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Summer pet toxins: Awareness, prevention, and safety
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Clinical

Summer pet toxins: Awareness, prevention, and safety

When the seasons change, so does the risk of pets encountering certain toxins. In this seasonal series, AAHA has collaborated with Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, of Pet Poison Helpline, to identify some of the common pet poisons veterinarians encounter with their clients. Here’s what to watch for this summer.

Understanding reactive dogs
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Behavior

Understanding reactive dogs

Not every reactive dog presents the same risk. Here, we dig into a recent study looking at what behaviors indicate higher escalation risk, as well as tools veterinary professionals can use with their clients to better understand how likely their dog may be to escalate to an oral attack.

Sterilization methods in vet med: Not one size fits all
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Clinical

Sterilization methods in vet med: Not one size fits all

Different sterilization methods work best for different types of equipment and practice needs. Learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of each method and some of AAHA’s resources that can help guide your hospital protocols.

JAAHA Commentary: Clinical expertise and corporate consolidation
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Finance

JAAHA Commentary: Clinical expertise and corporate consolidation

As veterinary medicine continues to evolve, this Special Commentary poses a fundamental question: can financial success and clinical excellence truly coexist—and who should be leading the profession into the future?

View from the Board: The practice ownership journey
Bezrutczyk 2026

Culture and People

View from the Board: The practice ownership journey

AAHA President Parva Bezrutczyk, DVM, lays out some important tips for practitioners who are in any stage of veterinary practice ownership.

Can dog companionship influence cancer survival in humans?
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Clinical

Can dog companionship influence cancer survival in humans?

The benefits of animal-assisted therapy to human cancer patients have been widely observed anecdotally, but it’s been harder to demonstrate whether those interactions translate into measurable clinical outcomes. Now, a new study may be confirming that link.

AAHA Referral Toolkit is now live
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Clinical

AAHA Referral Toolkit is now live

The AAHA Referral Toolkit features actionable resources you can use to implement the concepts discussed in the 2025 AAHA Referral Guidelines.

Update: 15 total New World screwworm cases reported in TX and NM; USDA reverses course on pet dog travel to Mexico amid multiple NWS cases in the U.S.

Clinical

Update: 15 total New World screwworm cases reported in TX and NM; USDA reverses course on pet dog travel to Mexico amid multiple NWS cases in the U.S.

Just a few days after halting pet dog exports to Mexico from the U.S. due to New World Screwworm cases, the USDA has now taken pet dogs off the list of animals barred from entering Mexico.

 

 

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