Your Vet Wants You to Know
As a curious pet owner, have you ever taken to the internet for more information about pet health? Maybe you want to know why your pet is itchy and what you can do about it. Maybe you're frustrated about the ear infections always coming back.
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Outside the Box 1: Why is My Cat Peeing Outside the Box? (opens the original)
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When your cat pees outside the litter box, don't assume bad behavior or spite. They may be saying something important. Finding cat urine on your bed, rug, or laundry is frustrating, but is your cat actually mad at you? In the first episode of Outside the Box , presented in partnership with Royal Canin, veterinary internal medicine specialist Dr. Amy Oberstadt joins us to explain why urinary disease, pain, stress, and environmental factors can all contribute to litter box problems. Learn what nor
One Health Heroes: West Nile Mystery Uncovered by a Zoo Pathologist (opens the original)
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The birds were dying, people were getting sick, and one veterinary pathologist refused to accept that it was a coincidence. In the summer of 1999, Dr. Tracey McNamara was investigating an extraordinary wave of bird deaths at the Bronx Zoo just as people in Queens were being hospitalized with a mysterious neurologic illness. When the human outbreak was initially attributed to St. Louis encephalitis, Dr. McNamara knew the diagnosis didn't explain what she was seeing in the birds. She kept pushing
One Health Heroes: Cape fur seals and a rabies outbreak, AVMA position on raw feeding, Screwworm travel restrictions (opens the original)
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On this episode of One Health Heroes, Dr. Mandy Sorensen returns to explain changing requirements for pets traveling between the United States and Mexico and what owners should discuss with their veterinarians before a trip. She also shares the fascinating epidemiologic investigation that uncovered rabies circulating among Cape fur seals in southern Africa and discusses why active disease surveillance is so important. Finally, the episode looks at guidance from the American Veterinary Medical As
One Health Heroes: Ebola Lessons from the Frontlines (opens the original)
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When most people think of Ebola, they picture hazmat suits and frightening headlines. In this episode of One Health Heroes, we are joined again by Dr. Laura Rothfeldt, a veterinarian and public health leader who was deployed to Sierra Leone during the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak as part of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. Dr. Rothfeldt shares powerful firsthand stories from the field, explains how Ebola is transmitted and why many common misconceptions persist, and discusses how One
One Health Heroes: New World Screwworm in the United States (opens the original)
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New World screwworm has officially been detected in the United States, transforming what had been a looming public health concern into an active One Health response. In this episode, Dr. Mandy Sorensen, communications specialist for the American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians, explains what makes this parasite unique, why it poses such a serious threat to pets, livestock, wildlife, and occasionally people, and how coordinated surveillance is helping slow its spread. S
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