News
APPA Report: Americans Spent $69.5 Billion on Their Pets in 2017
The American Pet Products Association (APPA) released its latest figures on pet spending, with overall spending in the pet industry at $69.
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Yorkshire Terrier’s Leg Bones Regrown by UC Davis Surgeons Following a Severe Nonunion Fracture
How did veterinary surgeons manage to regrow a dog’s leg bones using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)?
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An Arizona Community Program Benefits Feral Cats and Veterinary Students
Midwestern University and We Care for Animals AZ are partnering in a trap-neuter-release program for feral cats.
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Help Pet Owners Keep Their Pets Safe This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can be a fun time for both humans and their pets, but it can also pose dangers, some of which your patients’ owners may not be considering.
Ethics/Welfare
WSAVA Issues Companion Animal Welfare Guidelines
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has added animal welfare to its library of Global Guidelines.
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FDA Approves NexGard® (afoxolaner) for the Prevention of Infections That Cause Lyme Disease in Dogs
Via Boehringer Ingelheim Press Release DULUTH, Ga.
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Zoetis Announces Winners of the 2018 American Humane Hero Veterinarian and Veterinary Nurse Awards
Earlier this month, Zoetis announced the winners of the 2018 American Humane Hero Veterinarian and Veterinary Nurse Awards.
Exotic Medicine
First Sea Lion Treated for Cancer with Advanced Radiation
Thanks to an effective three-fold partnership between the Pittsburgh Zoo and the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (PVSEC) and PetCure Oncology, a Sea Lion has a new lease on life.
News
Veterinary Groups Push for Standardizing Licensing
Via Today’s Veterinary Business: Four veterinary associations have issued a joint statement that calls for standardizing and improving the licensing of veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
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Diagnostic Imaging Veterinary Technician Specialty Recognized by NAVTA
Via NAVTA Press Release: The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) announces the sixteenth veterinary technician specialty academy to the veterinary technology profession.