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by Editor | Mar 8, 2026 | News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Today’s Veterinary Business Veterinary blood supplies in the United States are critically low and face growing threats, endangering pets that require lifesaving transfusions. Rising pet ownership has increased demand, with millions of transfusions likely... read more
by Editor | Mar 7, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News, Students
Source: Stuttgart Daily Leader The Arkansas State University (ASU) System Board of Trustees received an update that A-State’s new College of Veterinary Medicine remains on track to open in fall 2026. Chancellor Todd Shields said a recent accreditation site visit by... read more
by Editor | Mar 7, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Animal Health Institute The Animal Health Institute (AHI) has praised the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) final guidance on the duration of use for medically important antimicrobials in animal feed and water. The guidance creates a framework for... read more
by Editor | Mar 6, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News, Students
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch An Iowa House subcommittee has advanced House File 2209, which would require 80% of students in Iowa State University’s Veterinary medicine professional program to be Iowa residents or previous in-state college attendees. Sponsored... read more
by Editor | Mar 5, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 4, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 3, 2026 | News, Students, Veterinary Practice
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 3, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 2, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 2, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Mar 1, 2026 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
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.... read more
by Editor | Mar 1, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 28, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 28, 2026 | Companion Animal, News, Veterinary Practice
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 27, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 27, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 26, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, News
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.... read more
by Editor | Feb 25, 2026 | Animal Health Industry, Livestock, News
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... read more
by Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Companion Animal, News
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,... read more