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Companion Animal Issues and the Physician

Southern Medical Journal, 1999
The companion animal population in the United States is both large in numbers and diverse in composition. Nearly 60% of households have one or more animals. Associated with this large and diverse group of animals are considerable risks for injuries and transmission of infections to humans.Through a review of the relevant literature and our collective ...
G L, Hoff, J, Brawley, K, Johnson
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Fungal ingestion in companion animals

Veterinary Record, 2014
WE read with interest the letter by Irwin and Leech on fatal poisoning with Clitocybe rivulosa (= Clitocybe dealbata ) ( VR , August 2, 2014, vol 175, pp 122-123). The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) regularly receives inquiries about animals that ingest fungi, particularly in the spring and autumn.
Nicola, Bates, Nick, Edwards, Bryn T M, Dentinger, A Martyn, Ainsworth   +3 more
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Orthoses and Exoprostheses for Companion Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2015
Exoprostheses are devices that are secured to incomplete limbs to enable locomotion. By comparison, orthoses are devices externally applied to support or protect an injured body part. Orthoses also can be used to control, guide, protect, limit motion of, or immobilize an extremity, a joint, or a body segment.
Denis J, Marcellin-Little, Marti G, Drum, David, Levine, Susan S, McDonald   +3 more
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Companion animals

2018
Companion animals (or pets) form a distinctive category of domestic animals defined by their primary use as nonhuman social support providers. Companion animals have an ancient history that may precede and anticipate the original domestication of animals.
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Companion Animals

2022
Clare Palmer, T. J. Kasperbauer
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Logistics of Companion Animal Rehabilitation

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2005
Setting up rehabilitation services presents several challenges to the veterinary practitioner. Members of the rehabilitation team need to have a solid knowledge base of acute and chronic orthopedic and neurologic disorders and a knowledge of rehabilitation principles and applications.
Denis J, Marcellin-Little, Kim, Danoff, Robert, Taylor, Caroline, Adamson   +3 more
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Motives for acquiring companion animals

Journal of Economic Psychology, 1994
Abstract This investigation shows that people keep animals mainly for social reasons. The principal social reason is companionship, and respondents were unable to explain this reason further. This was not only the case for people who were living alone, but also for people living in families.
Endenburg, N., 't Hart, H., Bouw, J.
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Antimicrobial resistance in companion animals

Animal Health Research Reviews, 2008
AbstractAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging problem in companion animals, because of difficult-to-treat infections, possible pressure to use antimicrobials that are important in human medicine, and potential zoonotic transmission. The extent and importance of AMR in companion animals are poorly understood, in part because of limited ...
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Cloning Companion Animals Is Wrong

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2002
(2002). Cloning Companion Animals Is Wrong. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 233-238.
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Babesiosis of Companion Animals and Man

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1991
Babesiosis is caused by numerous organisms and is seen in a wide range of vertebrate hosts. The spectrum of disease is broad and ranges from asymptomatic carrier states to fulminant disease that results in rapid death. The importance of babesiosis in companion animals is well-recognized in parts of the world where virulent strains exist and where the ...
J, Taboada, S R, Merchant
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