What’s going on with the canine respiratory illness in the news? Is it viral or bacterial—or possibly overblown media coverage? NEWStat talks to veterinarians facing the outbreak and looks into the research being done to solve the mystery.

Print this graphic as a quick reminder about common veterinary emergency cases, including respiratory issues, blocked cats, and trauma. Read the full story: "STAT! Tips for treating and transferring emergency cases in general practice" at aaha.org/newstat.

Are you a general practitioner who gets stressed by emergency cases? Here are some tips to refresh your confidence—and an invitation to reach out to your colleagues at your local ER.

You are invited to join the Spectrum of Care Initiative Advisory Community (SOCI), which is seeking practitioners who work with a socioeconomically diverse clientele to help better prepare veterinary school graduates for the challenges of practice.

In honor of World Wildlife Conservation Day (Dec. 4), Co-founder Kayla Fratt of K9 Conservationists shares how conservation detection dogs sniff out the scat of everything from Alaskan wolves to Guatemalan ocelots to help further research of their ecosystems and reveal who’s eating whom in the wild.

The Center for Veterinary Social Work at the University of Tennessee is “a space for all professionals with an interest in human and animal welfare to come together to collaborate.” As the field of veterinary social work gains popularity, how it’s taught and practiced is growing up too.

Intimidated by exotics? The “Exotic Vet Consultant” Kristen Turner, DVM, talks with columnist Emily Singler, VMD, about how to handle small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, when they show up in general practice.

As the clinical skills instructor for the Veterinary Technician program at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia, Noah Meyers, LVT, uses mock scenarios and simulations to bring anesthesia education to life for his students.

Thanksgiving food scraps are nothing for pets to be thankful for. Let clients and loved ones know the reasons why not to share the feast with dogs and cats.

Veterinary residencies are moving out of the teaching hospital a s aspiring specialists seek residencies at private and corporate practices, or even find mentors to help design veterinary residencies remotely.