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Sneak peek: dvm360 continues to cover Fetch Kansas City, and other news
Author(s)Caitlin McCafferty, Content Producer
Check out this week’s headlines on dvm360.com.
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Happy Monday dvm360 readers! For those who attended Fetch Kansas City, we hope that you all had an amazing time, learned a lot, and made some new connections with fellow veterinary professionals. If you missed out on Fetch Kansas City, or are just eager for more, we are less than a month away from our next and newest Fetch conference, Fetch National Harbor. Learn more and register for the show
While you check out Fetch National Harbor and the current coverage of Fetch Kansas City, here is what else you can find this week on dvm360.com:
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- The veterinary team at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine recently shared the story of Calliope, an 11-year-old gypsy-Clydesdale cross, who presented to the team with almost 100 pounds of gravel and sand in her gut.
- After finishing up at Fetch Kansas City, the dvm360 team is now currently attending the 2025 KC Animal Health Corridor! Check in throughout the week to see our coverage on its Impact Awards, emerging companies, and more.
- On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomes guest Alexa Romano, DVM, to the show to discuss what inspired her to open her own business, what it was like graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the different hats she wears every day.
- Recent research funded by the Swine Health Information Center and lead by Natalia Cernicchiaro, DVM, MS, PhD, at Kansas State University, in collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, found that the Japanese Encephalitis Virus threat remains high with mosquitoes control essentials.
- Nationwide Pet Insurance recently announced the winner of its 2025 Hambone Award, which is presented to a pet whose unexpected, unusual, or outrageous event brought the pet into the veterinary clinic to highlight how important pet insurance is for caring for and protecting pets.
- And more!
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