Tag: Veterinary Medicine

Vets accused of over-vaccinating pets

August 18, 2010 17:37:00

Consumer group Choice is warning that many Australian vets are ignoring guidelines and vaccinating pets unnecessarily.[MORE]

Tags: consumer-protection, veterinary-medicine, science-and-technology, animals, australia

Vets strike over elephant, human conflict

August 17, 2010 16:08:00

Sri Lanka's 11 wildlife veterinary surgeons have gone on strike. [MORE]

Tags: animals, veterinary-medicine, activism-and-lobbying, sri-lanka

Infectious horse disease turns up in SA

July 30, 2010 07:32:00

An infectious equine disease has been detected at Port Lincoln in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: rural, veterinary-medicine, animal-diseases-and-disorders-equine-influenza, australia, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

Needle-stick injury warning for farmers

July 29, 2010 11:00:00

Tasmanian farmers are being warned about the risks of needle-stick injuries while vaccinating livestock.[MORE]

Tags: livestock, veterinary-medicine, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Hendra virus quarantine procedures revised

July 23, 2010 12:37:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, public-sector, health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, quarantine, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, gladstone-4680, longreach-4730, mackay-4740, maroochydore-4558, mount-isa-4825, rockhampton-4700, southport-4215, tewantin-4565, toowoomba-4350, townsville-4810

Council pound ignores dog virus complaints

July 23, 2010 09:38:00

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]

Tags: local-government, animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, cessnock-2325, kurri-kurri-2327, newcastle-2300

Horse cruelty sparks police hunt

July 22, 2010 11:01:00

Albury police are appealing to the public to help finding the person who mutilated a horse in Thurgoona.[MORE]

Tags: animal-welfare, crime, veterinary-medicine, thurgoona-2640, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Hendra treatment hold-ups under investigation

July 22, 2010 08:23:00

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]

Tags: rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, maroochydore-4558, tewantin-4565

Horse mutilator strikes again

July 21, 2010 09:06:00

It is feared a person who mutilated horses in Albury several years ago has struck again.[MORE]

Tags: animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, albury-2640, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Final tests clear 12 of hendra virus

July 20, 2010 11:02:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, public-sector, health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, qld, tewantin-4565

Foot abscesses could devastate sheep flocks: DPI

July 13, 2010 12:20:00

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says ewes and lambs across regional Victoria are dying as a result of foot abscesses.[MORE]

Tags: rural, livestock, animal-welfare, sheep-production, veterinary-medicine, animal-diseases-and-disorders-equine-influenza, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Mouse baits poisoning pets, say vets

July 2, 2010 11:51:00

Mouse plagues on Eyre Peninsula and in eastern South Australia are taking a toll on pets.[MORE]

Tags: environment, human-interest, animals, animal-welfare, rural, pest-management, veterinary-medicine, pests, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Third test round clears five of hendra virus

July 2, 2010 08:08:00

Five people who were exposed to hendra virus in south-east Queensland have been cleared following a third round of tests.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, australia, qld, maroochydore-4558, tewantin-4565

Possible devil cancer cure under microscope

June 21, 2010 08:42:00

A new drug being trialed on cancerous tumours in domestic animals might be used to treat Tasmanian devils.[MORE]

Tags: rural, veterinary-medicine, science-and-technology, tas

Second tests clear nine of hendra virus

June 11, 2010 12:08:00

Qld Health says nine people have been cleared of hendra virus after a second round of testing for the disease.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, australia, qld, maroochydore-4558, tewantin-4565

S-E horses at risk of crippling condition

June 9, 2010 12:00:00

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]

Tags: rural, veterinary-medicine, animal-diseases-and-disorders-equine-influenza, bega-2550

Pets get free ID chips

June 8, 2010 11:13:00

Dogs and cats will be microchipped for free today at the Tamworth council pound.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, animals, veterinary-medicine, volunteers, tamworth-2340

Hendra insurance woes end Magic Millions hopes

June 8, 2010 07:32:00

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]

Tags: rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, qld, brisbane-4000, bundall-4217, rockhampton-4700

Pet rats may harbour deadly fever

June 1, 2010 16:17:00

A disease could be on the increase in suburban homes as more people keep rodents as pets.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, veterinary-medicine, animals, perth-6000

Government releases hendra virus safety guide

May 31, 2010 07:34:00

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]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-planning, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, gladstone-4680, longreach-4730, mackay-4740, maroochydore-4558, mount-isa-4825, rockhampton-4700, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350, townsville-4810

Mother, daughter 'brave' about untrialled hendra treatment

May 28, 2010 07:08:00

Qld Health says a woman and her daughter have made a brave decision to take an experimental drug for hendra virus.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-procedures, medical-research, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558

Mother, daughter taking experimental hendra virus drugs

May 27, 2010 17:05:00

A mother and daughter from Queensland's Sunshine Coast are being given experimental drugs for hendra virus at a Brisbane hospital.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-procedures, medical-research, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558

Mother, daughter offered experimental hendra virus treatment

May 27, 2010 07:34:00

An experimental drug for hendra virus has been offered to a mother and daughter exposed to the deadly disease. [MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, rural, veterinary-medicine, hendra-virus-infection, maroochydore-4558, tewantin-4565

More hendra virus test results due

May 24, 2010 07:00:00

Qld Health says more people exposed to hendra virus on the Sunshine Coast should get preliminary test results today.[MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, rural, veterinary-medicine, research, hendra-virus-infection, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, rockhampton-4700