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A new clinical trial has led to a stunning breakthrough in the treatment of feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), a lethal feline viral disease that has historically been considered untreatable.FIP is almost always fatal.

A recent review of trichomonosis in cats investigates what has been learned about it and the complications and frustrations that still persist. Researchers from North Carolina State University, while looking at studies that have advanced our understanding of trichomonosis, also consider what questions remain and the need for new treatments for the infection.

Canine diabetes is similar to Type 1 diabetes in people and usually requires lifelong insulin treatment. Feline diabetes resembles Type 2 diabetes in people. A combination of insulin therapy, dietary management, and lifestyle changes are utilized to manage feline diabetes and can result in remission of signs, though often temporary.Most insulin types used in cats have been associated with remission. Several insulin types are commercially available for diabetes maintenance.

The 2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats emphasize the role of opioids in the perioperative space noting they are the most effective drug class for managing acute pain and therefore should be used routinely as part of the preoperative analgesic protocol.[1] However, there may be undesirable effects when using this class of drugs, including acute emesis. A commonly used medication, maropitant citrate, is the first and only FDA approved medication for the prevention of preoperative vomiting in dogs given emetogenic agents such as opioids.

Sponsored content from Voyce™ | Voyce Pro™ There are three scenarios in which remote monitoring of canine patients is incredibly useful and can make a difference in treatment choices: post-operative recovery, chronic pain management, and physiotherapy. For each group of canine patients, monitoring physiologic parameters remotely provides data-driven insights never before available.

Reactions to the concept of stem cell therapy from the media and the general public range from high hopes to fear of the unknown, but at the 2014 AVMA Annual Convention, presenters voiced optimism for the potential benefits of using stem cells in veterinary settings.

This week: Arizona greenlit for new veterinary college and testing on early detection of canine cancer. Plus, 1 woman, 1 van, and . . . 300 rats.

Woman reunited with cat missing for 11 years, Texas A&M Veterinary School helps create first-ever cancer screenings for dogs, veterinary behaviorists question “scruffing,” how to stop wasting money at your small business, alumni foundation donates $15 million to expand University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, gene identified for canine night blindness, dog ownership is beneficial to health, human and animal cornea treatment, and Scratchpay receives $65 million in funding.

This week: The mental health benefits of childhood dog ownership, animal-testing-free cosmetics sales now the law in California, and the American Kennel Club recognizes two new breeds.

The authors of a new study say their findings further support the connection between persistent infecton and some types of cancer.