Tag: Veterinary Medicine
Vets accused of over-vaccinating pets
Consumer group Choice is warning that many Australian vets are ignoring guidelines and vaccinating pets unnecessarily.[MORE]
Vets strike over elephant, human conflict
Sri Lanka's 11 wildlife veterinary surgeons have gone on strike. [MORE]
Infectious horse disease turns up in SA
An infectious equine disease has been detected at Port Lincoln in South Australia.[MORE]
Needle-stick injury warning for farmers
Tasmanian farmers are being warned about the risks of needle-stick injuries while vaccinating livestock.[MORE]
Hendra virus quarantine procedures revised
Biosecurity Queensland says it has made changes to its hendra virus quarantine procedures as a result of an outbreak of the disease on the Sunshine Coast in May. [MORE]
Council pound ignores dog virus complaints
A Newcastle animal rescue organisation says it is considering taking legal action to force Cessnock City Council to make improvements at its Kurri Kurri Pound.[MORE]
Horse cruelty sparks police hunt
Albury police are appealing to the public to help finding the person who mutilated a horse in Thurgoona.[MORE]
Hendra treatment hold-ups under investigation
Queensland Health is investigating why it took 2.5 hours for a Sunshine Coast man to be referred to a public health specialist about his exposure to hendra virus. [MORE]
Horse mutilator strikes again
It is feared a person who mutilated horses in Albury several years ago has struck again.[MORE]
Final tests clear 12 of hendra virus
All 12 people have been cleared in the final round of tests for hendra virus after a horse on a property on Queensland's Sunshine Coast died of the condition in May. [MORE]
Government gives $300,000 for hendra virus study
The State Government pledged a $300,000 grant yesterday to produce an antibody for the hendra virus in humans.[MORE]
Foot abscesses could devastate sheep flocks: DPI
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says ewes and lambs across regional Victoria are dying as a result of foot abscesses.[MORE]
Mouse baits poisoning pets, say vets
Mouse plagues on Eyre Peninsula and in eastern South Australia are taking a toll on pets.[MORE]
Third test round clears five of hendra virus
Five people who were exposed to hendra virus in south-east Queensland have been cleared following a third round of tests.[MORE]
Possible devil cancer cure under microscope
A new drug being trialed on cancerous tumours in domestic animals might be used to treat Tasmanian devils.[MORE]
Second tests clear nine of hendra virus
Qld Health says nine people have been cleared of hendra virus after a second round of testing for the disease.[MORE]
S-E horses at risk of crippling condition
An expert on Equine Health says horses in South East New South Wales are the most at risk of developing the crippling condition, Equine Laminitis.[MORE]
Pets get free ID chips
Dogs and cats will be microchipped for free today at the Tamworth council pound.[MORE]
Hendra insurance woes end Magic Millions hopes
A central Queensland stud at the centre of last year's hendra virus outbreak has been forced to withdraw horses from the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Pet rats may harbour deadly fever
A disease could be on the increase in suburban homes as more people keep rodents as pets.[MORE]
Government releases hendra virus safety guide
Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) says a new guide to hendra virus aims to make horse owners and vets more aware of the deadly disease, outlining ways to deal with the disease safely and control infection.[MORE]
Mother, daughter 'brave' about untrialled hendra treatment
Qld Health says a woman and her daughter have made a brave decision to take an experimental drug for hendra virus.[MORE]
Mother, daughter taking experimental hendra virus drugs
A mother and daughter from Queensland's Sunshine Coast are being given experimental drugs for hendra virus at a Brisbane hospital.[MORE]
Mother, daughter offered experimental hendra virus treatment
An experimental drug for hendra virus has been offered to a mother and daughter exposed to the deadly disease. [MORE]
More hendra virus test results due
Qld Health says more people exposed to hendra virus on the Sunshine Coast should get preliminary test results today.[MORE]
