Important Message Regarding COVID-19

Gain practical advice on managing your clinics through this public health emergency. Many PVMA members are calling us for practical advice on managing their clinics through this public health emergency, especially in areas such as Montgomery County, where the Governor has recommended the closing of all non-essential businesses. While each situation is unique, here are […]

Can My Pet Get Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) that has been rapidly traveling the globe has been reported in Pennsylvania as infecting a few people. There has also been a report out of Hong Kong that a dog, that was owned by an infected person, tested a weak positive for the virus. This has raised concern among the pet-owning […]

New Brucella Canis Tests Available At PADLS

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons  New Brucella Canis Tests Available At PADLS Authored by: David L Thompson MS, PhD, and Deepanker Tewari BVSc PhD DACVM Canine brucellosis is an important, incurable reproductive disease of dogs that is caused by Brucella canis. Natural transmission of canine brucellosis can occur by several routes. B. canis organisms are present in […]

Canine Flu Testing at PADLS

Canine Flu Testing at PADLS Canine Influenza: Canine influenza or dog flu, is a highly contagious viral infection of dogs and can also infect cats. Canine influenza is the same group or Type A influenza virus similar to Human, Swine or Avian flu. At present, two strains of canine influenza virus have been identified in the […]