Experts raise concerns over raw meat diets for cats and dogs


Experts are warning dog and cat owners to be aware of the risks associated with feeding their pets raw meat-based diets, instead of the more conventional dry or canned pet foods.



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Edinburgh academic takes up head of University of Melbounre vet school role


The University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies' professor and chairman of zoological and conservation medicine is to become head of The University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences this summer


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Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)


Pet owners spend billions of dollars every year to prevent (or destroy) fleas on their fuzzy loved ones, but new research shows that cats and dogs spread their parasites to wild animals around the world.


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Marine Mammal Center Veterinarian Selected As TED Fellow


SAUSALITO, CA – Claire Simeone, a veterinarian with the Marine Mammal Center of Marin County, recently was selected as a TED Fellow, the first veterinarian to receive this distinction, and will join 19 "change-makers" from around the world who will speak at an April TED2018 conference in Vancouver.


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Orangutan observed self-medicating


VIDEO: Orangutans have been observed using medicinal plants to sooth joint and muscle inflammation "for the first time ever". The Borneo based apes chew leaves of the Dracaena cantleyi plant to create a white lather, which they then rub onto to their bodies.


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Pet Translator: Scientist Developing Device To Convert Dog Barks Into English Language


The idea of humans being able to talk to and understand animals may soon become a reality. A researcher is working on a device that may be used as a pet language translator in the future


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