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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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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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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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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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DNA archive for companion animals

Veterinary Record, 2007
SIR, — We write in support of the recent letter by David Sargan ( VR , May 12, 2007, vol 160, p 672) requesting dna samples for the investigation of the genetic basis of haemangiosarcoma in German shepherd dogs.
Dylan Neil, Clements, Stuart, Carter, John, Innes, Lorna, Kennedy, David, Bennett, Michael, Day   +5 more
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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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Acupuncture for Zoological Companion Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2011
Research in complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) has increased dramatically in recent years. Acupuncture represents the most commonly practiced and extensively researched of all the CAVM modalities. Acupuncture is considered a valid therapeutic mode of treatment that can be integrated into Western veterinary medicine for the ...
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MRSA in companion animals

Veterinary Record, 2006
Michael, Rich, Larry, Roberts
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Toxicology of Zoological Companion Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice
This article offers an overview and update on toxicologic concerns in zoological companion animals, particularly small mammals, birds, and reptiles. While this is not a comprehensive review, we hope it serves as a helpful introduction and update to some major toxicants that these species may encounter in a household environment. It covers key toxicants,
Gretel, Tovar-Lopez, Hannah, Kunzman
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Companion animals and human health

Veterinary Record, 1992
Pets, or companion animals, are said to be good for people. Until recently there has been little serious study of the effects on people's health of their interactions with companion animals. This is in spite of the fact that they have shared human lives for centuries and their beneficial effects have been known for at least 200 years.
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