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In this age of consumer choice, pet owners expect medical care personalized to their cat’s unique needs and their personal lifestyle. Clients vary in their awareness of feline diabetes: some have no knowledge of feline diabetes, while others expect their cat to be managed as a human family member.

The Heroes for Healthy Pets certification program was created to help veterinary professionals and pet businesses create facilities dedicated to being disease free. The program is co-sponsored by the International Boarding and Pet Services Association, VETgirl, the National Association of Veterinary Technicians, Pet Sitters International, and Barkleigh Productions and is powered by the Clorox Healthcare and Nobivac® vaccines.

Prevention is key to improving the lives of our patients and their owners. Learn how preventive care can make a positive difference in your practice with the Preventive Healthcare Certificate Program, from Partners for Healthy Pets (PHP).

As we begin Partners for Healthy Pets’ (PHP) sixth year of existence, we want to thank you for helping us stay true to our mission of ensuring that pets receive the preventive healthcare they deserve through regular visits to a veterinarian.

It’s time to fight both parasites involved in the heartworm lifecycle—and that means fighting the vector as well as the disease. It’s time to hold the mosquito accountable for the transmission of heartworm disease. It’s time for Double Defense.

The 2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats emphasize the role of opioids in the perioperative space, noting they are the most effective drug class for managing acute pain and therefore should be used routinely as part of the preoperative analgesic protocol.

Diagnosing the underlying cause of lower urinary tract signs (LUTS) in cats is often a lengthy process for veterinarians, and a costly source of frustration for pet parents. Multiple studies show that FIC is the most common cause

The debate about whether or not to list or delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species list will likely bring new legislation and further definition to managing endangered species. Still, the recovery of a nearly extinct predator has been a remarkable wildlife management process.

Consider this common everyday scenario: a dog presents with pruritus associated with early onset allergic dermatitis or a flare of allergic disease. How you manage this situation is important not only for this episode but also has important consequences for what follows.

As animal health companies, practices and retailers integrate and grow, leaders must encourage candor. Megan Reitz and John Higgins have studied accessibility, employee dynamics and why employees rarely cross the leader’s office door threshold.