Access to safe, effective medication central to reauthorized animal drugs billOctober 17, 2023Providing veterinarians access to more safe and effective animal drugs is central to the recently reauthorized Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA).
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A vet tech's advice on compassionate careOctober 16, 2023Celebrating Veterinary Technician Week is a great opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions of vet techs and explore ways to empower them as leaders in your practice.
'Tailored approach' central to new feline hospice and palliative care guidelinesOctober 3, 2023The 2023 AAFP/IAAHPC Feline Hospice and Palliative Care Guidelines emphasize empathy, addressing patient needs, and communication in caring for cats with long-term or life-limiting diseases.
Mushroom-poisoned dog in California develops Addison's diseaseOctober 2, 2023Sadie, a 10-year-old black Labrador retriever that had accidentally eaten death cap mushrooms, is now on lifelong treatments for Addison’s disease brought on by the poisoning.
Is CBD a better option than NSAIDs?October 2, 2023CBD has amassed evidential support and transparent quality control. Could it provide a suitable treatment choice? Certainly, more remains to be known about dosing and drug-herb interactions.
2023 X-ray Contest Results: What unbelievable things did they eat this year?October 1, 20232023 X-ray Contest results revealed. You won't believe what they ate this year!
AI aids in precision treatment for cancerSeptember 28, 2023This year, approximately six million dogs will be diagnosed with cancer. Although the incidence of canine cancer is nearly three times higher than human cancer, veterinarians have far fewer tools at their disposal to effectively treat their patients.
Canine seizure med OKed by FDASeptember 25, 2023Phenobarbital tablets (Fidoquel-CA1, Genus Lifesciences, Inc.) have been grated conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the control of seizures in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy.
Genomics is too important to ignoreSeptember 21, 2023Genomics is simply the study of DNA’s effects on and interactions with all the other systems within a biological organism. What makes this field especially exciting right now is the sheer number of breakthroughs and practical applications making their way into human medical practice—and slowly but surely into veterinary practices.
Five techniques to utilize regional anesthesiaSeptember 20, 2023Analgesia is a critical component of veterinary medicine, and its use is essential to providing high-quality medical care for animals. In addition to making a pre-anesthetic plan, regional anesthesia/analgesia is an important part of balanced anesthesia in veterinary medicine. Regional analgesia involves using local anesthetics to block specific nerve pathways in a specific area of the body.
