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News|Articles|July 1, 2024
Sneak peek: Protecting pets this fourth of July weekend, and other veterinary news
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
Here is a sneak peek at this week’s headlines
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Good morning and happy Monday dvm360 readers! With the holiday weekend quickly approaching, now is the time to begin educating clients about safety concerns for the fourth of July, and how they can keep their pets safe. Throughout the week, dvm360 will be sharing tips on how to keep pets safe and the concerns lurking within all the fun.
As we prepare for the holiday weekend, here is what you can find this week on dvm360.com:
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- Chelsea McGivney, DVM, provides a comprehensive guide to help veterinary professionals better understand veterinary telehealth to help support the human-animal bond in every stage of life as well as nurture pets.
- In his latest installment of "The Dilemma," Marc Rosenberg, VMD, breaks down a in clinic scenario on how to handle complains that are coming into your clinic and how the team can address them.
- On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Doug Aspros, DVM, to discuss the gaps in education when it comes to dentistry, how the industry can close the gap, and ways to empower general practitioners.
- Petco Love released an animated video ‘Firework Fiasco’ that follows 2 dogs that were frightened by fireworks and escape from their yard to educate and encourage pet owners to register their pets on Love Lost prior to the holiday weekend.
- The latest addition of dvm360’s "Clinic center" will be available this week! Each addition highlights clinics and hospitals opening up throughout the United States, this week’s including the latest VCA Animal Hospital to open in San Antonio, Texas.
- Allison A Stewart, DVM, MS, DACVS, shares more on absorbable chemotherapeutic beads as a way to fight cancer in equine patients, which has demonstrated an 88% resolution rate in one published study.
- And more!
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New CDC and climate data show tick exposure and pollen seasons are both stretching well beyond their traditional windows, a trend animal health company Elanco says is also increasing demand for veterinary care.
Valli Parthasarathy, DVM, PhD, DACVB, breaks down the "3 M's"—management, modification, and medication—for treating behavior problems in parrots, and explains why sparse species-level drug research makes the first 2 her starting point for these birds.
Caitlyn Getty, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition), explains how synergistic prebiotic fiber blends outperform single supplements in supporting fermentation, postbiotics, and gut health.
New survey data suggest the family pet has quietly become a stakeholder in decisions about where owners live, who they love, and how they plan for the future.
Several rabies exposure incidents have been reported across multiple states, days after the CDC issued a health advisory on rising human rabies exposures and errors in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) administration.
The flesh-eating parasite was found in a horse in Presidio County, Texas, on September 9, while a fourth infected dog was reported in a different area of the the state.
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