Viruses mutate, and multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID are currently circulating. Should you be worried?  

It looks a little like a Yorkie, but its name sounds like “beaver.” And as a newly recognized American Kennel Club breed, the Biewer terrier is likely to be making an appearance in your practice, if one hasn’t already.

When people first started worrying about what species besides humans could catch COVID, ferrets weren’t top of mind for most—except for a group of scientists in Colorado working feverishly to save a species nobody was even sure was at risk: the black-footed ferret.

This week: The FDA investigates reports of aflatoxin in pet food, dog racing to end in Florida, and the first year of pet ownership is the hardest.

This week: Urban environments are bad for pets’—and owners’—allergies, a wild mink in Utah with COVID bodes ill for the future, and kangaroos can tell us what they want.

Dogs just don’t listen. Or maybe more to the point, dogs can’t listen. Despite their excellent hearing, dogs don’t hear the subtle differences between words the way that humans do.

This week: Congress bans private ownership of big cats and Brazil taps dogs to sniff out COVID. Plus, how do robotic therapy dogs compare to the real thing?

As Americans await a vaccine rollout in the US, most are wondering when they’ll get their shots. Veterinary healthcare workers are no exception.

Birds are far from stupid. So their lack of a neocortex has long baffled scientists. A new study may provide clues to help explain that mystery.

Between 1979 and 2015, 398 veterinarians died by their own hands. Talking about depression can help. Or, in this case, posting about it.