Sneak peek: Survey finds 9 in 10 dogs in the United States have symptoms of itchiness, and other news

Good afternoon dvm360 readers! We hope that you had a weekend full of rest and relaxation and are ready to tackle another work week with us! With Fetch Nashville behind us, the dvm360 team is preparing to head to Louisville, Kentucky for the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine’s Forum later this month and Fetch Kansas City later on in the summer. You can find all of dvm360’s coverage of the conferences throughout the year in the dedicated Conferences page on dvm360.com!

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While we all begin to prep for a busy summer of conferences, check out the news you could see this week on dvm360.com:

• Recent research coming out of University of California, Davis, worked with pet owners across the United States and Canada to figure out if video telehealth visits could improve care and their home environment for feline patients with degenerative joint disease.
• Elanco Animal Health announced a first of its kind report that includes data from multiple surveys demonstrating how bad pets around the country are itching, including nearly 9 in 10 dogs in the United States have experienced symptoms of itchiness at some point in the year.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomes Adam Conroy, DVM, to talk about practice ownership and partnership, plus what paths his career took to get him to where he is today.
• The American Kennel Club recently shared some recent news on epilepsy research taking place at the University of Guelph where doctors are working to find a better way to diagnose and treat epilepsy in canine patients.
• Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation last month that will establish a grant program to incentivize large animal veterinarians to work in underserved areas in Virginia by offsetting the costs of obtaining a veterinary degree.
• And more!