Interesting & unusual
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April 20, 2023
Stress First Aid for veterinary professionals
Stress First Aid was originally developed for the US Navy and Marine Corps as a way to monitor and manage stress , both individually and on teams. Now it’s being adapted for veterinary practices . -
December 21, 2022
Top 10 NEWStat of 2022: #10–6
Topics that most interested NEWStat readers in the past year included treating cat pain, research on aging in dogs, mental health resources, and the question of whether vet professionals are genetically wired to work with animals. -
December 12, 2022
AlignCare: A One Health approach to veterinary care access
AlignCare is a community-based program that helps families pay for their pet’s care—the potential mental health benefits are huge for clients and the vet team. -
December 5, 2022
Dog Aging Project: Learning to live better and longer, with dogs
The Dog Aging Project brings together citizen scientists and a cross-disciplinary team from aging biology, human medicine, and veterinary medicine to help dogs—and humans—live longer. -
November 23, 2022
Exploring new treatment options for a devastating cancer
A new study offers hope for treating hemangiosarcoma, the “silent killer” that often isn’t diagnosed until a seemingly healthy dog suffers from acute collapse due to a ruptured, bleeding tumor, usually on the spleen. -
November 14, 2022
FIP research: New hope for cats (and maybe humans)
We face an unbelievable scenario in the United States with the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) , where our only option is to suggest clients meet up with strangers in parking lots to buy an unapproved medication to inject into their dying cats . -
May 27, 2022
Can Caring for Working Dogs Improve How We Care for All Patients?
One of the central themes in the AAHA Working, Assistance, and Therapy Dog Guidelines, the first set of complied guidelines for the care and handling of these amazing canine citizens, is the idea of cooperative care – with the dogs, with their handlers, and with our veterinary teammates. We certainly owe these heroes our compassion, empathy, and gentle handling, but in truth those are skills we can never polish up too much in our work as veterinary professionals. -
September 3, 2021
Got Microscopes? A Project V.E.T.S. update
“We did really well at the beginning of COVID,” said Meghan Curtis, Executive Director of Project V.E.T.S. “People were really very generous. And then it kind of tapered off.” -
January 4, 2021
American Kennel Club decrees the Biewer terrier an official breed
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. -
August 27, 2020
Utah mink farms report deadly coronavirus outbreak
Minks at fur farms in Utah have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, marking the first time the virus has been found in minks in the US.