COVER ARTICLE
An update on anaplasmosis
A. Rick Alleman, DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP, and Heather L. Wamsley, DVM, DACVP
This bacterial disease, caused by two different Anaplasma species, is spreading worldwide in dogs and has zoonotic potential.
FEATURE
Help! My dog licks everything
Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB
Although many owners think it is simply annoying, excessive licking can be harmful to a dog or a sign of medical problems. Learn to identify the causes of repetitive licking in dogs and how to treat it, so you are ready the next time owners bring up the issue.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
--Providing the right fluids in patients with hypernatremia
--Our youngest reader
--A heads up on ensuring adequate sterilization
The Veterinary Medicine Interview
Dr. Barrak Pressler
Idea Exchange
--As seen on TV: Broadcast your patients' weight loss progress
--Sometimes you can judge a bottle by its wrapping
--Reduce soiled bedding by using a plastic liner
--Use surgical gowns to support older or nonambulatory pets
--Questioning owners about pets can be a happy distraction
Mind Over Miller
There go we all
Robert M. Miller, DVM
