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• This Tufts veterinary student spent the summer playing music for very good dogs to see if it helped with short-term stress
  

  Boston Globe Second-year veterinary student, Sidney Beecy, discusses her research project that looks at the effect of music on short-term stress in dogs. Also quoted is Seana-Dowling Guyer, who is working with Sidney on this project, alongside Dr. Emily McCobb and Tufts University psychology professor, Ani Patel. Read full article ... read more
• Is scruffing the best way to handle an upset cat?
  Veterinary behaviorist Stephanie Borns-Weil, V07, and emergency/critical care veterinary technician Michelle Damon from the Foster Hospital for Small Animals, respond Many of us were taught that “scruffing” a cat—or grabbing the animal by the loose skin at the back of the neck—is not only an effective mode of restraint, but ... read more
• Help for the Overweight Dog
  It's very possible that you're living with a fat dog, but statistics say that you're not alone. ... read more

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