VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTraveling with exotic pets tips infographicJuly 30, 2025Whether you are permanently changing your address or getting a temporary change of scenery, bringing exotic pets like birds, snakes, and rabbits requires special care. Guide your clients on how to make the road less bumpy for everyone.
SPONSORED CONTENTThe Case for Year-Round Heartworm Prevention and Affordable OptionsVeterinarians are often more than just clinicians - they’re advisors, educators, and, increasingly, financial counselors. In today’s economy, pet owners may hesitate to invest in year-round prevention due to budget constraints; but, skipping even a few months of heartworm protection can have serious consequences. + Learn More
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhat Do Cats Want? Tweaking Technique and Environment Can Make Everybody PurrJuly 28, 2025In this session: By rethinking how we interact with felines and trying to see things from their point of view, life becomes less stressful for them, for you, and for your clients. Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (Feline), shares information about what triggers to avoid, as well as practical applications, tips, and techniques to manage cats’ environment to support their emotional health and wellbeing.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Why 'veterinary technician' deserves protection—now more than everJuly 23, 2025By Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVTNAVTA President on why "veterinary technician" title protection is not a superficial concern: Title misuse impacts patient safety, public trust, professional retention, and ultimately, the sustainability of veterinary healthcare teams. If we, those who hold the credential do not protect, respect, and correctly use our own title within veterinary culture, how can we expect pet owners, legislators, or even our peers in human healthcare to understand its meaning and importance?
Life Gets Busy, Stay ON POINT With Cytopoint®July 17, 2025Simplify your approach to allergic pruritus with Cytopoint. Help maintain control of allergic itch when schedules get hectic for both veterinarians and pet owners alike.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe role of vets in animal-assisted interventionsJuly 16, 2025Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) employ this HAB, incorporating animals into health interventions that blend contemporary medicine with holistic approaches to enhance outcomes and quality of life. Veterinarians serve a key role in ensuring the safety of these programs and the health and safety of the animal participants, working together with various professionals and volunteers to ensure success.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveAugust pet-related holidays!July 15, 2025August may be considered the “dog days of summer,” but other pets are showcased, as well, including black cats. This month also includes National Fresh Breath Day, another way to promote dental appointments, as well as Itchy Pet Awareness and Immunization Awareness. It’s a great time to do promos for these year-round issues! Looking for a team-building event? Get involved in local outreach with Check the Chip Day and International Homeless Animals Day. Social media post templates and emails are below for your convenience.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWe don't like mutts, and I cannot lieJuly 10, 2025By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAYou know this is true: The purebred bias is our profession’s dirty little secret. We love our purebreds for lots of reasons, but if we are honest, we know it is because they make our profession what it is today—lucrative, for sure, but also challenging and exciting. Nothing satisfies my inner nerd like a Norwegian Forest cat from the Ukraine with all his IBD, cardiomyopathy, and LPLs.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveRegenerative Medicine for Musculoskeletal DiseaseJuly 9, 2025In this session: David Lane, DVM, ACVSMR, CVSMT, CCRT, CVA, covers using regenerative medicine to treat musculoskeletal disease, including osteoarthritis, tendon, and ligament injuries. He discusses how to combine regenerative medicine with other products for injection into arthritic joints, as well as using a multimodal approach for treating tendon or ligament injury. This information will arm practitioners with a good understanding of how to use regenerative medicine, alone or in combination with other treatments, to address musculoskeletal disease.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBreaking down barriers to the feline veterinary care crisisJuly 2, 2025Veterinarians have reported treatment delays or cessation among cats suffering from major health conditions, with dental issues and obesity being the most common. Additionally, more than one in three veterinarians report that mobility issues and kidney or urinary issues have gone untreated in cats.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveRegenerative Medicine Applications for Bacterial Infections and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cats and DogsJuly 1, 2025In this session: Valerie Johnson, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, addresses using cellular therapies in bacterial and viral infections, as well as IBD.The pathophysiology of these conditions will be discussed in light of how regenerative medical products can effect a cure or remission.
