Avoid the 2 a.m. foodie call

The agency says the manufacturer, Arrow Reliance, has not adequately recalled the frozen food, which carries no expiration date and may still be in owners’ freezers.

Company representatives spoke with dvm360 about a once-weekly treatment for cats with subclinical heart disease, a compact activated carbon product designed to reduce the mess of toxin treatment, and an endoscopy system built for procedures in the field.

In honor of Feline Diabetes Awareness Month, Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), explains what the new AAHA guidelines mean for diabetic cats, from spotting early clinical signs to weighing treatment options and building a long-term plan with clients.

In past cases, the FDA has cited testing that matched the E coli strain that sickened a hospitalized child to unopened Darwin’s dog food and linked the company’s food to a kitten’s death from Salmonella infection. The cases are part of a yearslong record of recalls, illness reports, and disputes over how the agency regulates raw pet food.

Gastrointestinal disease is part of everyday veterinary practice, yet chronic enteropathy can present some of the most frustrating cases we manage.

New treatment guidelines, a genetic first in cats, and fresh options in anesthesia make up the first half of our countdown of the year’s most-read stories.

Alyssa Mages, CVT, FVTE, VTES, discusses catheter selection, common placement mistakes, and how preparation and hands-on practice can help veterinary technicians build confidence and improve patient care.

After more than 2 decades in clinical practice, a veterinary technician specialist shares how her hands-on experience with oncology studies led to a remote career monitoring veterinary clinical trials.