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Easter May Have ‘Passed-Over’ but Post Holiday Pet Dangers Remain

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This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney’s The Daily Vet column on PetMD as Easter May Have ‘Passed-Over’ but Post Holiday Pet Dangers Remain The Easter eggs have been found, basket contents were greedily consumed, children are bouncing off the walls from their candy-induced highs, and adults are feeling a sense of relief that spring’s first holiday is

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Reducing Pet Overpopulation and Stopping the Dog Meat Trade in Thailand

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This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney’s The Daily Vet column on PetMD as Reducing Pet Overpopulation and Stopping the Dog Meat Trade in Thailand. This is the third of a three part series of Daily Vet articles I’ve written about my recent trip to the Far East. In case you missed them, here are

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Diagnosing and Treating Canine Dry Eye in a Third World Country

This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney’s The Daily Vet column on PetMD as Diagnosing and Treating Canine Dry Eye in a Third World Country. For this week’s Daily Vet column, I’ve decided to write about my experience as a visiting foreign doctor in a Third World country. This trip to Thailand was a nice combination

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Can Your Pet Get SARS?

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This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney’s The Daily Vet column on PetMD as Can Your Pet Get SARS? I’m fascinated with public health, especially the correlations between infectious organisms that can potentially affect both people and pets. Therefore, I’ve been following a compelling news stream about human fatalities associated with a SARS-like virus. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome,

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Cosmetic ‘Doping’ in the Dog Show World

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This article originally appeared on Dr. Mahaney’s The Daily Vet column on PetMD as Cosmetic ‘Doping’ in the Dog Show World. After seeing Oprah Winfrey interview Lance Armstrong and cringing upon hearing Armstrong’s semi-admission of “doping” (taking banned performance enhancing substances) throughout his cycling career, I got to thinking about doping in other sports.  There’s much

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