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AVMA responds to news reports claiming exotic pets are a health risk to young children SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — In light of recent news reports focusing on the potential health risks to children less than 5 years of age from nontraditional pets, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reminding the public that no matter what your age and no matter what species your pet, good hygiene practices greatly reduce the spread of disease and lead to happier and healthier relationships between people and their pets. The AVMA is also stressing that, under no circumstances, should people abandon
FOR MORE INFORMATION Eric McKeeby Phone: 202-289-3213 Cell: 202-641-5186 e-mail: emckeeby@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2008 WASHINGTON – Despite extensive efforts by America’s veterinarians to convince the US Congress, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration to provide long-term funding, a critical food safety resource is permanently shutting down, leaving in the lurch information essential to protecting America’s food supply. The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) – used by veterinarians, livestock producers, and state and federal regulatory and extension specialists to ensure that drug, environmental and pesticide contaminants do not end up in
Laypersons challenge veterinary state boards in court Veterinarians, like other licensed medical providers, have increasingly voiced concern over laypersons providing care without proper experience, training, or skills. The anxiety centers on quality of care, making sure there’s appropriate supervision in place. Nonveterinarians argue they are being hindered or excluded from their right to earn a living practicing their trade. In a few instances, the conflict has played out in court, all led by one law firm, the Institute for Justice, which challenges a wide variety of government regulations. The Arlington, Va.-based firm has filed four lawsuits against
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine is alerting veterinarians of revised directions for use of Eqvalan (ivermectin) Liquid for horses. The CVM has received a small number of reports of precipitate forming in opened or leaky bottles. As a result of these reports, the directions for use will now instruct that the contents of the bottles be used within four hours of opening and that any unused product or unused diluted product be discarded. Â For more info click here
Poisoning in horses is not a common occurrence, but when poisoning occurs, effects can be disastrous and far-reaching. Listing all toxic substances is impossible, as virtually everything on the planet can be toxic at sufficiently high dosages. What dose is safe and what dose is toxic varies with each toxin, each animal, and each situation. Continue reading…
Lawsonia intracellularis is known to be the causative agent of proliferative enteropathy (a spreading disease involving the intestines) in horses and is an important emerging pathogen responsible for a number of North American outbreaks. But where the bacterium comes from, how it is spread, and how general equine practitioners can efficiently recognize the disease are questions that researchers are eagerly attempting to answer. Continue reading…