Here are this week's headlines
News|Articles|July 29, 2024
Sneak peek: Hill’s Pet Nutrition released its 2024 State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report, and other veterinary news
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
Here is a sneak peek of this week’s headlines
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Good afternoon and happy Monday dvm360 readers! We cannot believe that we are already at the end of July with August right on the horizon. Did you see the announcement sharing the news about our 2024 Hospital Design Contest grand prize winners and merit winners? This year, we added an additional Grand Prize category and named 7 merit winners! You can learn more about the winning hospitals in our upcoming August print publication of dvm360, this release
Here is what you can find this week on dvm360.com:
- Equine specialists Large Animal Clinic at the UC Davis veterinary hospital helped Tenacious Candy, a 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly, after she presented to the clinic with a prolapsed third eyelid, a rigid mouth, and a stiff body and tail, all classic signs of tetanus.
- Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, will share his latest installment of the Veterinary scene down under, where he highlights the Vetdorida festival, which celebrates veterinary and allied professionals in support of mental health and wellbeing as well as a new incident management accreditation for volunteer veterinarian in emergency services.
- On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Baran Schultz, owner of Schultz technology will discuss technology in veterinary medicine with our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA.
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition released its 2024 Hill’s Pet Nutrition State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report which obtained insight from a diverse group of 2,500 current and prospective pet owners to understand concerns, accessibility, and the most expensive parts of pet care these owners face.
- Greater Good Charities and Harz Loving Paws have airlifted more than 90 at-risk shelter pets from Louisiana and Alabama to New Jersey to help them find their forever homes. Each pet on the flight was fully vetted and health certificated.
- And more!
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The five-year Big Bet for Pets initiative targets what the foundation calls a care gap affecting 50 million dogs and cats in the US, opening two new grant programs for nonprofit veterinary clinics.
A UC Davis study is investigating why Labrador retrievers develop copper-associated hepatopathy and whether blood-based tools could help identify the disease before serious liver damage occurs.
A plethora of continuing-education sessions run across 3 days, September 17–19, at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD. Here are the ones to circle first, sorted by practice area, plus a handful that are easy to scroll past and worth catching.
Veterinary and engineering students at Auburn University worked through several prototypes and campus visits to build a 3D-printed laryngoscope for teaching intubation in goats and pigs.
Brandon Stapleton, DVM, explains how fresh food differs from raw diets and how digestibility, hydration, and portioned meals can support weight management and hard-to-feed patients in this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast
The World Health Organization recognized the country's more than 50 years without a human case of dog-mediated rabies, crediting sustained vaccination, surveillance, and cross-sector collaboration.
Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology), discusses the clinical significance of Toxoplasma gondii, when veterinary professionals should consider testing, and how to communicate the risks of exposure to clients.
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