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This week: Former musher hopes sled dogs can help slow aging in humans, a canine lieutenant commander in the Navy, and the Dallas Cowboys add a cat to the roster.

Is your practice forward booking? Forward booking simply means scheduling  all  patients’ future appointments directly following their current visit—before they leave the practice.

 Information about spay and neuter timing from the 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines.

No two dogs are alike, and their veterinary care should be as individualized as they are. To help veterinary practitioners tailor the care they provide each patient and efficiently guide preventive healthcare strategies based on each canine patient’s unique needs, AAHA has released the 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines .

Angel Martin, LVT, a veterinary technician at AAHA-accredited Russell Ridge Animal Hospital in Lawrenceville, Georgia, was honored with the 2019 American Humane Hero Veterinary Nurse Award. Martin was honored for her continued dedication to going above and beyond her call of duty to save countless pets—not only through the outstanding caliber of her regular work at the hospital, but for her work with Russell Ridge’s Companion Animal Rescue and Emergency (CARE) Fund, the hospital’s 501(c)3 charitable fund for helping animals in need.

Each month in NEWStat , we highlight an article from the upcoming issue of Trends magazine.  Pet Specialists of Monterey owner and founder Greg Marsolais, DVM, MS, DACVS, knew he wanted to open a referral hospital that adhered to the highest standards of veterinary excellence. So he built it from the ground up to be an AAHA-class referral hospital. Their strict adherence to AAHA principles is one of the reasons Pet Specialists of Monterey was named the 2019 AAHA-Accredited Referral Practice of the Year.

This week: One man’s clever scheme to sneak an overweight cat on a plane, freeze-dried versus stuffed, and cat food samples test positive for Salmonella in Minnesota.

Last year, Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act. Yes, it’s a mouthful.

A dog’s life stage involves more than her age, since different dog breeds age at different rates. To discover your dog’s current life stage, and to learn what should be covered in every wellness visit with your veterinarian, simply enter your dog’s name and use the drop down boxes to select their breed and age.

This week: A dog’s lick turns deadly, cruelty to animals is now a federal crime, and mixed news from the AVMA Economic Summit.