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University of Minnesota: Mysterious New Stone Type In Cats

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine: Mysterious New Stone Type in Cats August 2023 Between January and April of 2023, the Minnesota Urolith Center received three atypical stone submissions.  All three samples were retrieved from cats.  All three cats were less than 1 year old.  The cats were from North and South America.  In each case, the […]

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From the New York Times: You Really Are a Tick Magnet

You Really Are a Tick Magnet by Darren Incorvaia, July 1, 2023 A New York Times article discusses a recent publication in Current Biology by Dr. Sam England, Dr. Katie Lihou and Daniel Robert. The research team investigated static electricity fields and their role in assisting ticks to attach to new hosts. The model demonstrated […]

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Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Resource: Lyme disease in horses

Lyme disease in horses Cornell University – College of Veterinary Medicine News, July 3, 2023 Many horses are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease – though clinical signs appear to be uncommon. Board-certified internist and emergency and critical care specialist Dr. Thomas Divers explains how Borrelia spreads, what clinical disease looks like, […]

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