Posted February 22nd, 2011 by Lisa Cass, DVM

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Veterinary News February 2011. Updated Feb 21.

Posted February 1st, 2011 by Lisa Cass, DVM

Denver Zoo gorillas being trained to join study on heart health

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17427575

Xylitol, a sweetener found in sugarless gum: Poisonous to pets

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110219/us_ac/7896034_fda_warns_pet_owners_of_xylitol_dangers_for_animals

Can studying dogs help find the cure for breast cancer? And another reason to spay your dog!

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/health/medical_breakthroughs/how-canines-could-be-the-key-to-curing-breast-cancer

Bears: Can unlocking the secrets to hibernation benefit human medicine?

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133849231/hibernating-bears-a-metabolic-marvel?ft=1&f=1007

Having your pets sleep with you can be harmful? This has been the topic of several news articles lately. The following author disagrees:

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/report_about_health_risk_of_sh.html

Fascinating! Trained Labrador can sniff out cancer

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=649419

Will the sale of pets be banned in Ft. Collins? Check it out:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17253595

Veterinary News January 2011

Posted January 7th, 2011 by Lisa Cass, DVM

At least 14% of pet parents would choose their pets over their partners!

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-fea-pets-giving-up-pets,0,6803440.story

Veterinary House Calls on the rise

http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2011/01/pet_talk_more_veterinarians_ar.html

Pets can act as sentinels for disease in the human family…

http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext-healthcast/?nxd_id=236756

And animals can sense things we often can’t…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110111/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_pets_sixth_sense

This one is pretty disgusting and disturbing

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110111/NEWS20/101090383/1321/NEWS

IPad apps for Cats???

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/technology/personaltech/06smart.html?_r=1