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New drug calms cats during transportation, veterinary visits

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this November approved Bonqat, a nerve pain medication for cats to alleviate acute anxiety and fear associated with transportation and veterinary visits.

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

10,000 Birds

Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”. *Nestling or fledgeling bird with one or both parents confirmed dead. *A A hummingbird found on the ground. Bird brought in by a cat or dog.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

Critter News

6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. This bill would severely limit the rights of owners to manage their private property and subject horse owners to criminal prosecution should they sell or transport their horses for processing for human consumption, even if that is not their intention.”

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University of Iowa Animal Lab Goes Underground

Critter News

The 35,000-square-foot facility would connect the Medical Education Research Facility and Carver Biomedical Research Building on the west side of campus. The links would mean researchers would never have to transport animals above ground, said Jordan Cohen, interim U of I vice president for research. Advertisement.

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

The eagle was so hypothermic I was reluctant to put her in a transport box. We medicated her for maggots, picked at least 100,000 of the creepy critters from her abdomen, and finally treated the injury. I put a blanket over her shoulders, as if she were an injured, elderly person, and carried her back to the truck.

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Pet First Aid – What to Do in an Emergency

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s crucial for all pet owners to have a basic understanding of common veterinary medical emergencies and basic first aid to help their pet in an emergency. To safely move or transport an injured dog, get somebody to help you. When a pet gets injured or stops breathing, it can be a stressful and frightening situation.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

But Nadeem and his brother, Mohammad Saud, have kind hearts, boundless energy, and ever-increasing medical skills, and have been almost single-handedly returning Delhi’s injured raptors to the sky for the past twelve years. They are considered unlucky, so no one has a kind heart for them.”. We will not give up,” says Nadeem. “It