Longer pet lifespans can present health challenges

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The good news is that pets are living longer. The other news is that longer lives necessitate different approaches to health and wellbeing. The animal health industry is committed to developing therapies to meet these needs.

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Types of animal medicines

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Medicines are essential for ensuring animal welfare, preventing diseases from passing between animals and humans, and protecting our food supply. Our industry’s products prevent, mitigate, and treat diseases that harm or endanger a wide range of domestic and food-producing animals. Check out what the American Veterinary Medicine Association says about animal medicines.

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Do you take your dog to the dog park? Beware of parasites.

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Research has found that 85% of dog parks visited in U.S. metropolitan cities had at least one dog test positive for intestinal parasites. Staying on top of your dog’s preventative care is important for fido and for you.

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Feline asthma, a progressive condition with no cure

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If your cat wheezes, coughs, or hacks, it may have asthma. Symptoms can vary in intensity, ranging from acute respiratory crises to chronic, low-grade coughing, elevated respiratory rate, or increased respiratory effort. Flare-ups can vary in intensity from mild to life threatening. Although cats can never be truly “cured” of asthma, by carefully monitoring their […]

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More pets means greater focus on animal health

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  The human population is fast-growing, but so is the number of pets and livestock worldwide, making animal health more important than ever. It is estimated that more than half of the global population has a pet at home, with dogs being the most popular pet, closely followed by cats.

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Smart tags for animals can help veterinarians stop the spread of disease

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  The digital technology in smart tags and sensors enable earlier diagnostics and targeted treatments, potentially restricting illnesses to single animals before they spread throughout herds. These devices can also provide consistent, real-time evaluation of livestock. Learn more here.

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We Keep 10.5 billion animals healthy

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    The animal health industry serves nearly 400 million companion animals and more than 10 billion food-producing animals. Animal health products help domestic, farm, and performance animals, including dogs, cats, cattle, poultry, swine, and horses.

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Seven things to keep your pet healthy

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Our pets do so many things to help us – they provide comfort, lower our blood pressure, keep us entertained and social. Make sure you’re doing all you can to help your pet. Here are seven things to keep your pet healthy.

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Have you ever heard a horse cough?

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With lungs almost twice the size of cattle lungs, horses have extremely large respiratory reserves. Unfortunately, horses are also susceptible to respiratory diseases that fall under the spectrum of equine asthma, such as recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) and inflammatory airway disease (IAD). Environmental factors such as pollen, poor air quality, and organic dust can irritate […]

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Love your pet? Visit the vet

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Animals rely on us to protect them from threats of disease and safeguard their wellbeing, and veterinarians are essential to helping pet owners keep animals healthy. Learn more.

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