http://www.avma.org/rss/newsbytes/newsbytes_rss.xml Friday, November 6, 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 en-us Copyright (c) 2009 | The American Veterinary Medical Association. All rights reserved. Prepared by the AVMA Division of Communications, is a compilation of articles taken from a number of sources and does not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the AVMA. OnlineServices@avma.org http://www.avma.org/ http://www.avma.org/rss/images/newsbyte.gif 347 87 60 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 Saturday Sunday Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News New York Times A few days after two members of an Ames, Iowa, family came down with the flu, they noticed their 13-year-old cat wasn't feeling too well either. The cat has since become the first documented case of a feline with the new H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News United Press International (WASHINGTON) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of Dentley's-brand beef hooves sold by PetSmart stores due to possible contamination. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News The Oklahoman By Michael McNutt Equine dentists should continue to face criminal charges for working on horses unless they are under the supervision of licensed veterinarians, a legislator told a House committee Thursday. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News CBC News (Canada) An old grey mare named Twilight has provided an international team of researchers with the entire genetic code of a domestic horse. The scientists say the genome sequencing has revealed more information about its evolution and domestication, and shows some similarities with other known genomes, such as those of the cow and even the human. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News ABC News By Matt Joyce (A.P.) (CHEYENNE, Wyo.) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released recommendations for protecting wildlife during wind energy development, including restrictions in sage grouse habitat and in big game winter range and migration corridors. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 News Chicago Tribune By Stacy St. Clair A new police dog will help take a bite out of crime, while taking only a tiny nibble from the city budget. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news Michigan Radio . ... While it is uncommon for viruses to jump species, a spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association says this is a new virus and scientists do not know how it's going to behave. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news Baltimore Sun . ... The American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners are reminding pet owners that some viruses can pass from people to animals, so this wasn't unexpected. Note to cats and dogs: stay away from your sneezing owners. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news WGBA-TV (Wis.) By Patty Khuly, DVM (Zootoo Pet News) (MIAMI) - I received an important e-mail alert yesterday from the American Veterinary Medical Association with an alarming subject title -- similar to this story's "scary" headline. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news WDBJ-TV (Va.) . ... Now the American Veterinary Medical Association is encouraging pet owners to watch their pet's health closely, no matter the animal. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news WTEN-TV (N.Y.) . ... Kelly was surprised to hear people could pass H1N1 to pets. The American Veterinary Medical Association confirms a cat in Iowa caught the virus from someone in its household. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news Guam News Factor By Michael Rudolph . ... A cat in Iowa recently tested positive for the H1N1 virus and, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, this is the "first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza. ..." [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news East County Magazine (Calif.) . ... The American Veterinary Medical Association has information on animals confirmed to have the H1N1 virus, which has also recently been confirmed in a ferret, pigs, and turkeys. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news Examiner.com By Helena Sung For the first time, a cat has been diagnosed with having become infected with the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. The cat was 13 year old and lived indoors with a family in Iowa, reports the AVMA. When the cat began showing signs of a respiratory infection, the cat was tested and found positive for swine flu. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA in the news KMVT-TV (Idaho) . ... Meanwhile, the first case of H1N1 flu has been discovered in a cat in Iowa. The American Veterinary [Medical] Association says now it looks like the swine flu virus can be passed from people to their pets. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news YouTube WISH-TV (Ind.) . ... Well we had some questions about these cases, so just about an hour ago we talked with Dr. Bret Marsh, a state veterinarian. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news National Public Radio The threat of swine flu to humans has received widespread attention, but how vulnerable is your pet? There are now a few reported cases of H1N1 infecting domestic animals, including a cat in Iowa and a ferret in Nebraska. Dr. Richard Slemons, a professor in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine at Ohio State University, offers his insight. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WCCO-TV (Minn.) By Bridgette Bornstein ". ... We tend to have viruses that are specific for people and viruses that are specific for cats. For example, there are some cat viruses that people can't get and there are some people viruses that cats can't get," said Jeff Bender, Associate Professor at University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news Fond du Lac Reporter (Wis.) Pet owners need not be alarmed because one cat has been diagnosed with swine flu, says local veterinarian Dr. Marty Greer. [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news KSWT-TV (Ariz.) By Rob Hughes ". ... This is the first case that we know of that at least appears to be, and this is really just circumstantial evidence, but it appears that the cat got it from the people, based on the people got sick first, and a week later the cat got sick," said Doctor Krista Gibson. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news KWQC-TV (Iowa) . ... Local veterinarian Dr. Scott Sandeman says he was surprised when he heard about the Iowa cat case and it was not something he wanted to hear. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news ABC15.com (Ariz.) By Rudabeh Shahbazi ". ... A lot of times, we'll see cats with respiratory symptoms, but we don't think of swine flu," said Dr. Jeff Jenkins, with the Ahwatukee Animal Care Hospital. "It's hard to say what the significance is. Is this a one-time occurrence, or is this something that's going to be a problem down the road? ..." [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news KOAT-TV (N.M.) . ... Veterinarian Faith Flower did routine checkups on her patients on Thursday, and she said it's rare for an animal to contract the swine flu from a human. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news KLTV (Texas) By Morgan Chesky ". ... Is it really the person that gave it to it or was it maybe another animal?" I asked Dr. Sharon Phillips, with Tyler Veterinary Center. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WTVQ-TV (Ky.) . ... Ferrets, pigs and cats are the only animals known to have contracted swine flu from people. Dr. Michael Putnam says animal flu symptoms are very similar to humans. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WCVB-TV (Mass.) ". ... It is widely documented that pets can catch the flu from humans; however, it is not proven that pets can infect humans with the virus," said Dr. Jean Duddy of Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston's Internal Medicine service. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WSAW-TV (Wis.) By Liz Hayes ". ... It came from other animals in the first place, came and mutated and came to us, so a lot of those viruses do mutate and spread. They do have to mutate, you can't just pick 'em up," says Dr. Karla Sathre with Wausau Animal Hospital. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news Salinas Californian By Leslie Griffy ". ... This is the first actual canine influenza we have ever seen," said Dr. Carol Iida, a veterinarian with the SPCA of Monterey County, an independent animal rescue agency. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WAFF-TV (Ala.) . ... Veterinarian Charles Whitworth said, "We are being proactive about it because our pets have no immunity to it, we don't want to get this in our clinic, and we don't our pets, patients to suffer from that. ..." [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news WXIA-TV (Ga.) ". ... Heart disease is very serious in the captive population" said director of veterinary services at Zoo Atlanta Dr. Hayley Murphy. "About forty two percent of the animals are affected, and those animals go on to die from the disease itself. ..." [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news New York Times By Joe Drape ". ... It is what it is, which is a pretty dramatic fall-off, contrary to what some trainers think," said Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board. ... Mary Scollay, the equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, who is conducting fatality research for the Jockey Club, said California's methodology for collecting the data was rigorous and the numbers were comprehensive. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tenn.) . ... The 17-pound female, nicknamed "Little Brown Dog" by University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine's doctors and staff, has horrific thermal burns from the incident but "is a fighter," said Dr. Patti Sura, small animal surgeon. ... [more] ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 AVMA members in the news The Associated Press By Sean Murphy . ... Enid veterinarian Dr. Dwight Olson said the elephant was hiding in some bushes just off the highway when he arrived shortly after the accident. Handlers from the circus were able to calm it down, and Olson cleaned the leg wound and gave it some pain killer. ... [more] ]]>