veterinary medicine

Surveillance networks set up to detect outbreaks among pets could one day have public health uses too.  

Researchers studied 3,000-year-old skeletal remains from Mongolia to understand the origins of veterinary dental practices.

Lab mice suffering from inexplicable renal failure turn out to be infected with a hitherto unknown virus.

Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.

Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.

Companies focused on developing treatments for dogs, cats, and horses are bringing a diverse array of products to the pet medicine market.

Use of a veterinary painkiller, banned in several countries because of its lethal effects on scavenging birds, has declined, but cow carcasses still test positive.

US dogs face a deadly threat from algae-spawned toxins lurking in lakes, but there may be an antidote.

A hidden toxin stalks marine mammals off the coast of California and kills dogs and cats farther inland.

Weakened viruses used in vaccines can swap genes and produce disease-causing strains.