Veterinarians play a crucial role in protecting dogs, their families, and the public. Routine testing to screen healthy pets for zoonotic disease or shared disease (e.g., tick-borne illness) may allow early detection in people by acting as a sentinel for family health.
December 20, 2017
Vegan diets for dogs could become the next big fad, if a proposal before the Los Angeles City Board of Animal Service Commissioners gets passed. At a November 28 meeting of the Board, commissioner Roger Wolfson, a Hollywood screenwriter and attorney, proposed that all dogs in Los Angeles city animal shelters be switched to plant-based vegan diets. They call it La-La Land for a reason.
November 01, 2011
See how much you know about obesity with Trends magazine’s "What Do You Know?" quiz.
June 17, 2019
“You’re allergic? Whoops.” Cat dander, which holds the allergens that set off the sneezing, the itching, and the runny eyes and nose, is also the smallest dander. About one-tenth the size of a dust allergen, it’s smaller than pollen, smaller than mold, smaller than dust mites, or any other animal dander. But new research says we can curb those allergies
In addition to following recommendations from the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines , here’s how pet nutrition conversations look today.
References for the 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines
Veterinary practice team resources from the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.
March 14, 2013
The wave of pet food makers conducting voluntary recalls continues early in 2013 as three more companies recently announced they are recalling certain products due to concerns over possible salmella contamination, and in one case possible low thiamine levels.
