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Woman Warns Pet Owners After Her 2 Dogs Contract Botulism From Dead Iguana
Source: WPTV A Palm Beach County woman is warning pet owners after her two dogs contracted botulism from eating a dead iguana in their yard following a Florida cold snap. Bridget Garrison said her blue-tick hounds, Tally and Karma, consumed parts of the iguana, which...
Veterinarian Hopes Rescue of 100 Cats Will ‘Help Save Other Animals’
Source: 10 WJAR Nearly 100 cats were rescued from a Woonsocket, Rhode Island apartment in one of the largest cases the Rhode Island SPCA has handled. Unlike typical hoarding situations, the owner contacted authorities for help. Dr. Dan Simpson said the cats were...
Sepsis Warning After Woman’s Quadruple Amputation
Source: BBC Manjit Sangha, 56, is raising awareness about sepsis after surviving a life-threatening battle that led to the amputation of both legs below the knee and both hands. After feeling unwell one weekend, she became unconscious within 24 hours and was rushed to...
Cat Food Sold in 10 States, Including Oregon, Recalled After Report of Pet Illness
Source: Oregon Live Go Raw, a Utah-based pet food company, has voluntarily recalled a single lot of its Quest Cat Food Chicken Recipe Freeze Dried Nuggets after at least one customer reported a related illness in their cat. According to the U.S. Food and Drug...
Nancy Benson Ward Establishes Endowed Scholarship to Honor Late Brother
Source: Science News Nancy Benson Ward has established a $100,000 endowed scholarship at Arkansas State University to honor her late brother, Dr. Bill W. Benson. The newly created Dr. Bill W. Benson Memorial Scholarship will support full-time students admitted...
Some Dog Breeds Carry a Higher Risk of Breathing Problems
Source: Science News A new study published February 18 in PLOS One finds that some flat-faced, or brachycephalic, dog breeds face significantly higher risks of breathing problems due to their shortened skull shapes. Researchers examined nearly 900 dogs across 14...
Cats and Kittens are Helping Inmates Heal Thanks to a Flagler County Rehabilitation Program
Source: News 4 Jax In Flagler County, Florida, a rehabilitation initiative called the SMART program is pairing jail inmates with cats and kittens from the local Humane Society, helping both heal and grow. Launched in July, the program allows select inmates to live...
Meet Louisville’s Lassie—the Dog Who Helped LMPD Find a Missing 3-Year-Old
Source: WLKY In January, a missing 3-year-old boy in Louisville, Kentucky, was found safely thanks in part to a neighborhood dog now dubbed “Louisville’s Lassie.” During the search in the Okolona area, Louisville Metro Police used extensive resources, including...
South African Farmers Count Mounting Losses as Foot-and-Mouth Disease Rages
Source: Reuters South African farmers are facing mounting losses as the country battles one of its worst foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in years. Since early 2025, infections have spread to seven of nine provinces, disrupting livestock production and trade....
Rabid Cat Euthanized in Suffolk
Source: WTKR A cat in Suffolk, Virginia, has tested positive for rabies, according to the Suffolk Health Department. The animal was found in the 100 block of Robertson Street in Whaleyville and taken to a Veterinary clinic for evaluation. Due to the severity of its...
A Smarter Digital Backbone for Veterinary Clinics: Why SASE Beats Legacy Firewalls
Veterinary care has gone digital. Your practice management and imaging live in the cloud, your team consults from exam rooms and home offices, doctors move between locations, and client communication happens on mobile devices. That old, hardware-centric security...
Measuring the Invisible Losses
I have been thinking a lot about the things we miss measuring in Veterinary practices. Since most of my focus is on the client experience, I was pondering how we can do a better job seeing into the client experience and then doing something about plugging the holes....
Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail: Exit Planning and Your Veterinary Legacy
For many Veterinary practice owners, the idea of exit planning feels distant—something to address “later,” perhaps a few years before retirement. Unfortunately, that mindset is one of the most expensive mistakes an owner can make. In reality, exit planning is not a...
UF Research Aims to Thwart Crimes Against Cats
Source: UF Health At the University of Florida, the Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory is working to combat crimes against cats through its program, “A Cat Has No Name.” Led by forensic pathologist and veterinarian Adam Stern, the lab investigates deaths of...
Bay Area Veterinarians Report Spike in Deadly, Contagious Disease Affecting Dogs
Source: ABC 7 News Bay Area veterinarians and public health officials are warning of a spike in leptospirosis, a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be deadly in dogs and, in rare cases, spread to humans. Cases are rising across the region and in Los Angeles...
Meet the Real Vet Behind ‘All Creatures Great and Small’—the Heartwarming True Story
Source: Woman's World he hit series All Creatures Great and Small is inspired by the real-life Yorkshire veterinarian James Alfred Wight, who wrote under the pen name James Herriot. First adapted by the BBC in 1978 and revived in 2020, the show follows Herriot’s early...
In Oregon, a Dog Competition Tries to Get More Dogs into Truffle Hunting
Source: NPR An Oregon dog competition is encouraging more people to train their pets for truffle hunting, a niche but growing activity in the Pacific Northwest. Held as part of the annual Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene, the Joriad North American Truffle Dog...
Endangered Sea Turtles Receive Critical Imaging at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Source: Mississippi State University Two endangered sea turtles are receiving advanced medical care through a partnership between the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM) and the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport....
Rodent Burrows Offer Unusual Sanctuary to Africa’s Smallest Wildcat
Source: Mongabay New research reveals that female black-footed cats (Felis nigripes), Africa’s smallest wildcat, rely heavily on abandoned springhare burrows to shelter and raise their kittens in Southern Africa’s harsh, semiarid landscapes. Weighing as little as 1...
Louisiana Faces Critical Shortage of Farm Veterinarians in Rural Areas
Source: KNOE News 8 Rural areas in Louisiana, including Ouachita Parish, are facing a severe shortage of mixed-animal veterinarians, limiting access to essential livestock care. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Oliver Garden says the shortage is especially acute...
Improving Dairy Calf Pain Mitigation
Source: Michigan State University Researchers at Michigan State University are developing a machine-learning system to better detect and manage pain in dairy calves following hot-iron disbudding, a common practice to prevent horn growth. Although veterinarians...
Veterinarian Warns Canine Distemper Can Spread From Racoon-Contaminated Bowls to Dogs
Source: KATV A veterinarian is warning Arkansas dog owners about the danger of canine distemper after Russellville Animal Control detected the virus in raccoons. Dr. Sarah Gilkerson of Merritt Animal Clinic says distemper, caused by a paramyxovirus related to measles,...
Portland Animal Hospital Warns Dog Owners About Salmon Poisoning
Source: Fox 12 Oregon A Portland emergency animal hospital, DoveLewis, is warning dog owners about salmon poisoning disease after a 6-year-old border collie mix named Forrest nearly died from the illness. The disease, most common in the Pacific Northwest, occurs when...
USDA Postpones Implementation of Horse Protection Amendments
Source: USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has postponed implementation of the 2024 Horse Protection Amendments final rule, delaying non-vacated provisions until December 31, 2026. Originally set to take effect...
Area Veterinarians Warn of Rabies Vaccine Recall
Source: Western Mass News Veterinarians in Massachusetts are warning pet owners about a recall of a specific rabies vaccine batch that may have left some animals unprotected. The recalled product is IMRAB 3TF, one-milliliter rabies vaccine, serial number 18665,...