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The US faces a critical shortage of veterinarians in 2030. How big a shortage? About 15,000, according to a new report.

The US pet industry continued its strong recovery from the pandemic, surging 14% overall to $123 billion in 2021. 

Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals, or for humans? The answer is complicated, but it boils down to a question of context.

Researchers at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine used state-of-the-art molecular evolution tools to assess how pressures from natural selection may have influenced the canine coronavirus’ evolution.

In veterinary medicine, dates matter—specifically drug expiration dates.

“The huge difference between the health profiles of bulldogs and the health profiles of [other breeds] blew my mind,” said Dan O’Neill, PhD, MS, lead author of a new study on the breeding-related health problems of English bulldogs.

At the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) in Orlando, Fla. recently, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. announced an upcoming kidney function test, symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA). The new renal biomarker identifies the onset of kidney disease months or even years earlier than traditional methods. On average, SDMA detected kidney disease when only 40% of function had been lost and, in some cases, 25% of function. (Typically, a diagnosis is made when 75% of kidney function has been irreversibly lost.)

New Drug Addresses Cellular Role in Obesity

A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool and Mars Petcare’s Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition showed that the lifespans of overweight dogs were up to two-and-a-half years shorter than those of ideal-weight dogs.

We’re hoping you can help. Researchers at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine are looking for pet owners who have cared for a dog or cat with chronic heart failure (CHF) sometime during the past 10 years, and who would be willing to participate in a new survey of owner experiences caring for dogs and cats with CHF.