1.   This is the unofficial tuneup time for cats and dogs, and area veterinarians report a huge bump in business.

2.   Veterinarians reported that the Kansas elk with chronic wasting appeared healthy, said Lloyd Fox, a biologist for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

3.   Veterinarians report that dogs sometimes develop food allergies because the giardia-infected gut becomes more permeable and allows incompletely digested food proteins to pass through.

4.   The dogs were bruised and banged up but their injuries were not life-threatening, a veterinarian reported.

5.   Veterinarians report a sudden increase in the number of rottweilers that turn up dead or wounded by gunshots.

6.   Veterinarians reported horses dying with blood gushing from their noses and mouths.