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Video: Do Free Cat Adoptions Work, Dog Eats 21 Pacifiers, More Pet Facial Recognition, "Cats" Goes to Dogs

THIS EPISODE:

1) Dog eats 21 pacifiers - and lives to bark about it!

2) Microsoft IoT Core announces pet facial recognition code and releases a how-to video for a pet door utilizing facial recognition on hackster.io

3) Service Dog Disrupts "Cats: The Musical" in Manhattan. Yes, you read that correctly. A service dog attacked an actor during the opening number. Guess it wasn't a fan of "Cats."

4) Australian study evaluates if offering free cat adoptions affects cat fate, rates of medical or behavioral disorders, and adherence to pet care guidelines. The researchers also investigated if free cat adoptions attracted a different type of pet owner. The results are astounding! Read the fascinating study here: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/12/92/htm

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Video: Holiday Scheduling Tips for Veterinary Clinics

Welcome to Off Label Veterinary News, your source for commentary on animals, medicine, and practice life. This episode Dr. Ward offer his tips to help you "Horrible Holidays" into a more joyful workplace! Let's keep the "happy" in Happy Holidays!

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Video: LA Shelter Votes to Feed Vegan Diet, AVMA Debates VCPR, Cat Banned from Library, Portable Dog Bath & More!

1. A St. Paul, Minnesota cat named Max has been banned from the Macalester College library. Appropriate hilarity ensues. 

2. A new portable dog bathing device, the Bissell Bark Bath, may have uses in a busy veterinary clinic.

3. The Los Angeles Animal Services Board recently proposed feeding all shelter dogs a vegan (meat-less) diet. What does this mean for a no-kill shelter? The LA County Animal Services Board votes on the issue in December. 

4. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will debate several important topics in the January 2018 House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Chicago. On the agenda are evaluation of the current Veterinarian-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR) and how veterinary telemedicine and telehealth may affect its interpretation; the definition of non-profit veterinary clinics and whether or not there should be some limits on the services they provide or products they sell; the potential influence of national corporate veterinary companies as veterinary consolidation and corporatization continues at breakneck speed.      

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Video: Creepy Clone Dog Personality Test, Forrest Gump Vet, Reducing Dog Exam Stress, Dogs or Cats Smarter

This episode:
1) Creepy Cloned Dog Personality Tests from South Korea
2) Amazing "Forrest Gump" ER Veterinarian, Dr. Rob Pope, runs over 20,000 km across U.S.A
3) French Study Evaluates If Owner Interaction Reduces a Dog's Stress during Veterinary Exams
4) A new study from Vanderbilt University Concludes Dogs are Smarter than Cats - but we're skeptical...

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Video: Mayflower Dogs, Bird Flu Vaccine, Cheetos Turkey, Live Turkeys Dropped From Airplane

This week, a special Thanksgiving episode! 1) The Mayflower had two special canine crew members! Learn about the dogs that landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620. 2) USDA approves first DNA vaccine for Avian Influenza 3) Flaming Hot Cheetos Turkey recipe!? 4) A town in Arkansas drops live turkeys from an airplane - to celebrate Thanksgiving... and I'm not happy about it!

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Video: Vet Research Explodes, Blue Buffalo Booming, Dog Owners Live Longer, Gabapentin Update

This episode: 
1) There's been an explosion in the number of veterinary research publications over the past decade
2) Blue Buffalo pet food sales are booming in the U.S., on track for a record 2017. 
3) New large-scale Swedish study suggests living with a dog can decrease risk of early death and improve overall health for humans, especially those living alone.
4) Recent study conducted by University of California, Davis veterinary school concludes administering gabapentin before veterinary visits can reduce stress and anxiety in cats. 

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Video: Dog Litter, Composting Deceased Pets, #SquatYourDog, Vet Tech Takes Dog Scheduled for Euthanasia

Welcome to Off Label Veterinary News, your source for commentary on animals, medicine, and practice life. This episode: Dog litter targeted as growth opportunity, a new company offers to compost deceased pets, Dr. Ernie Ward explores the #SquatYourDogChallenge, and discusses the case of a New Jersey veterinary technician accused of taking a mom's 15-year old dog after it was allegedly euthanized by the veterinary clinic where she worked. 

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