Pioneering procedure saves mountain dog


An international collaboration between partners from the UK, Germany and Canada has used additive manufacturing (AM) to save a Canadian family’s dog. In the first known procedure of its kind, a 3D-printed titanium implant was successfully used to replace hard tissue lost from tumour removal from the maxilla in a seven-year-old Bernese mountain dog.



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Vets demand urgent action on live exports


The Australian Veterinary Association has called on the government to take urgent action to ensure animal welfare is assured on live export ships. Vets have called for urgent action on Australian live export ships destined for the Middle East to ensure an end to horrific cruelty.


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Many pet owners to be classified as 'pet shops' under proposals


Pet owners and breeders who sell, trade, donate or advertise the sale of an animal - be it Floppy the rabbit, a fish called Franco, or a pedigree dog called Queen Mary - would be classified as "pet shop owners" and subject to onerous health, safety and training rules under NSW draft standards.


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Dog weight app tells owners if their pets are obese


With human obesity on the rise in Australia, the health of our dogs is just as ruff. New research indicates more than 40 per cent of our canine companions are overweight or obese but pet owners are so blinded by love they’re not aware of the reality of their dog’s health.


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Aust research aims to reduce impact of "roaring" in horses


An Australian equine surgeon is investigating treatments for the degenerative condition "roaring", or laryngeal hemiplegia, with the aim of reducing its effects. Roaring restricts oxygen intake during exercise in horses and affects racehorses and taller breeds of horses. University of Queensland veterinarian Dr Ben Ahern said the condition affected about 1400 thoroughbreds in Australia every year, as well as other breeds such as draft horses.


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Is technology driving your pet insane?


Few of us would put up with a TV that emits an annoying whine or a light bulb that flickers, but for our pets, that may the world around them. Their senses are tuned differently than our own and may detect a cacophony of noise and strobe effects that we don't, particularly as we fill our homes with technology. You can fix a beeping smoke detector quickly by changing the battery, but it might also be emitting a constant high-pitched noise that only your dog can perceive. Have we built them an unintended hell?


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