FIP treatment research central to recent collaboration
A team of volunteers has been working with the University of Florida Shelter Medicine program to conduct research on ‘lifesaving’ treatments for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
September 2024
Orthodontics in dogs and cats? You bet!
Moving mandibular canine teeth to a more acceptable position usually involves creation of a passive orthodontic device, such as an inclined plane or composite extensions. These options work well for mild and severe cases of mandibular distoclusion.
New scholarship program supports future shelter veterinarians
Each year, five veterinary students will receive $5,000 grants, amounting to ten students receiving scholarships over the two-year program.
Managing mentorship: Win some, lose some
At a time in veterinary medicine when it is hard to hire a warm body, much less a devoted doctor willing to join forces and stay on permanently, it is worth asking what it takes to be a more successful mentor.
Khuly sold to a corporation!
I’m still getting used to this strange bedfellow of ours. What’s more, I’m not quite sure what to make of the fact I can’t manage to despise it yet. Never in a million years would I have predicted the relative equanimity I’ve experienced throughout this process. After all, as anyone who has caught any part of my decades-long writing career can attest, I’ve carefully nurtured a poisonous aversion to corporate takeovers in veterinary medicine.
Essential Hospice and Palliative Care Strategies for Veterinary Professionals
In this session: This presentation will help provide veterinary professionals with the essential tools and insights needed for navigating the delicate landscape of end-of-life scenarios. Tyler Carmack, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CHPV, examines the nuances of the hospice and palliative care philosophy, offering the expansion of this component of care. It reviews communication techniques that go beyond the clinical, fostering empathy and forging lasting bonds with families facing difficult decisions.
Collecting deposits and improving appointment scheduling
This financial commitment serves as an incentive for pet owners to either attend or cancel within an appropriate timeframe, allowing you to offer the slot to another pet.
New vaccine to protect cattle from deadly tick-borne disease developed by Mizzou researchers
The research team created the vaccine by genetically modifying the Anaplasma marginale pathogen, successfully immunizing cattle from bovine anaplasmosis..
Dogs’ word comprehension investigated in new study
Researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego and other institutions looked into how canine pets respond to food-, play-, and outside-related words on soundboards
Dogs’ word comprehension investigated in new study
Researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego and other institutions looked into how canine pets respond to food-, play-, and outside-related words on soundboards