Helping Pet Owners Understand the Health Risks of EctoParasites to Their Dogs
First and foremost, every pet owner needs to understand there is a serious health risk when you fail to protect…
Yearly Archives: 2014
Q. Ticks carry a host of diseases that affect both humans and pets. What lesser known disease carried by ticks is on the rise in the Northeast and northern Plains states?
A. Anaplasmosis. The disease is transmitted by the black-legged tick, Western black-legged tick and brown dog tick. Clinical disease in dogs…
A Researcher’s Perspective
Protecting Your Pet Where the Parasite Meets the Skin Dr. Byron Blagburn Comments on Topical Products, Vectra 3D®’s Repellency &…
An Interview with Cassandra Tansey, WVLDI Vet Student Rep
WVLDI Student Representative Cassandra Tansey is the student representative on the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI) board and the…
Now About That Mosquito Research…
*This interview was originally published in 2014. With all the recent attention on mosquitoes and the health risks associated with the…
Lea Ann Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA
Lea-Ann O’Hare Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA Lea-Ann Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA is owner & president of Germinder & Associates, Inc.,…
Backer’s Total Pet Expo Rolls Out More Changes To Fall Trade Show
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 21, 2014)—After extensive upgrades to its annual fall event in 2013, H.H. Backer Associates plans to add…
UF Researchers Say New Test May Identify Tickborne Disease Capable of Infecting Humans
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida veterinary researchers say a simple DNA-based test could help identify strains of a debilitating…
What national veterinary organization recently restructured and now has three women leading the organization?
A: The American Animal Hospital Association recently restructured its board from 14 to eight positions. For the second year, three…