Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) began to study alphachloralose (AC) toxicity in 2019 after several Finnish veterinarians started to discuss it on social media. AC works as an anesthetic. Especially cats are prone to AC toxicity because the substance also acts when a pet eats a mouse that has ingested the poison. When treated
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The Veterinary chamber Berlin (Tierärztekammer Berlin) together with the Federal Veterinary Chamber (Bundestierärztekammer), the Berlin Animal Protection Officer (Berliner Landestierschutzbeauftragten) and representatives of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the FU Berlin (Fachbereichs Veterinärmedizin der FU-Berlin) presented its second campaign against extreme breeding at the press conference on November 5. The purpose of this campaign
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The FCI President, Dr. Tamas Jakkel, and Dr. Jane Ladlow of the Animal Health Trust and BOAS Research Group at the University of Cambridge signed the cooperation agreement about the BOAS (Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome). The purpose of this agreement is to improve the health of the brachycephalic breeds, by developing guidelines for the breeders
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Our french colleagues revealed recent statistics about the feline population in France and their representation in veterinary clinics compared to dogs. There are twice as many cats in France as there are dogs, the number is estimated to around 14 million, and the population is increasing by 3% every year; however, feline patients at veterinary
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