Convenia injections not the best treatment for feline URTI.

A new study, published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association looked at how effective Cefovecin (Convenia) was as an antibiotic when treating upper respiratory infections (URTI) in cats as compared to oral medicines like Amoxicillin-Clavulinic Acid (Clavamox or Clavaseptin) or Doxycycline. (more…)...

Chicken Jerky Problems – The latest news.

A year ago, I first wrote about a concern that some veterinarians had about chicken jerky treats causing problems for dogs.  Since then, that article has received over 600 comments from people whose dogs have been made sick (or have even died) as a result of eating chicken jerky treats.  And, to date, the FDA has not been able to find out what the problem is!  Today, the FDA put out a news bulletin to tell the public what they are doing to try to solve the mystery. (more…)...