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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: Protected species status doesn’t necessarily protect neighboring species, the latest veterinary school rankings, and the reason platypuses are so . . . odd.

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.

Early reports that pets could be COVID carriers led to speculation that dog abandonment might skyrocket. A new study looks at what actually happened.

The age at which large-breed dogs are spayed or neutered has become a hot topic with regard to obesity and nontraumatic orthopedic injuries, and a new study published July 17 in the journal PLOS ONE and based on data from the Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study provides more information for veterinarians.

AAHA recently named VetSuccess a Preferred Business Provider for analytics, practice performance reports, and dashboards. VetSuccess harnesses vast amounts of veterinary data to serve up reliable, consistent, and easy-to-understand metrics to veterinary practices based on the information already in their practice management software (PMS).

Ever wonder why some dogs have big heads and some dogs have little heads? Humans did that.

The FDA is investigating now-recalled Sportmix pet food for potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin following the deaths of more  than two dozen dogs. .    

In the past, e-commerce often meant just selling products online, but we are now experiencing a new set of circumstances where services are also increasingly being transacted over the internet. Are you ready?

This week: A new veterinary school is coming in the fall, a new Purdue scholarship promotes DE&I, and the top obesity-related pet insurance claims.