Countertop dog food-maker nabs $25K Pet Care Innovation PrizeMarch 31, 2023A device able to whip up homemade dog food at the touch of a button has taken top honors in the Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize Program.
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UV-cleansed air can keep feline respiratory infections at bayNovember 6, 2020The veterinary community may soon see an improvement in the respiratory health of shelter animals, new research suggests.
Sanitizer donation eases COVID-related shortagesAugust 31, 2020Nonprofit organizations and health-care groups in the Grand Canyon State have received 6,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to help mitigate COVID-related shortages.
UArizona CVM welcomes first-ever classApril 21, 2020The University of Arizona (UArizona) College of Veterinary Medicine has accepted its first class of students.
UA veterinary school gets AVMA approvalOctober 18, 2019Students interested in veterinary medicine will now be able to study at the University of Arizona (UA).
PetCure Oncology marks 3,000 cancer treatmentsSeptember 26, 2019Cancer care company PetCure Oncology hit a milestone this week with the treatment of its 3,000th patient.
Cities receive certification for pet friendlinessJuly 10, 2019Twenty-five North American cities have been included in the first-ever list of “Better Cities for Pets”-certified municipalities.
AVMA welcomes return of health planJuly 5, 2019Following a hiatus of approximately five years, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has announced the return of an employer-based health insurance program for its members.
Second annual ALSC symposium to take place in Phoenix, Ariz.March 14, 2019Veterinarians looking to learn more about surgical CO2 lasers can get their fill at the American Laser Study Club (ALSC) symposium. Held in Phoenix, Ariz., from March 29 to 31, the event will feature the following laser-surgery techniques and photobiomodulation topics: • "A comparison between carbon dioxide surgical laser and non-laser excision of cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumors in dogs"—Lori Agulian, DVM; • "Comparison of the hemodynamic response in general anesthesia between patients submitted to skin incision with scalpel and CO2 laser using dogs as an animal model"—Pedro Azevedo, DVM, MSc, Pst-Grd; • "Veterinary oral laser surgery: Ahhh!"—Noel A. Berger, DVM, MS, Dip. ABLS; • "Surgical lasers in veterinary medicine"—David S. Bradley, DVM, FASLMS; • "Laser therapy simplified: A quick review of what you really need to know"—David S. Bradley, DVM, FASLMS; • "Comparison of the influence of CO2-laser and scalpel skin incisions on the surgical wound healing process"—Miguel Carreira, PhD, MSc, DTO, Pst-Grd, DMD, DVM; • "Comparative study on the plasmatic CRP level variation in dogs undergoing surgery with CO2 laser and scalpel blade incisions in a pre- and post-surgical time-point"—Miguel Carreira, PhD, MSc, DTO, Pst-Grd, DMD, DVM;
Midwestern University CVM receives AVMA accreditationDecember 11, 2018Arizona’s first veterinary college to offer the doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree has been recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
