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Uniform care standards for dog breeding and raising are underway at the Purdue University Center for Animal Welfare Science. The standards, once complete, would also be useful in the development of a dog breeder accreditation or certification program that has piqued the interest of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: a new study aims to identify cats' facial expressions, an uptick in pet ownership, illegal VFDs, and a merger between dog sitting companies.

Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: people considered marijuana-derived treatments to soothe pets' nerves, the research that has been done on the benefits of therapy animals, and how a cat helped discover a new plastic.

In the veterinary school setting, various materials are used to simulate skin and muscle tissue in order for students to practice incisions and sutures. Practice materials have included raw chickens, rubber sheets, orange rinds and even pieces of carpet padding. Now, veterinarians from Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) have created what they hope Is the best alternative to real tissue. VTH Director Dean Henderson, DVM, DACVS, and research scientist Fausto Bellezzo, DVM, invented a type of artificial tissue that simulates sections of animal anatomy including skin, muscle, fascia and even blood. "We had been concerned that the distance between the didactic training our students received and the first live animal surgery was too great,” Hendrickson said. “We felt like we needed something that might more closely mimic normal tissue in both characteristics and the ability to ‘bleed.’”

Several newsworthy items relating to the veterinary world have come out of California recently.

This week: Fear the Walking Deer, canines hit the catwalk, and cat owners are more creative (but dog owners earn more money)

The “5 Questions with…” series is meant to promote upcoming sessions at AAHA’s Nashville conference that are sure to be popular and relevant topics. Learn a little more about what will be available for you and your team members to attend.

The “5 Questions with…” series is meant to promote upcoming sessions at AAHA’s Nashville conference that are sure to be popular and relevant topics. Learn a little more about the sessions that will be available for you and your team members to attend.

Canine Flu Diagnosed in Pets Across United States, Into Canada

The average staff turnover rate at veterinary hospitals is 23% per year. How big of an issue is it at your practice?