Wrap up: AVMA sued by another veterinary school, and other news

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Here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:

• Tuskegee University announced it has filed a federal lawsuit and an emergency motion against the American Veterinary Medical Association in an attempt to block the AVMA from proceeding with a hearing determining whether or not Tuskegee’s College of Veterinary Medicine will be stripped of its accreditation.
• Zoetis’ Vanguard Recombishield, a new injectable vaccine that protects dogs aged 8 weeks and older against Bordetella bronchiseptic (also known as kennel cough) is now available in the US market after receiving approval from the USDA in March 2025.
• On this week’s episodes of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, Brian Hare, MA, PhD, joined host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, to talk about how veterinary professionals and clients can better decode the puppy mindset to gain a better understand of behavior. Then, Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DACVD, comes to us from this year’s Fetch National Harbor to talk more about hyaluronic acid in periodontal treatment
• Earlier this week, the longest US government shut down in US history came to an end with President Donald Trump signing government funded bill H.R 5371. Now that the shut down is over, what does this bill being signed mean for veterinary professionals?
• The USDA conditionally approved a vaccine that will work to protect honeybees against American foulbrood caused by Paenibacillus larvae after it demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials.
• During an interview with dvm360 at the 2025 New York Vet Show in New York City, Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, cofounder of the Senior Dog Veterinary Society, shares signs of chronic pain in geriatric canine patients.
• And more!