Dear Doctor February/March 2005

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.

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Born 3 weeks early, Banks needed plasma, oxygen, and round-the-clock monitoring before returning home to train for barrel racing.

In a New York Vet Show session, Sergio Serrano, LV, DVM, DACVECC, discussed how patient history, physical examination, point-of-care ultrasound, and radiographs can help clinicians distinguish congestive heart failure from other causes of respiratory distress.

At the 2026 NY Vet Show, Kristin I. Scott, DVM, DAVDC, outlined the evidence behind toothbrushing and dental chews and how technicians can help clients stick with daily care.

A USDA-funded project will use samples from the outbreak in Honduras to track how New World screwworm spreads and whether it could become resistant to the drugs used to control it.

Thursday afternoon and Friday sessions at the Javits Center, NY, also cover antimicrobial resistance, technician training pathways, and pet food misinformation