TOP NEWS

Veterinary student faces fraud charges; allegedly sold rescued horses for slaughterBy: Anissa Fritz, contributing writerTuskegee student Fallon Blackwood indicted in Alabama and North Carolina; owners say she promised their horses a better life.Read More
AVMA urges Congress to act on horse abuseBy: Veterinary Practice NewsNew legislation would help ban the act of soring
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A medical student walks into a zooBy: Ericka Cherry, Marketing CopywriterWhat happens when a Harvard Medical School student does a rotation at the Franklin Park Zoo? A new One Health opportunity is born.
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CANINE NEWS

Shedding light on the heart disease–grain-free pet food conundrumBy: Maureen McKinney, Associate Editorial Director
Veterinary cardiologists from Washington State University offer insight and advice about the connection between grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy.
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 Overlapping genomic regions underlie canine fearfulness and human mental disordersBy: University of HelsinkiResearchers have identified two novel anxiety-related genomic regions in German Shepherd dogs.
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How a dog can make it easier to manage diabetesBy: Maria Cohut Fresh evidence now suggests that dogs could help people with type 1 diabetes manage their condition with extra confidence.
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 The Catch-maker

By: Ericka Cherry, Marketing Copywriter
These single pups are ready to mingle! They’re sweet, sassy and smart, proving that there’s a lot to love about these breeds.
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FELINE NEWS

AAFP survey finds Cat Friendly Practice program growing in popularityBy: Veterinary Practice NewsThe association says the results are indicative of the program’s effectiveness
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 Three products that will help cats lose weight

By: Anissa Fritz, contributing writerShed fat, not tears. Here are three products we scoped out that will help felines achieve and maintain a healthy physique.Read More

EQUINE NEWS

National Equine Health Plan: A resource for equine practitionersBy: Ed Kane, PhDAmerican Horse Council, AAEP, USDA pledge to keep U.S. horse herd healthy in case of a disease outbreak.
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 Podotrochlosis:’Navicular’ is No Longer the End of the Road for HorsesBy: Katie Navarra and Michelle AndersonLame horse? Advanced diagnostic and management strategies for navicular syndrome have improved long-term outcomes.
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Horse-Pasture Safety: Avoiding Atypical MyopathyBy: Kentucky Equine Research StaffAtypical myopathy or seasonal pasture myopathy, which presents like a bout of tying-up, follows the ingestion of seeds or seedlings of certain trees.
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 Ultrasonography for Healthy Mares and FoalsBy: Kentucky Equine Research StaffMirroring advances in human medicine, some veterinarians have upgraded to three-dimensional (3D) units to assess crown-rump length and fetal volume.
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MISC NEWS

The unique pressure of being a foreign-born veterinarianBy: Heather ManningLearned adaptability and resilience can help a stressed-out profession
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Walkin’ Pets accepting veterinary scholarship applicationsBy: Veterinary Practice NewsThe scholarships honor the veterinary and canine community
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