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A new study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) is shedding light on the treatment of cats exposed to toxic lilies, a common household danger for our feline friends. 🌸🐾 The research, conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, looked at 112 cats treated for lily toxicity, comparing the outcomes of those who received inpatient care with IV fluids versus those treated as outpatients with subcutaneous fluids. The findings offer new insights—and hope—for pet owners dealing with this serious risk. Tune in for more details on this important study and what it means for keeping our pets safe!   #veterinarian #vetcandyradio #veterinarynews

In this captivating episode of Vet Detective, Dr. Courtney Campbell teams up with the charismatic Dr. Evan Antin to tackle a truly bizarre case—a dog displaying strange and unusual symptoms that leave even seasoned vets scratching their heads. What begins as a routine checkup quickly spirals into a perplexing mystery, with the dog exhibiting behaviors and physical signs that don’t fit any known condition. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Antin explore a wide range of potential causes, from rare neurological disorders to environmental factors, all while uncovering twists that make this case anything but ordinary. As they sift through puzzling clues and consult their years of experience, the stakes grow higher, leading to a surprising conclusion. Will they crack the case, or is this dog destined to remain a veterinary enigma?

In this eerie episode of Vet Mysteries host Dr. Courtney Campbell teams up with veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. DJ Haeusler to unravel a baffling case involving a dog with the strangest eye condition they've ever seen. The case starts with what appears to be routine eye problems, but as they dig deeper, they discover mysterious symptoms that don’t fit the norm. Is it an unknown genetic disorder, a rare infection, or something completely unprecedented? With Dr. DJ Haeusler’s expertise in canine vision and ocular health, the duo navigates through a maze of puzzling clues, searching for answers. Along the way, they reveal surprising facts about canine eye health that leave listeners questioning everything they thought they knew. Will they solve the mystery, or does this case have a twist that no one sees coming?  

Scientists from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and Uppsala University in Sweden now understand why some gray horses turn completely white as they age, while others remain an eye-catching “dappled” gray color.  As published in the journal Nature Communications, the deciding factor is the number of copies of a small DNA sequence within the gray coat gene carried by each horse; while “slow-graying” horses have a gene variant with two copies of the duplication, “fast-graying” horses — those that will eventually become white — have a gene variant with three copies.