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Veterinary And Associated Education Sites
Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine : Here's a great veterinary education web site. You can also get information about applying to veterinary medical school and the biomedical sciences program.
Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine GI Lab: The GI Lab at Texas A&M University provides specialized testing services to help veterinarians diagnose and treat gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats.
Texas Veterinary Medical Association : Our state veterinary association has a lot of valuable information for veterinarians (upcoming C.E., etc...) and the pet owner.
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists is an organization of six closely interacting veterinary referral practices in Houston, Texas. Our goal is to provide veterinarians the opportunity to incorporate advanced diagnostic training , sophisticated equipment, and the expertise of veterinary specialists into their general practices. We function solely as an extension of general practices and maintain a close working relationship with family veterinarians. Patients are accepted only by referral from your veterinarian and 24-hour patient care is provided for our hospitalized patients. A "team approach" is used among our specialists and the family veterinarian to provide state-of-the-art veterinary care.
Texas Association of Registered Veterinary Technicians (TARVT): If you're a veterinary technician and are interested in becoming a member of TARVT, please visit this site! Please note: you don't need to be a registered veterinary technician to join!
The Animal Medical Center: This is an information packed site for both the pet owner and veterinarians.
VetMedCenter.com: This is a newly created comprehensive veterinary medicine web site created by Larry Tilley, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, that is loaded with good information for both the pet owner and veterinarian. It's free and you can join today!
Veterinary Information Network (VIN) : This is a great site designed for veterinarians. If you're not already a veterinary member of VIN, please visit this site and see how much it has to offer you.
Veterinary Partner: Do you have questions about animal health, medications, whelping puppies, therapies, surgery, behavior, or safety? Did your veterinarian suggest you visit this site to learn more about a health issue concerning your pet? VeterinaryPartner.com is here to support your veterinarian and you in the care of your companion animals by providing reliable, up-to-date animal health information from the veterinarians and experts of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), the world's first and largest online veterinary database and community.
ProMEDmail.org: the global electronic reporting/monitoring system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins, is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Laser Surgery : visit this site to learn more about the advantages of laser surgery for pets, whether you're a veterinarian or a pet owner
Antech Diagnostics: This site is set up to provide both veterinarians and pet owners with valuable laboratory information on a variety of conditions that affect animals. The site also contains an archive of all of their past newsletters covering a wide range of subjects.
Consultant : Dr. Maurice E. White, Cornell Veterinary Medicine
Endocrine Diagnostic Service : Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical
Pathology Of Exotic Animals
This University of Pennsylvania website includes reference ranges for birds
(passerines and psittacines), rodents, rabbits, and ferrets; case-simulations;
and information on venipuncture, maximum blood volume collection, and sample
submission.
Testing For Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia
From Kansas State university CVM: Flow cytometry is used to detect Platelet-Surface
Associated IGG testing (PSAIgG) in support of the diagnosis of immune mediated
thrombocytopenia. This test replaces the platelet factor 3 (PF3) test, which
is no longer available. This site also provides an overview of IMT and differentials
to consider when dealing with a patient with thrombocytopenia.
Dr. Jean Dodds on Hypothyroidism and Seizures : visit this site to learn more about the link between canine autoimmune thyroid disease and symptoms of hypothyroidism.
University Agriculture Links : This is the most extensive list of university agricultural links that I've encountered.
Colleges of veterinary medicine - Provides links to veterinary colleges around the world.
List of all state veterinary medical associations and their websites
The Merck Veterinary Manual: The single most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information. It includes over 12,000 indexed topics and over 1200 illustrations. You can rapidly search by topic, species, specialty, disease, and keyword using advanced search.
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Minimally Invasive Surgery/Endoscopic Surgery: Endoscopic surgery uses scopes going through small incisions or natural body openings in order to diagnose and treat disease. Another popular term is minimally invasive surgery (MIS), which emphasizes that diagnosis and treatments can be done with reduced body cavity invasion. This is one of the very best sites for pet owners and veterinarians to learn more about MIS.
Veterinary medicine as a career choice:
Careers in Veterinary Medicine : Learn more about becoming a veterinarian or veterinary technician.
Choosing a career in veterinary medicine - What does it take to be a veterinarian?
 | What is a Veterinarian? |
| Becoming a Veterinarian |
| Veterinary Education |
| Roles of Veterinarians |
| Employment Outlook |
| Becoming a Veterinary Technician |
| Association Membership |
Veterinary technician - Information center from Texas A&M University.
Veterinary Anatomy:
Hill's Atlas of Veterinary Clinical Anatomy : This is a great source for pictures of normal and abnormal anatomy in the dog and cat. It even includes the life cycles of some common parasites.
National Animal Organizations
American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) This is another large national veterinary organization with several pet owner sites for information and fun!
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) This is the largest veterinary organization in the United States and this site has an abundance of information about veterinary medicine for the veterinarian and for the pet owner.
American Cat Fanciers Association
American Dog Trainers Network American Humane Association
Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Delta Society
Future Farmers of America (FFA) National 4-H Council
Specialists in the El Paso area
| Veterinary ophthalmologists and dermatologists are currently scheduled to visit the El Paso area about every 3 weeks . Please consult with your veterinarian about a referral to one of these specialists: |
Eye Clinic for Animals, El Abrigado Animal Clinic, 900 Country Club Road, Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Call (800) 697-3937 to schedule appointments.
Dr. Tom Lewis, Dermatology Clinic for Animals, El Abrigado Animal Clinic. Please call (505) 589-1818 to schedule appointments.
Vacationing and Traveling with your Pet
Pet Sitters International: Pet Sitters International leads the industry as the largest and most progressive organization for professional pet sitters in the world. Find a professional pet sitter near you!
Animal Nannie--Pet Sitter for El Paso!
Traveling With Your Pet: The largest pet travel resource on the internet!
Government Regulations for traveling with your pet to foreign countries: Visit this site to see what the current regulations are for the country that you'll be traveling to with your pet.
Wildlife Rescue/Rehabilitation
Chihuahuan Desert Wildlife Rescue (CDWR)
Disaster Preparedness
Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams
It is the mission of the Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams
to assist the local veterinary community with the care of animals and to provide
veterinary oversight and advice concerning animal related issues and public
health during a disaster or following a request from an appropriate agency.
State Animal Response Teams (SART) are interagency state organizations dedicated to preparing, planning, responding and recovering during animal emergencies in the United States.
Pet Web Sites
Pet Care
HomeAgain for Lost Pets : Learn more about how you can help insure the safe return of your beloved pet with the use of microchipping!
HomeAgain Lifetime Registration Rebate: You can now get a $5.00 rebate when you microchip your pet and register it in the national database with HomeAgain. The cost for single pets is $17.50 ($12.50 after your rebate). The cost for multiple pet households is $27.50 (requires 2 or more pets and there is no maximum), unfortunately, the $5.00 rebate can not be used to reduce the cost for multiple pet household registrations. Click on the HomeAgain link to learn more!
National Pet Wellness Month: Learn how six-month wellness exams can keep your best friend happy and healthy!
Laser Surgery : visit this site to learn more about the advantages of laser surgery for your pet!
Acupuncture: Visit the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society's website to learn more about acupuncture and it's use in treating pets.
American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
A Pet Owner's Guide to Common Small Animal Poisons
Dog Owner's Guide: Find out more about a specific breed plus lots more!
VetCentric.com : This is a great information site for pet owners; from hamsters to heifers, vetcentric.com
Pet Education: here's another great site that has a very complete library on pet care for a number of species. If it is learning how to give your pet medication, brushing your pet's teeth to setting up an aquarium.....check out this very informative site; it's truly packed with great tips and information!
Pet Behavior Problems.com: visit this site designed by veterinarians to personally help your pets with behavior problems.
The Dog Whisperer: Cesar Millan is a world-renowned dog behavior specialist, known for his uncanny ability to walk large packs of dogs at a time. Not only that, but from poodles to pit bulls, these now well-behaved canines have each been rehabilitated, rescued from a wide range of extreme behavior issues - anything from insecurity to severe 'red zone' aggression! Visit his site to learn more on how you can use his training methods to deal with behavioral problems in your dog.
Pet Fun
Acme Pet: Cool Pet Site of the Day
Animal Planet (Discovery Channel) AVMA's Kids Korner
Cyber-Pet MooMilk NetPets Kratts' Creatures
Pet Loss
AVMA's Pet Loss Support Bereavement Page Virtual Pet Cemetery
Pet Welfare
Humane Society of El Paso Animal Connection American Humane Association
Delta Society Great Dane Rescue of the Southwest Denver Dumb Friends League
El Paso Animal Shelter Advisory Committee El Paso Animal Organization Directory
News Releases from the El Paso Animal Shelter Advisory Committee New Mexico Collie Rescue
Animal Rescue League of El Paso Greyhound Pets of America/Lone Star Greyhounds Animal Disabilities
Pet Health Insurance
Veterinary Pet Insurance: Learn more about how you can help to protect your pet with an insurance policy.
Individual Species Web Sites
Birds
TAMU Department of Poultry Science The Aviary Pet Bird.Com University of Minnesota Raptor Center
National Audubon Society African Love Bird Society Driftaway Lovebirds
Microchip your bird! : Help insure positive identification and it's safe return to you!
Pet Behavior Problems.com: visit this site designed by veterinarians to personally help your bird with behavior problems.
Cats
American Cat Fanciers Association AVMA's Buying a Pet Cat Fanciers Cornell Feline Health Center MyPetStop.Com
Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Center: This is an excellent site for those seeking more information about kidney disease in the cat.
Feline Hip Dysplasia Awareness Web Site : Did you know that hip dysplasia affects cats too? Please take a moment to visit this site for some great information about this condition in cats.
Feline Behavior Information: Do you have a perplexing feline behavior problem? Check out this site!
Pet Behavior Problems.com: visit this site designed by veterinarians to personally help your cat with behavior problems.
Microchip your cat! Help insure the safe return of your cat to you!
Cats with disabilities: Do you have a disabled cat? This is a great site with help for you and your pet!
Dogs
The Dog Whisperer: Cesar Millan is a world-renowned dog behavior specialist, known for his uncanny ability to walk large packs of dogs at a time. Not only that, but from poodles to pit bulls, these now well-behaved canines have each been rehabilitated, rescued from a wide range of extreme behavior issues - anything from insecurity to severe 'red zone' aggression! Visit his site to learn more on how you can use his training methods to deal with behavioral problems in your dog.
The Dogtra Company: Based out of Carson, California, the Dogtra Company has developed a line of remote training collars that have set a new standard in the electronic collar training industry. With a focus on durability and cutting-edge technology, Dogtra offers a full line of training collars from small-breed pet trainers to a variety of sporting dog units.
Proheart6: To learn the very latest developments in the removal of ProHeart6 from the market, please follow this link.
American Dog Trainers Network American Kennel Club AVMA's Buying a Pet K-9 Web Dogs Owners Guide
Microchip your dog! Help insure it's safe return to you! Learn more by visiting this site.
Dogs with disabilites: Do you have a disabled dog? This is a great site with help for you and your pet!
On-Line Dog Breeders Directory Onofrio Dog Shows Pure-Bred Puppynet
PennHIP: Learn more about how you can help reduce the incidence of canine hip dysplasia.
Canine Behavior Information: Do you have a difficult canine behavior problem? Visit this site for some insight!
The Epi Guardian Angels: Your source for information, support, treatment and solutions for veterinarians and owners of dogs with epilepsy.
Onate Trail Dog Fanciers Association: OTDFA is an All Breed Dog Club dedicated to public education and the sport of dogs.
Great
Dane Club of El Paso
: The G. D. C. of E. P. is the oldest Great Dane club in Texas and is an
affiliate club of the Great
Dane Club of America.
Pet Behavior Problems.com: visit this site designed by veterinarians to personally help your dog with behavior problems.
Animal House: Train, don't complain! Visit their site today to learn more!
Ferrets
Ferrets : Visit the web site of our local ferret club and rescue shelter. You might consider adopting one of the rescue ferrets or joining their club.
Ferret Health Care : This great site is packed with all kinds of cutting-edge medical information for veterinarians and ferret owners alike.
Ferret Food Comparison Chart: Use this site to compare different ferret foods
Aleutian Disease Virus of Ferrets: visit this site to learn more about ADV and how you can easily test your ferret for this deadly disease.
Microchip your ferret! What better way to positively identify your ferret and help to insure it's safe return to you!
Ferret Depot.com: This is a supplier of the new Pretty Pets Natural Gold Ferret Diet 4 lb. The hope is that this newly formulated diet (more protein, less carbohydrates) will lessen the incidence of certain diseases (insulinoma etc...) in the ferret.
Sugar Gliders
Sun Coast Sugar Gliders:
A site devoted to sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps), native to Australia
Horses
Equine Online Equi-Site Horse Breeds Horse Country Horse Web Resources
Koi and Aquarium Fish
Koivet.com : Dr. Eric Johnson's great Koi medicine site; a "must visit" for anyone who keeps Koi! Join his mailing list to keep updated!
Associated Koi Clubs of America Southwest Koi And Pond Association (SKAPA)
Fishlink Central : Dedicated to the aquarium fish hobby. If you're having a problem with your aquarium fish, this is a great site to visit for information!
Reef Central Online: Reef Central is an online community where quality information about the marine and reef aquarium hobby can be exchanged among all levels of hobbyist from beginner to advanced. Our goal is to help educate people about the saltwater aquarium hobby and enhance awareness of the fragility of coral reefs around the world. We hope you will join us and that you find this site useful.
Aquatic Veterinarian and Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Resources: The comprehensive source of aquatic veterinary and disease diagnostic information supporting aquatic animal owners, aquaculture and seafood industries, governments and the public in the health,welfare of aquatic animals, public health and seafood safety.
Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc.: This is a great site to check out if you need fish keeping supplies, whether you have a large operation or one aquarium.
Rabbits
Rabbits: This is the most complete listing of excellent rabbit sites I've found!
Etherbun: This is a great e-mail newsletter that also provides tons of great links to valid information about the care of house rabbits. Subscribe today!!
Medirabbit: this is a very complete, professional and in-depth rabbit site that is loaded with great information about rabbits. A "must visit" for rabbit owners!
Rabbitstop: check out this site for all your rabbits needs!
GI Stasis vs. Bloat in Rabbits: this is a recently updated site that has some great information for rabbit owners and vets who treat them.
Rabbit Health Central: This site is packed with useful information for all rabbit owners
Chinchillas
Reptiles
Reptile Websites: Many good sites are listed here for information on snakes, turtles, tortoise, alligators, crocodiles and lizards!
California Turtle & Tortoise Club : This is a great turtle and tortoise information site (especially the care sheets for different species)!
Turtle Websites: www.redearslider.com www.resoasis.com www.turtleforum.com www.tortoise.org www.boxturtlesite.org
Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection: This is, by far, one of the very best, most complete herp sites available today.
Keoz's Vertical Reptile Portal: This site has tons of excellent links to sites with information on a wide variety of reptiles.
Miscellaneous Species
AVMA's Electronic Zoo Check here for information on any other species from Amphibians to Zoo animals
Farm Animals
Agricultural Education Websites Beef Cattle Web Resources TAMU Department of Poultry Science
The Chicken Coop Dairy Cattle Web Resources Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Goat Web resources Livestock Breeds
MooMilk National 4-H Council NetVet's Cow Page Sheep Web Resources
Exotics
Pocket Pets
Zoos/Wildlife Species Sites
Alaska SeaLife Center: is currently sponsoring an internship program for college students or recent graduates who are interested in gaining an educational experience in a world-class marine facility.
Bat Conservation International The Bear Den
Elephant Consultance :Conservation, breeding, training, links and more!
Elephant Information Repository :Anatomy, news, links and more!
El Paso Zoo Web Site San Diego Zoo
eNature.com : This is a great site that brings nature to life using your computer; a "must visit site"!
Miscellaneous sites:
Library: This is a "must visit" site if you're wanting to obtain information about any subject, plus so much more! Libraryspot.com
Travel: Travelocity, Internet Travel Network ,Travel with Microsoft Expedia Travel
Medical Information sites:
National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Ask Dr. Bob, WebMD
Search Engines:
Yahoo AltaVista Infoseek Ask Jeeves
Froogle: find products for sale from across the web
Would you like more information about El Paso, Texas?
El Paso's Virtual City Hall : This is our city governments official web site that contains a wealth of information about our city.
EpScene : There are a number of great info. links here about El Paso!
