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News|Articles|May 4, 2026
Sneak peek: How to talk about spay and neuter with clients, and other news
Author(s)Caitlin McCafferty, Content Producer
Here is a sneak peek at this week’s headlines.
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After you register for Fetch Encore, be sure to check back in on dvm360.com for these headlines:
- In an article contributed by dvm360’s Strategic Alliance Partner Thrive Pet Hospitals, Jen Tuner, DVM, takes readers on a deep dive into how veterinary teams can communicate with clients about spaying and neutering their pets, including strategies on how to make the conversations more effective.
- ASPCA and Best Friends Animal Society recently announced a joint $14 million initiative, in collaboration with the LA Animal Services, that will support transformational improvements, such as improve care, support staff, and increase positive outcomes for animals, at the LA Animal Services
- On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomed Robert Ward, BVM&S, MSc, MRCVS, DACVD, to talk about nutritional dermatoses in veterinary medicine.
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s 2026 State of Shelter Pet Adoption Report: Spotlight on Large Dogs, which is an examination of the adoption landscape in shelters, found that larger dogs spend more time in shelters, with the median length of their stay at shelters being 3 to 7 days longer than medium to small dogs.
- Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, have developed a vaccine approach that showed strong efficacy in cattle and mice for providing protection against highly pathogenic avian influenza.
- And more!
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