The five-year Big Bet for Pets initiative targets what the foundation calls a care gap affecting 50 million dogs and cats in the US, opening two new grant programs for nonprofit veterinary clinics.
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Wrap up: Pet Poison Helpline shares its top 10 pet poisons of 2023, and other veterinary news
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Happy Friday dvm360 readers! We hope everyone who attended Fetch Charlotte last weekend had a great time and was able to learn and have fun with our amazing faculty. If you had to miss the action in Charlotte, do not worry, our brand-new Fetch conference is heading to Nashville, Tennessee, May 17-18, 2024. Learn more and secure your spot at the first Fetch conference in Nashville
- Our March
cover story is now available on dvm360.com! This month, Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, senior toxicologist for Pet Poison Helpline, shares Pet Poison Helpline’s top 10 toxin of 2023, a list complied yearly based on calls received regarding potential animal exposures during the year.
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- During her lecture at Fetch Charlotte, Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD,
shared how veterinary tams can utilize veterinary technicians to improve consultations and client satisfaction. - On this week’s
episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Jessica Molina, CVPM, PHR, CCFP, and host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, discuss training programs in veterinary clinics and how to balance training new employees properly without overwhelming them, and the current staff. - VETIGEL
announced that it launched VETIGEL Gives, a philanthropic program working to help animals that are in critical need of surgery, but the owners are experience financial hardship. - The University of Arizona, PAWS Veterinary Center, and Make-A-Wish Arizona, partnered together to grant 17-year-old Dayson Judd his
wish and made him a veterinarian for the day. Judd, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, will attend the university in the fall with hopes of attending the University of Arizona with hopes to be accepted into its veterinary school after graduating. - Lacey Rosenberg, DVM, DACT, an associate veterinarian for Veterinary Specialties at the Lake in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina,
explained more about what can cause the birthing complication dystocia, and how to manage this condition during this interview with dvm360. - And more!
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