Read more veterinarian stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10702/veterinarian.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first calf ever fitted with prosthetic legs now spends her days frolicking at a New Mexico farm just months after losing her back hooves and part of her hind legs to frostbite. Rancher Nancy Dickenson's step-daughter found the frostbitten black Angus, named Meadow, on a neighboring property and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 3:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57021/pharmacy-bungled-drug-for-dead-horses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Florida pharmacy that prepared vitamin supplements for the 21 polo horses that died last weekend has admitted that the mixture was faulty, the Palm Beach Post reports. Franck’s Pharmacy in Tallahassee said today that the level of one ingredient in the supplement—which the polo team says was Biodyl—...http://www.newser.com/story/57021/pharmacy-bungled-drug-for-dead-horses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 13:03:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56724/polo-owner-wept-as-horses-died-in-his-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDevastated polo team owner Victor Vargas cradled the heads of his fallen horses and sobbed as they died in his arms, colleagues said yesterday. The wealthy Venezuelan banker—whose business has thrived despite Hugo Chavez's socialist regime—rushed from animal to animal as 21 suddenly collapsed and died shortly before...http://www.newser.com/story/56724/polo-owner-wept-as-horses-died-in-his-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 6:09:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54455/vet-bills-force-families-to-euthanize-pets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession is having some tragic consequences for family pets. Experts say owners are delaying care, opting out of pricey treatments, and putting down pets they’d otherwise save, MSNBC reports. One shelter has seen a 20% jump in admittances. “They come straight from the vet and say, ‘I can’t afford...http://www.newser.com/story/54455/vet-bills-force-families-to-euthanize-pets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 12:05:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46465/for-fido-fetch-can-be-fatal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChasing sticks leads to as many doggy injuries as running around on roads, a leading British vet tells the Times of London. With their pointy ends, erratic trajectories, and tendency to break apart, nature's fetch toys can cause all sorts of canine injuries, from stab wounds to paralysis to slow...http://www.newser.com/story/46465/for-fido-fetch-can-be-fatal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Dec 2008 13:39:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40586/military-opens-15m-dog-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf GI Rover gets injured in Iraq, chances are he'll end up at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where the "Walter Reed of the veterinary world" has just opened. The base has long been training pups for service in all branches of the military, but its old animal hospital...http://www.newser.com/story/40586/military-opens-15m-dog-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 12:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36178/dog-years-just-dont-add-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA human year is 7 dog years, right? That ubiquitous formula has been driving veterinarians and dog enthusiasts nuts for decades. If it were accurate, some pooches would live to the equivalent of age 150 or so, Carl Bialik writes in the Wall Street Journal . For those who must convert,...http://www.newser.com/story/36178/dog-years-just-dont-add-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Aug 2008 16:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34773/saudi-cops-target-flirty-dog-walkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOfficials in a Saudi province have banned the sale of cats and dogs after complaints that flirtatious men are “using cats and dogs to make passes at women and pester families,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. Although owning a pet isn’t illegal, the religious police say they’ll seize animals from...http://www.newser.com/story/34773/saudi-cops-target-flirty-dog-walkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 15:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33343/my-beagle-ate-my-paycheck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt first, $150 for a beagle puppy and $20 a week for food sounded like a good deal, but it didn't take long to realize dogs are "deceptively expensive," Neal Templin writes in the Wall Street Journal . Vet bills soon added up to thousands after a mystery illness and a...http://www.newser.com/story/33343/my-beagle-ate-my-paycheck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jul 2008 9:29:23 CDT