Several months ago, Judy Sharp found a dog on the side of the road, named her Ella, and brought her to my dad’s veterinary office. You might recall seeing Ella before on Kitty Mowmow’s Animal Expo, in this post or this post.
Ella was born only half of her lower jaw, so her tongue sticks out [...]
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Mercedes Clemens is certified to massage humans, but she claims the state of Maryland is keeping her from her first love: Massaging horses.
She shut down her equine massage practice in a Washington suburb after state officials told her state law only allows veterinarians to perform such services.
Now she’s suing two state agencies, saying regulators are [...]
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Q: How can you tell when an animal is in pain?
A: What may seem like a simple question is actually a very complex one. Recognizing pain in animals can be difficult.
In human medicine, pain can be assessed both subjectively and objectively. Sometimes, it is as simple as asking the patient “Are you in pain?” This [...]
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Ann Crocker, Mackensie Hamshere and Andrew Wells showed how much they love animals Wednesday.
The trio of friends, who all say they want to be veterinarians, donated more than $110 and a pet carrier full of food and toys to the Bay of Islands Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
It took the group several [...]
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Dr. Rich Nye is used to tight jams.
He was a steady pitcher for the late ’60s Cubs who faced big cats like Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. But on a slow moving summer morning, the 6-foot-5 southpaw is removing an abscess near the ear of a turtle.
Nye is one of the premier exotic animal veterinarians [...]
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Entering the serene, skylighted oncology suite, I immediately see the goose standing on the tile floor: large, gray, and stately. His bill and legs are orange-hued with subtle gradations to rose, and the slate-colored plumage of his upper body gives way under his tail to bright white. He is elegant for such a full-bodied creature [...]
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The goat was arrested, the Mercedes-Benz was assaulted and the dog came along for the ride.
It happened Sunday when a woman driving the Mercedes saw a goat and dog playing on U.S. 72 in northern Alabama, Sheriff Mike Blakely said.
She stopped, afraid they would get hit, Blakely said. But the goat jumped on the car [...]
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Two senior veterinarians have described the conduct of a mass cull of kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons on Tasmania’s Maria Island as “totally unacceptable” and a breach of animal welfare laws.
From today, Maria Island, off the state’s east coast, will be closed until July 11 while rangers shoot 400 animals to reduce overgrazing and avert over-population. [...]
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Sloths live out their lives dallying upside down from the branches of trees. If you are a veterinarian called upon to take a sloth’s pulse, or check its large teeth and sharp, crescent-moon claws, you let it hang around your office.
“It’s not upside down for her. It’s normal,” said Dr. Paul Calle, putting his [...]
Blue leads an active lifestyle: she runs four times a week around an enormous park in her hometown of Memphis, Tenn.; she likes playing Frisbee and loves swimming. But one day last November, Blue started limping — which was odd because the German shepherd seemed fit and was only 3 1/2 years old. “She wasn’t [...]
