Wrap up: FDA conditionally approves targeted therapy for canine CM/SM

Happy Friday dvm360 readers, we made it through another week! Even though the week is over, the weekend is just kicking off, and we are excited to be kicking of Fetch Encore: Nutrition Symposium this Sunday, May 17th! For $25, you can ear 6 live continuing education experts and hear from key industry leaders Callie Harris, DVM, Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition), Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), and Emmanuel Fontaine, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECAR. This is an all-day even you do NOT want to miss, so sign up here to secure your spot today!

As you prepare for Fetch Encore, here are some of this week’s hot news stories, including a podcast from a Fetch Encore speaker:

• The FDA announced this week that pregabalin chewable tablets (Liavium-CA1; TriviumVet) was conditionally approved for managing pain and clinical signs associated with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia in dogs.
• In other FDA news, Hill’s Pet Food and Bond Pet Foods received a Letter of No Objection from the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine for its Lamb Protein Yeast ingredient following a completed 6-month longitudinal feeding study in canines.
• Dvm360 also had not one, but 2 new podcast episodes drop this week! OnThe Resilient Vet: Mind and Body Strategies for Success, Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, and Jennifer Edwards, DVM, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, share with listens the physical demands of clinical practice and ways to make adjustments to reduce physical wear and tear, prevent injury, and more. Then, on the Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, and Emmanuel Fontaine, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECAR, chat about the importance of the microbiome development in neonatal puppies and kittens.
• Albright Raw Pet Food has issued a voluntary recall of its chicken Recipe for Dogs Complete and Balanced due to potential Salmonella contamination, and the impacted lots were distributed to a limited number of retailers in California, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina, plus online sales.
• For our May/June issue of dvm360, our cover story is all things honeybees! Written by our Lead Editor Kristen Coppock Crossley, MA, she took readers into a deep dive into the world of honeybees by showcasing new research and treatment methods that are combating Varroa mite with hopes of saving colonies before they collapse.
• And more!