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The American Association of Feline Practitioners released their updated 2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines this week. Here’s what’s new.

When it comes to reopening a veterinary practice, “There’s no one-size-fits-all approach,” said veterinary epidemiologist J. Scott Weese.

Starting July 14, the CDC will  ban the importation of dogs from more than 100 countries at high risk for canine rabies. 

With mask restrictions now lifted in most US states and most states scheduled to be fully open with a few restrictions by July 4, many veterinary professionals are wondering what’s on the horizon as far as safety protocols.

Within a week in March 2021, just as the pandemic was hitting the one-year mark, three veterinarians and one veterinary technician took their own lives in the US.  

Scientists have long known—and the public is learning—that coronavirus outbreaks aren’t rare, and it’s likely that we can expect a new one to pop up and jump from animals to people every 10 years or so. One just did.

Last year, the FDA took steps to ease the transition from in-person visits to telemedicine. What happens next?

The job market for new veterinary school grads is looking good. Really good. Better, in fact, than it was before the pandemic. 

Pentobarbital solution—the go-to drug for companion-animal euthanasia—has been in short supply for months. But Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, CCFP, says there’s no reason you would have known that “unless you do a lot of euthanasias.”

What will professional conferences look like as we move toward a postpandemic world? “They’re going to look very different,” said Erin Parrott, CMP, VEMM, PCA.