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THE ANIMAL HEALTH MAGAZINE HOT WEATHER TIPS FOR FIDO & TABBY ACUPUNCTURE: VETERINARY MEDICINES NEWEST TOOL WILL THE RHINO SURVIVE? EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A miTTM m~ A "W" v&PHB JlH^^^E^v^ Official Journal of the Animal Health Foundation on animal care and health. KF^^T^b^fJi JULY/AUG 1975 • VOLUME 6 NUMBER 4 ^^^g^LMM W ARTICLES ^'iWr^^^r -^Jr^Jr Will the Rhino Survive?, Malano Mercurio 8 Taking Your Dog to England?, Brooke Oliver 10 The Use of Radiology in Veterinary Medicine 12 Mexican Water Salamanders, Patricia Zimmerman 15 The Vet? . You Bet\, Drake Seaman 16 WHAT DO VETERINARIANS * Realistic View of the Modern Zoo Part II 5m// 18 nr. AT pnM\/CMTinMC? Scientists Study Effects of Feline Distemper Virus 21 UUAI UUIMVtIMIIUIMb.' D.V.M.'s Working with Acupuncture, Part II, Staff 24 A Lesson in Pet Control,/). K. Lindo 29 The annual meeting of the national Have Pet wm Travel> Lori Ann Jones 30 veterinary organization - The Amen- Summer Pet Precautions 30 can Veterinary Medical Association — will be held this year at the Disneyland DEPARTMENTS Convention Center, July 14-17. This will be the 112th annual meeting and Editor's Notebook 3 it promises to be one of the best. Cavalcade Health News 4 There will be about 200 presentations Doctor's Advice 6 of topics of professional interest to the Children s Page 3000-4000 veterinarians in attendance. The Black Bear, Evelyn Witter 22 Veterinarians attend these conven- Old Fashioned Barnyard Game, Carsten Ahrens 23 tions with their families and it is often Book Review 28 considered their only "vacation" for the year, although they are kept on a very intense schedule during the three days of presentations. The doctors c. M Baxter. D.V.M Editorial Director going to these meetings are there to Norene Harris Associate Editor get the very latest information in Millwood A. Custer, D.V.M Small Animals Editor veterinary medicine. Any procedural Charles H. Reid, D.V.M Equine Editor or political activity by the members is Robert J. Schroeder, D.V.M . Ecology & Public Health Editor done on days and times other than the Oscar W. Schalm. D.V.M Research Editor July 14-17 seminars and scientific ses- "^ A' Youn*' DVM Exotic Anlma,s Editor S10I1 S A ' . , .. • , „ u. Bill Williams Art Director A member of the Animal Health Laura Tracy Advertising Director Foundation board of directors, who .. w. « 4, .* . , . , _ ' , Harry Maiden Circulation Manager was a former president of the Founda tion, is on the convention advisory board. He is Dr. Richard B. Fink. Address all advertising and editorial communications to ANIMAL CAVALCADE. 8.138 Rosemead The President of the A.V.M.A. is Blvd.. Pico Rivera. Calif. 90660. All editorial correspondence and manuscripts must be accompanied Dr. John B. Carricaburu of Santa bya stamped self-addressed envelope. Ynez, California. Dr. Carricaburu is an equine practitioner highly respected COVER: Dr. Lindley with puppy - 20" x 24" oil by Drake Seaman of for his expertise in equine medicine. Williams, Arizona. He has been a valuable member and SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS chairman of many state and national „ . , . committees in the veterinary field. S'nd ^"'cnpt.ons andI change of address to ANIMAL HEALTH FOUNDATION. 8338 v , . ]f A Rosemead Boulevard, Pico Rivera, Calif. 90660. Be sure to notify us of your change of YOU are doing yourselt and your address at least six weeks before the change is made, including an address label clipped animals a service by encouraging your from your latest copy Give both your old and new addrcss and include your ZIP CODE. veterinarian to attend his professional ANIMAL CAVALCADE is published bi-monthly by the Animal Health Foundation, C M nVM 8338 Rosemead Blvd" Pico R'vera. Calif. 90660. Single'copies $.60. 12-issue C. M. Baxter, D. V.M. subscription, $6.00; additional gift subscriptions (if ordered at the same time), $4.00 Editorial Director each. Copyright, 1972, Animal Health Foundation. _ dogs entering Canada must show re cent certificates of vaccination for entry. BUY YOUR DOG Many American vacationers have arrived at the Canadian border only to be turned away because they didn't A NEW COAT. have a certificate or because the cer Using Sergeant's® shampoos is like buying your dog a new coat. tificate wasn't dated within the pre They gently deep-clean for a proud, shiny, healthy looking coat. vious 12 months. Sergeant's Skip-Flea® Shampoo cleans, deodorizes, kills fleas. Sergeant's Creme Shampoo for indoor dogs. Sergeant's Anti- EQUINE RESEARCH GIVEN Tangle Shampoo makes brushing a pleasure. From Sergeant's SUPPORT line of 200 carefully tested .^ n .i« A National Ride for Research on products for all kinds of pets. IJ S RFf|RS|||| Saturday, Sept. 20, with Penny Tweedy as chairman, will give horse H1975 M.H«r Morton Comp.n» • *t™s,*y o» *- HRob.ni Company IDG fJGl CalC? fJGUfJlG men an opportunity to inform the public of the importance of the indus try and to raise funds for equine research. The National Ride for Research will Creek Court, Manhattan; Marc comprise separate rides throughout the Rachofsky, 1616 Fairview, Manhattan; United States conducted by clubs, CMlCPtot and Fred Erickson, Rockport, Maine. organizations and any groups that want to participate. AAHA NAMES DR. OSBORNE While Rides for Research have been 'VETERINARIAN OF THE sponsored since 1972, the National YEAR' Ride is the first time they have been coordinated into one big effort. One IWS Dr. Carl A. Osborne, associate pro fessor at the University of Minnesota, was honored as "Veterinarian of the Year 1974" at the American Animal Hospital Association's annual conven LOS ANGELES REDUCES tion in Cincinnati on April 22. LICENSE FEES Dr. Osborne, who holds a joint appointment as an associate professor Los Angeles city dog owners are in the Department of Veterinary Clini taking advantage of the license fee cal Sciences at the College of Veterin * reduction for their pets if they are ary Medicine and in the Department of spayed or neutered. Pediatrics in the College of Medicine, f The yearly mandatory license fee, was selected for the honor by the r collected fiscally, for dogs living in the Awards Committee of the AAHA. city is $7. The fee is cut in half for A specialist in internal medicine owners who have their pets altered. with emphasis on urology, Dr. The $3.50 license fee is one reason dog Osborne has been a guest speaker and owners are taking in their pets for seminar participant at more than 80 i spaying or neutering. state, regional and national meetings of the AAHA and the American Veter "Ride for Research" will be led by DR. S.M.DENNIS WINS inary Medical Association during the Mrs. Penny Tweedy. AWARD last seven years. He also has written or of the most popular women in the Dr. S. M. Dennis, head of the co-authored more than 30 books and horse world, Mrs. Tweedy, breeder of veterinary pathology department in almost 100 scientific papers. Triple Crown winner Secretariat and the Kansas State University College of "He has given unselfishly to better champion Riva Ridge, was unani Veterinary Medicine, has been award our profession and the practice of mously selected as chairman. ed the annual "Brandly Award for small animal medicine," declared Dr. Patterned after walk-a-thons for Excellence in Veterinary Medical Writ Stanton Williamson, Director of Edu charity, Ride for Research is a project ing" at KSUfor 1975. cation and Publications for the AAHA. which sponsors research at veterinary The award was presented by Dr. schools to benefit horses. Neil V. Anderson, president of Phi RECENT VACCINATION Suggestions and procedures for par Zeta, as the climax to the annual Phi REQUIRED FOR ticipating in the National Ride for Zeta Research Day of the College of CANADA-BOUND DOGS Research are available from Morris Veterinary Medicine recently. Animal Foundation, 531 Guaranty Dr. Dennis is author of more than Americans planning to take a dog Bank Building, Denver, Colorado 100 scientific articles on veterinary with them on vacation to Canada this 80202. pathology and neo-natal diseases. summer are reminded to have the dog Mrs. Tweedy indicated the impor Featured speaker for Research Day vaccinated against rabies before leav tance and impact of National Ride for was Dr. Horst Leipold, winner of the ing. A recent certificate of vaccination Research. "Horses are important to 1974 Veterinary Medical Award for and a health certificate should be kept their owners for many reasons — some "Excellence in Research." handy. economic and some emotional. I know Awards for excellence in under Unlike the United States, where a how important it is for us to be able to graduate research were presented by rabies vaccination within the previous treat and prevent diseases of horses, Phi Zeta to Denise Kibuszewski, Tuttle three years is sufficient to gain entry, Continued from Page 27 4 A. Yes, a horse may appear to be A. Even a cat that generally keeps healthy, but if it is a carrier of the itself well groomed may get into a virus (detectable by blood test) it mess now and then and need a can infect other horses, usually by bath, for which baby shampoo is way of biting flies or mosquitos, good. An outdoor cat tends to get 1 and an infected mare can transmit dirty and may need regular baths, the disease to her foal in the perhaps once a month. The cat's uterus. At the very least, a posi nails should be trimmed whenever tive horse should be kept in a they get too long or sharp — screened stable, away from other which may be every few weeks — horses.