Animal Welfare

Pets, emotional support animals (ESAs) and service animals have very different rights and responsibilities in veterinary clients lives. Take advantage of your opportunities to gently but firmly educate pet owners on what designations are appropriate for which animals and why its important not to blur the lines between them.

What do you get when you offer veterinary researchers free access to data from a longitudinal study of 3,000 golden retrievers? A serious opportunity to learn!

If you're pussyfooting around the idea of starting up a kitten foster care program, shelter medicine expert Dr. Amanda Dykstra can help you think through the resources youll need. And if youre already up to your ears in foster kittens, its not too late to take some good advice.

Shelter medicine expert Dr. Amanda Dykstra makes a case for equipping foster parents with detailed instructions on the care and keeping of kittens.

Kittens demand their own set of rules. Shelter medicine expert Dr. Amanda Dykstra shares some of the medical protocols she follows to give foster kittens and their families the best chance at success.

You dont need us to tell you about the importance of communication with veterinary clients. But a recent survey proves a gap in pet owners understanding of animal pain and surgery.

His heart may have been in the right place, but an Atlanta orthopedic surgeon has voluntarily shut down his nonprofit organization after backlash from area veterinarians.

The widening geography of pet travel has increased an already significant problem in animal shelters and other veterinary facilities that house commingled animals. Heres the latest.

The veterinary community should look closer at the legal, financial, and human and animal health effects of interstate and international animal transportation.

For some veterinary patients, the anti-anxiety effects of a single medication might not be enough. When monotherapy is insufficient, consider adding this drug to your treatment plan.

Street Dog Coalition board member Jon Geller, DVM, DABVP, CVJ, shares a few tips for veterinarians interested in providing care for the pets of Americas indigent population.

New research explores the paradoxes pet owners face when choosing dogs with conformational medical problems.

This veterinary pain and bioethics expert has an issue with conventional terminology surrounding feline declaws.

A veterinary oncologist outlines what every veterinarian should know when counseling owners on complementary and alternative medicine treatments for their cancer patients.

Pain management in feline patients is especially challenging due to difficulty in diagnosing their pain and the limited number of pain control medications available for cats. But newer hands-free tools can expand your veterinary toolbox for feline pain control.

This stressful disorder in dogs is getting more attention from veterinarians these days, but its important to rule out other issues before diagnosis, says Dr. Wayne Hunthausen.

In a session promising feline cancer CliffsNotes, Fetch dvm360 conference speaker and veterinary oncologist Sue Ettinger shared her take on diagnosing and treating this cancerous condition.

An intervention that includes both appropriate medications and safe-room training can help your anxious veterinary patients experience a measure of peace during thunderstorms and other noisy events.

Nearly 60,000 people die from rabies every year, almost half of which are children. Here are some of the human and veterinary health efforts designed to stop this from happeningcompletely.

Some of the strong opinions about feline declaws are captured in these candid, anonymous thoughts from the Veterinary Confessionals Project.

The future of treating conditions like osteoarthritis has arrived, and these veterinarians say that you (yes, you) can see it through.

Now awaiting Senate approval, the PAST Act will ensure higher penalties for those who inflict pain on horses to accentuate their gait during competitions.

Results from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study by Morris Animal Foundation focus on golden retrievers, but report posits data could apply to other large breeds.

They're rare, unusual and prognosis is often dismal. But in the event you encounter one of these difficult dermatologic cases, you'll want to be prepared. Heres the latest on potentially fatal skin diseases in small animals.

After a routine veterinary check, the Humane Society has released their latest report, listing puppy mills and dog sellers for consumers to be wary of and government agencies to act on.

A veterinary patient presents with symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophybut dont tuck your tail at a patients odd nails! Heres all you need to know about this common inflammatory disease.

Heartworm disease is affecting more dogs and cats in more parts of the country than ever, in part due to the long-distance transport of shelter animals. Here's what you need to know to educate your veterinary clients.

Dealing with pre-veterinary visit pharmaceuticals requires good decision making, excellent guidelines and, sure, just a touch of magic.

The bipartisan bill would improve public health preparedness and bolster the effectiveness and efficiency of the U.S. governments response to emergencies.

Ever wonder what your state public health vet does? Quite a lot, it turns out, including manning the front lines of zoonotic disease control.