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News|Articles|January 5, 2024
Wrap up: New survey gauges the thoughts of pet owners, and other veterinary news
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
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Happy Friday dvm360 readers! As the first week of 2024 comes to a close, we are continuing to prepare for our trip to Orlando, Florida to cover the Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX). Be sure to check in on dvm360.com through the conference to get our day-to-day coverage, interviews with key industry leaders, and more!
With another week wrapping up, here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:
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- The American Veterinary Medical Association
shared the results of a pet owner survey aiming to better understand how pet parents think about veterinary care in the United States, surveying 1000 pet owners. - As part of our coverage of the Fetch dvm360 conference in Long Beach, California,
here are some best practices Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, owner of Animal Behavior Clinic, Portland, Oregon, recommends when handling routine feline exams with a focus on reducing fear. - On this week’s
episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, rings in the new year with Ricky Walthers, DVM, chief medical officer at Pawlicy Advisor, to discuss all things pet insurance. - A study
recently published in The Veterinary Journal led by Deborah Knapp, DVM, MS, DACVIM-Oncology, found that cigarette smoke exposure can increase the risk of a Scottish terrier developing bladder cancer by 6 times. - Our Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSC, BVMS,
gives an update on how Erica Honey, Master Emergency Management, BSc (Hons), GradCertPDev, RVN, and MBA/MHRM candidate, is educating emergency services and veterinary professionals on how to care for a pet in emergencies, plus introduces readers to the first female chief veterinary officer of Australia. - And more!
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