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Oklahoma Woman Reunites With Missing Dog Found Over 1,000 Miles Away in North Carolina
Source: AP News Thousands of dogs and cats in Texas are facing adoption delays as officials work to contain the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that has entered the United States from Mexico for the first time in 60 years. The parasite can infect mammals...
Concerns About the New World Screwworm Have Put Texas Pet Adoptions on Hold
Source: AP News Thousands of dogs and cats in Texas are facing adoption delays as officials work to contain the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that has entered the United States from Mexico for the first time in 60 years. The parasite can infect mammals...
Python Named Jodie Foster First Snake to Receive Pioneering Cancer Treatment
Source: The Guardian A 23-year-old reticulated python at Chester Zoo is believed to be the first snake treated with electrochemotherapy, an emerging cancer treatment also used in humans. The 15-foot, 50-kilogram snake, named Jodie Foster, was diagnosed with a...
The Productive Middle: Why Professionals Should Aim for Balance Between Burnout and Apathy
The Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession is built on dedication. It attracts individuals who care deeply about animals, clients, colleagues, and the impact they make every day. This sense of responsibility is admirable and essential, but it also places...
Corporate Associate vs. Independent Ownership: Is Pract Ownership Right for You?
Veterinary medicine has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Today’s Veterinary graduate has more career choices than ever before. You can join a corporate hospital, work for an independently owned practice, pursue specialty medicine, relief work—or...
The Human Connection Problem and a Four-Legged Solution
There seems to be no shortage of articles, studies, and think pieces about how modern life is changing the way we interact with one another. We order groceries without seeing another human, we have meals delivered to our doors, work from home, and text instead of...
When Rabies Makes the News: The Veterinary Technician’s Role in Public Health Communication
For many pet owners, a rabies alert is the kind of news that immediately gets their attention. A confirmed case in a nearby county can suddenly turn an ordinary evening into a series of questions, such as: Is my pet protected? Could my dog have been exposed? What...
Your Client Did Their Research . . . Now What?
“I’ve done a lot of research.” For many veterinary professionals, those words can create a moment of apprehension. Maybe the client has spent hours reading about raw diets. Maybe they are concerned about an ingredient in their pet’s food. Maybe they’ve watched videos...
How Student Debt Is Shaping the Future of Veterinary Medicine
Student debt has been part of the Veterinary profession for decades, but it feels different today. Not because debt itself is new. Most veterinarians have always graduated with some level of educational debt. What's changed is the size of the balances, the uncertainty...
When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Veterinarian Licensing Laws Save Lives
With summer rapidly in the rearview mirror, we look ahead to the fall and winter seasons to come. Colder weather brings dramatic weather events. Whether it is flooding, hurricanes, or a blizzard, in the aftermath, the true scale of a natural disaster reveals itself....
When Growth Stops
A few months ago, I was sitting in a hospital break room with an owner reviewing her year-end numbers. At first glance, things looked pretty good. Revenue was up right along the lines of the national average, the hospital remained profitable, and the team was...
The Benefits of Externships Before Your Clinical Year: A Student’s Perspective
Veterinary school is notoriously intense. There are going to be some moments during your semester when you feel like all you have time to think about is school. The intensity usually comes in waves, giving you time to recover from exams before the next round arrives....
Finding Yellow in a World Wired for Negativity
There is a good chance you have experienced it today without even realizing it. You pick up your phone to answer a text message and, twenty minutes later, you are deep into doomscrolling, moving from one difficult client interaction to another burnout statistic and...
Taylor Swift’s New Samoyed Steals the Spotlight: AVMA Shares Tips for Choosing the Right Dog For Your Family
Source: AVMA Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s new Samoyed has sparked increased interest in the breed, prompting the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to remind prospective dog owners to choose pets based on lifestyle compatibility rather than popularity....
Newly Opened New Orleans Cat Lounge Temporarily Closes Due to Ringworm
Source: NOLA NOLA Cat Lounge in New Orleans has temporarily closed after several resident cats were diagnosed with ringworm, a common and treatable fungal infection. Owner Kelly Johnson-Hill said the business acted quickly to protect guests, employees, pets, and cats,...
A Response to Mission Pet Health’s Position Statement on VPAs
Source: CVPA The Coalition for the Veterinary Professional Associates (CVPA) has responded to Mission Pet Health’s opposition to Colorado’s Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) role, arguing that Mission mischaracterizes its education, regulation, and purpose. The...
Bexar County Reports First Dog Rabies Case in More Than a Decade, Health Officials Say
Source: KSAT Bexar County, Texas, has reported its first confirmed case of rabies in a dog in more than a decade amid a significant increase in wildlife cases. A Husky mix tested positive for rabies on August 18 after developing concerning behavioral and neurological...
Race Begins to Vaccinate Phillip Island’s Famous Little Penguin Colony
Source: ABC Victorian wildlife officials have begun an unprecedented effort to vaccinate thousands of little penguins against H5 bird flu as the virus spreads through Australia. The program aims to vaccinate more than 5,000 penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda,...
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Drug to Treat New World Screwworm in Dogs and Puppies
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for Simparica TRIO to treat New World screwworm infestations in dogs and puppies. The authorization, announced August 13, comes as NWS has been...
AI-Enabled Stethoscope Can Miss the Beat in Pets
Source: North Carolina State University A new North Carolina State University study found that fourth-year Veterinary students matched, and experienced clinicians outperformed, an AI-enabled digital stethoscope when diagnosing heart murmurs and arrhythmias in dogs and...
Research Reveals ‘Designer Brachycephalic-Cross Dogs’ are Healthier than Purebred Flat-Faced Breeds
Source: Vet Surgeon New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) suggests that crossbreeding Pugs with non-brachycephalic breeds can significantly improve canine health and welfare while preserving desirable behavioral traits. Researchers evaluated 150 Pugs,...
Therapy Dogs Aid Stroke Rehab
Source: Health Day A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that incorporating therapy dogs into stroke rehabilitation can improve patient engagement, physical activity, and mobility. Published in the August edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the study involved 50 recent...
Financial Strain Is Driving Pet Owners Into Debt
Source: MetLife Pet Insurance A national survey commissioned by MetLife Pet Insurance highlights the growing financial pressures facing American pet owners as Veterinary costs and other household expenses rise. According to the survey, 15% of pet owners are...
Do the Costs of Veterinary Care Seem Scary?
Source: Denver Post The Denver Post is seeking input from pet owners about how rising Veterinary care costs are affecting decisions about their animals’ health. The newspaper’s business team is asking readers to share experiences involving unexpectedly high Veterinary...
Utah State Completes Veterinary Education Building as Four-Year Program Expands
Source: Cache Valley Daily Utah State University has completed the Thomas and Patricia Willis Veterinary Medical Education Building, a major milestone in expanding its four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. The new facility includes classrooms, laboratories,...