Purina Institute symposium highlights research on humans designed to quantify clinical response to potential new allergen-neutralizing product.

Cats fed experimental diet are found to provoke fewer symptoms in allergic people

Merck Animal Health hopes the flea, tick, heartworm and intestinal parasite preventive Bravecto Plus now approved for cats for two months protection will improve client compliance.

FDA approves longer-lasting feline preventive

Dr. Clifford (Kip) Berry explains why radiographs are great for initially identifying the cause of vomiting in cats and dogs.

Radiography: How to use this imaging approach in acute vomiting patients

Veterinary professionals, you can help teach clients how to differentiate between an aggressive, anxious and relaxed dog by understanding these canine body language basics. Here are the basics from Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference speaker Dr. Shana Gilbert-Gregory.

Speaking their language

Crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling, sexual exploitation now named specifically as felonies. 

Congress passes PACT Act making severe animal cruelty a federal offense

Make way for a potentially less expensive option to add to your behavior management arsenal.

Just approved: Generic clomipramine for canine separation anxiety

Why my daughters day giving birth found this veterinarian, with sweat dripping off my plastic chair, curled into a comma shape, as standing or sitting up straight was like jabbing a dagger in my kidney.

Talk about birthing pains!

Analysts present a years worth of research findings during annual event in Chicago.

Economic trends in veterinary medicine

Cannabidiol has recently crossed over to the pet market, and revenue is expected to grow to $6.7 billion by the end of the year. Are you watching this, veterinarians?

How cannabidiol is changing the pet treat industry

The feline-focused veterinary association has released its new feline zoonosis guidelines as well as a client brochure titled What can I catch from my cat?

AAFP releases new feline zoonosis guidelines

The move comes four months after Jonathan Ayers suffered a catastrophic cycling injury.

IDEXX CEO Jon Ayers stepping down after 17 years with company

When privilege is revealed and corrected, it feels like marginalization. Guess what: Its not. Heres what diversity and inclusion actually looks like in veterinary medicine in 2019.


What it would take to change the whitest profession in America

Two multipart investigations evaluate efficacy, safety and optimal dosing of monthly oral moxidectin against Dirofilaria immitis.

Studies may pave the way for monthly heartworm/flea-tick/intestinal parasite chewable from Zoetis

Ongoing concerns in the veterinary industry about dilated cardiomyopathy related to grain-free pet food have resulted in steadily declining sales for grain-free pet food manufacturers.

Grain-free pet food sales declining after FDA alerts

The AVMA has sent letters of reasonable assurance to the public University of Arizona and the private Long Island University giving provisional accreditation for veterinary school students to start in fall 2020. Plus, did you miss Texas Tech University officials breaking ground on another vet school?

New veterinary schools move forward in Arizona, New York

Here are the details that veterinary hospital groups nationwide shared with us on number of hospitals, company details and what theyre looking for in clinics to buy these days.

The state of veterinary corporatization

New research on feline attachment behavior shows that cats bond with their caregiversyour veterinary clientsjust as much as babies and dogs do. 

Cats bond just as strongly to their owners as dogs do, study indicates

Determining a prognosis and making treatment decisions may be a whole lot easier for veterinarians going forward.

New scoring system for canine mammary cancer decision-making

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Our AVMA data shows us that preventive care improves when the veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR) is stronger. Are you doing what you can to make sure the next time that patient comes in, wellness care is on the table?

How to get more pets to the vet

When a veterinary client asks a doctor to sign off on a therapy dog certificate, should he push back if he thinks its fraud?

Will the real assistance dog please stand up?

Here's my advice from years of helping veterinary practice buyers and sellers on financing, finding the right practice and speeding along a practice sale before it goes bad. 

6 tips to speed along a veterinary practice sale

One veterinarians story of a dog who reached a place few of her patients are allowed to goher heartand the lessons the experience taught her.

Bubba's battle: Life lessons learned from a beagle

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Meg Sleeper outlines everything you need to know about the three types of primary feline cardiomyopathy you may encounter in your practice.

Caring for cats with cardiomyopathies

Dogs are detecting human cancer today, so a team of North Carolina veterinary school researchers is exploring whether that same ability could be turned to help dogkind.

Can dogs smell canine cancer?

With dogs amazing olfactory capabilities, researchers are optimistic that they will one day play a regular in early disease detection.

Cancer-sniffing dogs: How canine scent detection could transform human medicine

I would have never dreamed of a daytime sleep habit, but doctors orders made me a believer.

Veterinary professionals need more naps!

19th annual veterinary nutrition event yields new insights on DCM-diet link, home-prepared pet foods and more.

Heads up: A report from the AAVN Clinical Nutrition & Research Symposium

Time is of the essence when determining whether an equine patient has this potentially life-threatening problem. So, make sure you know what diagnostic clues to look forand what could be a red herring.

Surgery STAT: Does that lame horse have synovial sepsis?

When a veterinary patient presents with sneezing and obstructive nasal breathing in your practice, how are you diagnosing the patient? Take the quiz to see if you're right.

Image quiz: Are you on the nose with this nasal issue?

You and your veterinary clients both want the best for senior cats and dogs, but taking care of our older furry friends can be a challenge. Heres some advice.

dvm360 December 2019