News wrap-up: This week’s headlines, plus the season finale of dvm360 Live!™

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Good morning dvm360 readers! Can you believe that the holiday season is less than a week away? As we enter the season, everyone here at dvm360 wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season spent with friends, family, and pets!

As you prepare for the rapidly approaching holiday season, here is what made the nice list this week at dvm360.com:

• On the season finale of dvm360 Live!™ Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD, and star of Pop Goes The Vet on Nat Geo Wild, offers viewers tips and advice on how to deal with difficult dermatological cases.
• To help veterinary clients keep their pets safe this holiday season, Audrey Wystrach, DVM, chief executive officer at Petfolk, shared some tips and warnings on what kind of holiday décor can cause medical issues.
• Earlier this week, the FDA announced it approved revised labeling for tilmicosin injection (Micotil 300; Elanco Animal Health), a drug that is for certain cattle and sheep that can be fatal if accidentally injected.
• On this week’s episodes of The Vet Blast Podcast, Renée Alsarraf, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) shared powerful lessons that pets can teach us, plus how her own diagnosis made her a better oncologist. Then, Douglas Mader, MS, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP (Canine/Feline), Diplomate, ABVP (Reptile/Amphibian), Diplomate, ECZM (Herpetology), EBVS, explained the inspiration behind his book as he dives into the complicated relationship of the human-animal bond.
• The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) shared that Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ, president of the AVMA, made a trip up to the North Pole and cleared Santa’s reindeer for their trip around the world next week.
• And more!

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