AAHA Guidelines 

• Anesthesia
• Behavior management
• Dental care
• Nutritional assessment
• Pain management
• Preventive healthcare
• Senior care
• Vaccination 

American Heartworm Society

• Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Heartworm Infection in Dogs (2018)

Companion Animal Parasite Council Guidelines

• Coccidia
• Demodex and sarcoptes
• Flea infestations
• Giardia
• Heartworm disease (2016)
• Hookworms
• Lyme disease
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Roundworms
• Whipworms

AAHA

• Devocalization
• Ear cropping and tail docking
• Frequency of veterinary visits
• Microchipping
• Raw protein diet
• And more . . .

AVMA

• Dog bites
• Safe transportation of dogs in motor vehicles
• Vaccination of wolf-dog hybrids
• And more . . .

AVDC

• Antibiotic use in dentistry
• Veterinary dental healthcare providers
• Companion animal dental scaling without anesthesia
• And more . . . 

American College of Veterinary Nutrition

• List of board-certified veterinary nutritionists who can provide nutritional consultation
• Downloadable booklet for pet owners on nutritional needs of dogs
• Updated links to resources for diet formulation and analysis

Recalls

• AVMA: Pet food recalls 
• FDA
  •  Pet food, treats, and veterinary product recalls
  • Safety Reporting Portal
  • Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine

Pet Nutrition Alliance

• Helpful resources for veterinary teams including:
  • Calorie counter for dogs
  • Questions to ask to make informed pet food choices

Pet Food Institute

• How to read a pet food label
• Pet food regulation
• Pet food label information

Selections from "Small Animal Clinical Nutrition"

Take a deep-dive into recommendations for feeding:

• Young adult dogs  (pg 258-272)
• Mature adult dogs (pg 273-280)
• Reproducing dogs (pg 281-294)
• Nursing and orphaned pups from birth to weaning (pg 295-310)
• Growing puppies: postweaning to adulthood (pg 311-319)

• Canine Inherited Disorders Database

Institute of Canine Biology

• Data from various longevity studies

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists

• Position statements
• Information on dog bite prevention
• How to select a trainer
• Help for pets with problem behaviors

American Veterinary Dental College

Find a veterinary dental specialist

• Primary care practice resources
• Veterinary technician resources
• Animal owner resources

American Heartworm Society

• Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of heartworm disease
  
  

CDC

Healthy Pets, Healthy People: Information on zoonoses to share with pet owners. 

Preventing of transmission of:

• Ancylostoma (hookworms)
• Dipylidium (tapeworms)
• Toxocara (roundworms)

What every pet owner should know about roundworms and hookworms

Educating clients about Leptospirosis

Arthritis Educational Tools for Clients

The pain of osteoarthritis may affect not only how dogs function but how they feel and act too. Any dog can get OA, but it can be easily missed or blamed on something else, like old age. Teaching clients to recognize the signs and seeking proper treatment may help slow down OA progression, ease the pain, and improve their quality of life. This website is a go-to resource for many short, educational blog articles that can be downloaded and shared with your clients:

• I Think My Dog Has Arthritis. What Now?
• Is Your Dog Lagging Behind or Uncomfortable?
• Understanding Your Dog’s Osteoarthritis Symptoms
• How Your Dog Is Telling You They’re in Pain
• Understanding Your Dog’s Osteoarthritis Symptoms
• How to Create an Arthritis-Friendly Home for Your Dog

Canine Age Chart Poster

Canine Osteoarthritis Staging Tool (COAST)  

Canine osteoarthritis (OA) often goes unnoticed. Subtle changes in your patients’ behavior can be warning signs for OA. COAST can help you recognize and treat canine OA from its earliest diagnosed stages to keep your patients comfortable and active throughout their lives. Leading orthopedic health and pain management experts developed this new staging tool as a standardized approach to diagnose and monitor dogs with clinical signs of OA as well as those at risk of developing OA.¹

Championing Bordetella Education

Information on Bordetella to share with pet owners

Osteoarthritis Pain Checklist for Dogs  

There is a gap between what owners think of as pain and what veterinarians think of as pain. In fact, six everyday behaviors correlate with an OA diagnosis at least 70% of the time.¹ Use this client-friendly, validated Dog Osteoarthritis Pain Checklist² to help your pet owners spot both the physical and emotional effects of canine OA pain at home, where signs are most likely to be observed. The interactive, digital version of the Canine OA Checklist can be found at www.oachecklist.com.

¹ Wright A, Amodie D, Cernicchiaro N, Lascelles B, Pavlock A. Pvm2 Ability Score Improvement Over Time In Response To Carprofen In Dogs Newly Diagnosed With Osteoarthritis. Value in Health. 2019;22

² Reid J, Wright A, Gober M, Nolan AM, Noble C, Scott EM, Measuring chronic pain in osteoarthritic dogs treated long-term with carprofen, through its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL), Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2018; 31(S 01): A1-A6

Pet Wellness Report Canine Health Risk Assessment

The Pet Wellness Report is a turnkey solution that supports preventive health initiatives in companion animal practice, enhancing the value of regular routine wellness exams for pet owners.

“The New Science of Osteoarthritis Pain”

Offers veterinarians and veterinary nurses scientific content and tools that the latest on the science of OA as well as resources to identify and treat dogs suffering from the pain of OA