Wildlife Rescue to Take Years in Aftermath of Ongoing Oil Spill

by: Jen Nigro

More than two months after a massive oil slick began spreading through the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife rescue efforts are ramping up. The Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig owned by BP, exploded on April 20, then sank April 22. According to a June 20 Wall Street Journal article, scientists estimated the leak was putting out between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels a day. While the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concentrates on rescuing affected wildlife, Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Newark, Delaware is heading up the wildlife rehabilitation effort. Its experts first arrived on the scene April 26, and began working with BP, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assess the situation. Over the last several weeks, rescuers have been patrolling the shoreline looking for oiled animals...

Case Study: Hypertrophic Osteopathy

by: Andrea Grow, DVM

“Whisper”, a 10-year-old spayed female beagle, was referred to our clinic (Veterinary Center of Liberty) for evaluation of weakness and discomfort in the rear legs and back. The owners had noticed a slow progression of weakness, discomfort, decreased mobility and difficulty/reluctance to walk for approximately one month. Physical examination revealed decreased musculature of the rear legs along with a generalized loss of lean body mass. A painful response was elicited on flexion/extension of coxofemoral joints bilaterally. Spinal and pelvic radiographs revealed periosteal irregularities along the diaphysis of both femurs and the surfaces of the pelvis. Symmetrical bony proliferation along the cortices had a scalloped and lacy appearance. Thoracic radiographs revealed numerous pulmonary masses. Abdominal radiographs appeared normal for age and breed.

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Veterinary Leaders in Kansas City (Part Four of Six)

A Dynamic Champion of the Veterinary Practitioner

by: Steve Joseph DVM – Historian

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