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| Veterinary Medicine Update |  |  | | - WSU researchers crack equine piroplasmosis outbreak
Veterinarian Don Knowles, of Washington State University's veterinary school and the USDA, worked to eradicate equine piroplasmosis from close to 300 infected horses at the legendary King Ranch of Texas. Piroplasmosis, considered a foreign disease, is caused by the parasites Babesia caballi or Theileria equi and is transmitted by three tick species. Dr. Knowles developed a more sensitive test for detecting the illness in horses and implemented a treatment protocol that cured the horses and eradicated the disease from the ranch, while he and his colleague, research entomologist Glen Scoles, identified the tick species responsible for the outbreak, the cayenne tick. PhysOrg.com (8/29)      - Researchers develop bone-growth-stimulating jaw implant
University of California, Davis veterinarian Boaz Arzi and biomedical engineer Dan Huey have collaborated to develop a procedure to regrow bone in dogs who have lost jaw tissue to cancer or injuries. A titanium plate is implanted along with growth-promoting scaffolding material, leading to new bone growth in dogs who underwent partial jaw amputation. Treatment of oral tumors in dogs usually involves surgical removal of a sizable amount of jaw bone, often leaving dogs deformed with abnormal jaw function, according to veterinarian Frank Verstraete, head of UC Davis' Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service. Eight dogs have been successfully treated using the protocol. The Daily Democrat (Woodland, Calif.)/University of California, Davis News Service (8/29) - Genetic mutation explains unusual gaits among horses
Researchers have found that a mutation in the DMRT3 gene, which codes for a protein that directs horses' spinal neurons to orchestrate movement, allows horses to develop additional, non-traditional gaits such as the tolt and pacing. The findings were corroborated in mice studies, which found gait differences in mice with and without the genetic mutation at DMRT3. All breeds with only the three gaits considered standard for horses, the walk, trot and gallop, lacked the mutation, the study found. DiscoverMagazine.com/Not Exactly Rocket Science blog (8/29) - Does your pet favor the right or left paw? Tests can tell
Veterinarian Stefanie Schwartz of the Veterinary Neurology Center in Tustin, Calif., developed a method of testing pets to determine whether they are right- or left-paw dominant. It is a series of dexterity tests that can determine which paw is dominant. A previous study suggested that 50% of cats are right-paw dominant, 40% left-pawed, and 10% ambidextrous, while another study showed dogs were equally right- and left-pawed. The Daily Mail (London) (8/28)  |  |  | | How to turn money you already spend into points you can use:
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  - A single heartworm can be fatal in cats
Veterinarian John Kaya reminds owners that cats are susceptible to heartworm disease and should be on a monthly prevention medication because even a single adult worm can lead to the untimely death of a cat. Dr. Kaya relates the story of 4-year-old Chisai, a cat who died of heart failure caused by one heartworm that had become wrapped around a heart valve. MidWeek (Kaneohe, Hawaii)/MidWeek Kauai (8/29)  | Reach Health Care Leaders with SmartBrief
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Good cash-flow management is critical to keeping your company afloat and online systems might be able to help you to monitor the money that goes into and comes out of your business. "Almost any banking transaction can be initiated over the Web or from a smartphone using a mobile application, giving business owners the opportunity to seize control and hang onto their cash longer," according to Pamela Glass of California Bank & Trust. Smart Business online (8/29)  | Five Tips to Better Digital Conversations
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- Podcast: When the bee stings
Anyone who has been stung by a bee or wasp knows how painful this experience can be. Stings can also be deadly if the victim is allergic, or in the rare case of multiple stings from an aggressive swarm. But what about our pets ... what risks do bees and wasps pose to our dogs and cats? In the latest AVMA Animal Tracks podcast, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, staff veterinarian at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, talks about the risks of bee and wasp stings for our pets, how to treat them, and how to avoid them. Listen to the podcast.
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