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Slits on a Dog’s Nose

A dog’s nose has incredible powers. Every part of the nose functions to give a dog an amazing sense of smell, even those slits. A dog’s sense of smell is anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 times better than ours. They can differentiate between 30,000 to 100,000 scents individually. Former director of the Florida State University […]
Bird Behavior Bird Health

Feather Plucking

All birds preen, grooming their feathers daily. The problem appears when a bird begins to pluck out feathers. It’s easy to detect as you’ll see bald spots or feather shafts on the bird’s body. There are a number of reasons why birds pluck out their feathers. Some wild birds use their feathers to line nests. […]
History and Culture

Highlights in History of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary medicine has a long history dating back to at least 9000 BCE. Sheepherders, although not veterinarians, used their crude medical skills to treat their animals. Translated hieroglyphs from 4000 to 3000 BCE show that Egyptians, with their more advanced knowledge of medicine, treated and maintained the health of their domestic animals. Sanskrit texts (the […]