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Given the popularity of tramadol among opioid addicts and how often pet owners doctor shop for veterinarians willing to prescribe it, sending home oral opioids such as tramadol may not be the best option for managing canine pain at home. Especially if it doesn’t even work all that well.

Halloween’s fun for people, but for pets, maybe not so much. You can help by passing along these tips:

Pet owners are spending more money on their pets than ever—last year they spent $72 billion—and they spend more on pet food than any other category.

Roughly two-thirds of all domestic cats in the US have a virus called feline foamy virus, which could put them at risk for more serious infection.

Former board member Caroline Lubeck, DVM, discusses preventive care and self-care; compliance made easy with the new 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines; 2019 AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year finalists; and a recap of Connexity. Plus, Dear AAHA addresses whether CT machines should be repurposed for dental radiographs. 

In a recent survey, only 14% of veterinarians said they perform feline muscle condition score (MCS) evaluations during physical exams. The survey was conducted with 111 veterinarians by Kindred Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company, at the 2018 Veterinary Meeting and Expo (VMX).

Feline hyperthyroidism has become a growing cause for concern and research in the veterinary field. A study published in the February 2017 issue of Environmental Science and Technology found that use of chemical retardants in household objects showed up in dust around the home, meaning cats face a significant exposure to the chemicals.

Over 53 million passengers passed through John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport as of December 2014, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority). And while the number of pets that traveled through there was unavailable at press time, if the projected size of JFK’s new multi-purpose animal handling and air cargo facility, The Ark, is any indication, it’s a lot. In fact, it's projected to be 70,000.

AAHA awarded the sixth annual AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year awards during the AAHA conference’s Opening Session on Thursday, March 12. North Royalton Animal Hospital of North Royalton, Ohio, took home first place for the general practice category. Coral Springs Animal Hospital-Referral of Coral Springs, Fla., was awarded first place for the referral practice category.

Veterinarians in the U.K. are overwhelmingly concerned about antibiotic resistance and its implications for their ability to treat patients, according to a new Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey released by the British Veterinary Association.