about two things, separation and anxiety or fear.&#8221; Symptoms of separation anxiety in dogs can include destructive behavior directed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Blood Banks not Just for Humans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that blood drives are going on everywhere all the time. As a society we are aware that blood shortages are common at hospitals around the country and that it is imperative that blood is available for those who are injured or have to undergo surgery. What we may not think of is that blood is also critical when treating our family pets. Texas A&#38;M University College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences is more than aware of this need. In fact, they have a blood bank that maintains an on-call list of available blood donors for &#8220;fresh draw&#8221; components such as platelets and also purchases and maintains a stock of other frozen/refrigerated components. &#8220;It&#8217;s important to have a supply of different blood components available at all times because we are both a primary emergency facility and a large referral facility,&#8221; explains Mary Radcliffe, Blood Bank Coordinator at Texas A&#38;M&#8217;s Small Animal Clinic ICU. &#8220;We see high risk, critical cases which often require immediate treatment. These types of patients may not even survive a 24-48 hour delay in receiving a particular component.&#8221; Volunteer blood donors are crucial to the supply the clinic has on hand. Privately owned dogs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; First Aid for Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pet Talk-Pet First Aid Kit and Emergency Care Information &#8216;Be prepared&#8217; is good advice especially if there is an emergency. To be better prepared in a pet emergency, a pet first aid kit is beneficial. &#8220;The biggest advantage for having a pet first aid kit would be so that you can concentrate on what you can do for your pet constructively rather than looking all over the place for something that might &#8216;work&#8217; but is less than ideal,&#8221; notes Dr. James Barr, clinical assistant professor, Texas A&#38;M University, College of Veterinary Medicine. &#8220;The preparation of a pet emergency kit will allow you to mentally prepare for a problem,&#8221; says Barr. &#8220;A waterproof plastic bin is the perfect container as it will keep the items in it from being ruined so that they will be available in an emergency.&#8221; Barr explains that ideally pet first aid kits should be kept at home and in your car. Then you can help your pets in case they are injured at home or one that might have been injured in the street. He notes that one of the most common injuries of pets is being hit by a car. &#8220;There are commercial first aid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Cat Scratch Fever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cat Scratch Disease Today, most people own at least one pet whom they consider to be a part of the family. We are very attached to our pets, and try to provide them with the best nutrition and health care that we can possibly afford. As pet owners, we must remember that some very damaging illnesses can happen by neglecting simple hygiene rules with our pets, or in our homes. One of these diseases, that typically go unnoticed in human beings, is Bartonella infection &#8220;Cat Scratch Disease, in human beings, is caused by the organism Bartonella, which is spread from cat to cat by fleas&#8221; said Dr. John August, professor of feline internal medicine at Texas A&#38;M College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences. &#8220;The Bartonella organism infects the red blood cells and the cells lining the blood vessel walls.&#8221; Many cats who are exposed to fleas appear to be infected with Bartonella organisms, without any clinical signs. &#8220;When fleas feed on cats, which is called having a &#8216;blood meal&#8217;, the Bartonella organism grows inside the flea&#8221; said August. &#8220;The flea will eventually pass the blood meal as feces, and the &#8216;flea-dirt&#8217; contains the Bartonella organism.&#8221; If flea-dirt is located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Talk &#8211; Pet Vaccinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pet Talk-Pet Vaccinations-Dr. Mark Stickney Even though they may be taken for granted, pet vaccinations are vital for your pet. Properly vaccinating your pet is a very important part of pet care because vaccines can potentially help protect your pet against some serious health conditions and diseases. &#8220;Vaccines are a suspension of altered microorganisms which will prevent, lessen, or treat disease without causing the disease,&#8221; notes Dr. Mark Stickney, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&#38;M University College of Veterinary Medicine &#38; Biomedical Sciences. Vaccines are still considered the cornerstone of preventive medicine. Knowing the different types of vaccinations and how they work can help pet caregivers provide optimum care for their animals. &#8220;There are live, killed, modified live, and recombinant vaccinations,&#8221; states Stickney. &#8220;By exposing the immune system to bacteria or viruses that are genetically similar to the ones that will cause disease, the immune system will develop antibodies that protect the body when it encounters the actual disease-causing organism.&#8221; Some pet vaccines can be purchased over-the-counter and given by non-veterinarians notes Stickney. However, he says that there may be quality control issues with vaccines if you are not familiar with the correct way to store and use them. [...]]]></description>
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