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FDA allows compounded FIP drug in certain cases

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The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it does not intend to enforce new animal drug approval requirements for the antiviral medication GS-441524, which must be prescribed by a veterinarian for a specific cat patient for the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis.

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AMC expands offerings with enhanced surgical suite

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The new surgical center at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, which includes five operating rooms and a recovery room separating dogs and cats, is part of an ongoing $125 million expansion project at the New York City veterinary hospital.

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American Veterinary Medical Association Makes Despicable Decision

Critter News

An AVMA resolution was quietly killed this afternoon that would have revised its policy on use of random-source dogs and cats for research, testing and education. Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma.

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Kenny Glenn Abuses a Cat on Youtube

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The worthless piece of excrement abusing the animal is Kenny Glenn, from Lawton OK. In fact, he's an excellent subject for a medical experiment. By the way, the cat Dusty is with a vet pending the results of the investigation. Tags: cat animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn us.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

Critter News

In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.). It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. It was a jarring moment.

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Texas Tech Allowed to Withhold Info on Animal Testing

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The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal rescue medical research. Sherrie Carruth, told The A-J {Avalanche-Journal.}

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. For one – and we’ll stick with this one issue for now – because sometimes the public decides to keep the animal they have found, just for a little while. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings!