Wrap up: The harm of 'mean' cat labels, and other news

Happy Friday dvm360 readers! Did you know that our Veterinary Heroes Recognition Program is still taking nominations? Each year, dvm360 recognizes veterinary professionals across a plethora of specialties, positions, and overall lifetime achievements. Nominated by their peers, the selected winners are invited to join the dvm360 team for Fetch Kansas City where they will be honored, plus interviewed and featured on dvm360.com and its print publications. Nominate your veterinary hero here today to give them the recognition they deserve for all that they do.

After you nominate your hero, you can catch up on what was popular this week on dvm360.com:

• Parnell Technologies recently received FDA approval for a generic therapy, florfenicol and flunixin meglumine injectable solution (nixiFLOR; Parnell Technologies),to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and control of BRD associate fever in beef and nonlactating dairy cattle is now available in the US market.
• Two studies that were recently published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association from the Dog Aging Project recently investigated how clients experience the loss of their dog, plus how they can be better supported by veterinary professionals during the end-of-life process.
• On this week’s episode of The Resilient Vet: Mind and Body Strategies for Success, hosts Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, and Jennifer Edwards, DVM, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, share more on why those who often rely on motivation tend to fall short, and what actually sustains healthy habits.
• In his most recent installment of Veterinary Scene Down Under, Phil Tucak, BSc, BVM, shared updates on YourVetCircle, a veterinary mentoring initiative, and Southern Cross University’s first cohort of veterinary students starting their first semester.
• Ellen Carozza, LVT, VTS (CP-Feline) and Kristin Wuhrman, CCBC, express in a recently published commentary about the how negative labels of feline patients can impact patient care.
• And more!