Sneak peek: White House and CDC warn professionals of illegal use of medetomidine, and more

Happy Monday dvm360 readers! Did you know that along with our Vet Blast Podcast, dvm360 has 2 other podcasts?

One is The Resilient Vet: Mind and Body Strategies for Success (The Resilient Vet), hosted by Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, and Jennifer Edwards, DVM, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP. Every other Wednesday, the duo chats about different ways to help veterinary professionals build both physical and emotional resilience needed to help everyone working in the veterinary profession thrive.

Then, every other Thursday, Vet Watch airs on dvm360.com! Host Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology), welcomes guests from all different walks of life in the veterinary industry to share their expertise with listeners.

Each podcast is available on dvm360.com, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

As you catch up on the episodes, here is what you can be on the lookout for

• Did you know that April is Canine Fitness Month? In recognition of this awareness month, check out Tyler Carmack’s, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CTPEP, CHPV, CVPP, upcoming article on how to keep senior canine patients strong, stable, and engaged.
• In a Q&A with Tiffany Tupler, DVM, CBCC-KA, she takes readers into the depths of feline behavior to help educate the veterinary industry on how to identify and understand feline behavioral issues when they come up in your clinic.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, and special guest Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, cohost of dvm360’s The Resilient Vet podcast, chat about what clinics are doing wrong when it comes to burnout, injury, and team wellbeing, and what they can do better.
• The CDC and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is warning clinicians, public health professionals, laboratorians, and those at risk for overdoses, of medetomidine—a sedation and analgesia for canine patients—after it was detected in the fentanyl supply as well as linked to severe withdrawal syndrome from exposure to it.
• In an interview with dvm360 during the 2026 Fetch Charlotte conference, Callie Harris, DVM, shares more on the microbiome, such as the other components that make up the “theatre of activity” in the microbiome, and why the inclusion sometimes can be controversial.
• And more!