An elk harvested on a Texas game ranch marks the first wildlife case of the parasite in the US, prompting expanded surveillance and a call for hunters and wildlife professionals to report suspicious wounds.

A veterinary parasitologist explains how tracing larval routes, from skin penetration to nursing, helps clinicians interpret persistent infections, negative fecal results, and anemic puppies.

Lean-fed Labrador retrievers had a lower estimated biological age than heavier littermates by midlife. The lean-fed dogs also lived nearly 2 years longer.

The line targets horses with limited pasture access, chewing difficulties, or specific starch and sugar needs, and can stand in for some or all hay depending on the formula.

Senior pets rarely come in with just one problem. Nutrition that addresses cognitive decline, joint pain, and coexisting conditions together can help keep aging patients sharp, mobile, and engaged.

With human emergency visits for tick bites at a multiyear high this spring and adult deer ticks most active in cooler months, fall gives veterinary teams a timely opening to reinforce year-round prevention.

AB 1999 changes how veterinarians establish the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, creates new pathways for shelter and volunteer work, and limits surgeries performed by animal owners.

A nationwide recall of thousands of compounded veterinary medication listings, the first New World screwworm detection in US wildlife since the parasite’s return, and a new FDA-approved antibiotic formulation for certain skin infections in dogs.