How the helium crisis impacts vet medicineDecember 6, 2022When asked about the challenges facing the veterinary industry, few people will jump straight to a helium shortage. Industrially, helium is primarily used in cryogenics, cooling down machinery to allow proper usage. This includes high-field MRI machines, used throughout the veterinary industry to detect causes of foreign bodies, seizures, spinal pain, and behavioral changes in companion animals. These machines use liquid helium to cool the super-conducting magnet, which creates the strong magnetic field strength required for clarity and consistency while imaging.
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Arkansas college adds state's first DVM degreeNovember 28, 2022The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) is set to be introduced at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., making the first offering of the degree in the State of Arkansas.
27-year-old 'Flossie' crowned world's oldest living catNovember 25, 2022Born in 1995, Flossie had her record verified on Nov. 10 at the age of 26 years and 316 days. The feline, who was born into a cat colony in Merseyside, England, and adopted as a young stray, lives with her current owner, Vicki Green, in the town of Orpington in London. The two were matched through U.K. feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. After living within the same family for nearly 25 years, Flossie was relinquished to the organization after outliving two of her previous owners.
Senior dogs' health, wellness focus of new research projectsNovember 24, 2022Age-associated inflammation, the potential impact of exercise on frailty, and the effect of heavy metal exposure on cognition in senior dogs are among the topics set to be explored via funding from Morris Animal Foundation.
U.S. pet insurance partnership expands into JapanNovember 24, 2022A major player in the American pet insurance market has expanded its reach overseas via an extended partnership.
Researchers hope to tap into big data for pet healthNovember 23, 2022As the COVID pandemic vividly demonstrated, data is crucial for understanding how diseases spread, pinpointing outbreaks, and determining the most effective prevention strategies and treatment methods. Unlike the world of human medicine, however, there is no one organization in veterinary medicine that gathers and analyzes data on companion animal diseases and treatments.
$50K student scholarship seeks applicantsNovember 23, 2022Zoetis Foundation and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) have announced the AAVMC Dr. Catherine A. Knupp Scholarship, which will provide $50,000 to a veterinary student interested in pursuing an advanced degree in basic or clinical research.
Nonsurgical feline sterilization methods to be exploredNovember 22, 2022Controlling the skyrocketing population of free-roaming cats in the United States and improving overall feline health are the dual goals of two recently launched studies. Morris Animal Foundation has announced funding for research projects at the University of Georgia and Tufts University, both of which will focus on developing methods for nonsurgical cat sterilization to control reproductive capacity. Researchers at the University of Georgia will work to develop an oral vaccine to decrease male cat fertility by reducing reproductive hormone levels, while scientists at Tufts will focus on decreasing hormone levels in female cats through an injectable medication. Currently, there are an estimated 60 million to 100 million free-roaming, community cats in the U.S., Morris Animal Foundation reports. The newly funded projects hope to develop strategies for controlling this population beyond trap/neuter/release programs, effectively reducing the number of cats entering animal shelters. "The importance of finding viable, safe, humane, and cost-effective techniques for nonsurgical sterilization in community cats cannot be overstated," says Morris Animal Foundation's vice president of scientific operations, Kathy Tietje, PhD, MBA. "We're excited about these innovative projects and their impact on population control of this specific group …
Canine pancreatitis injectable OKed by FDANovember 21, 2022Panoquell-CA1 has been granted conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of clinical signs associated with acute onset of pancreatitis in canines.
Industry gender identity bill receives AVMA, VMAE supportNovember 18, 2022An initiative aimed at eliminating discriminatory practices against transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals in the veterinary profession has received support from two industry associations.
