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A new case report in JAAHA shows that for feline patients, nutritional oversights can have catastrophic consequences.

The Canine Health Foundation’s first Health Discovery Award Winner, Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition), is pioneering research on the causes of diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs.

The National Institutes of Health has granted a MERIT Award for research from Colorado State’s Flint Animal Cancer Center, which is investigating how existing FAK inhibitor drugs can improve outcomes for osteosarcoma patients.

As veterinary medicine progresses and dogs are living longer, age-related neurodegenerative diseases may become more significant concerns for more dogs. An international panel of experts is sharing their findings to help veterinary teams and families have a better understanding of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome in their new guidelines on the topic.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, a great way to share the love is to create Senior Care Kits, for pet parents with older pets. A pro tip, brought to you by the AAHA 2023 Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.

While it’s not uncommon to see dogs undergoing rehabilitation exercises using hydrotherapy, for cats, it’s not exactly mainstream. But perhaps it should be. By using behavioral habituation and keeping the focus on the cat’s welfare and stress management front of mind, hydrotherapy can help cats just as much as it’s helped our canine companions, as seen here with Babaganoush, a young cat, who’s taking part in an advanced underwater treadmill session. (Photo courtesy of Laura Sinigoi via Stefania Uccheddu, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECAWBM.)

Veterinarians may not all be natural businesspeople, but as Scott Driever, DVM, AAHA immediate past president says, in these economic times it literally pays to keep track of the numbers.

Congratulations to Sarah Lisi, kennel manager at Dickson Animal Clinic in Gastonia, North Carolina, the February 2026 AAHA/CareCredit Employee of the Month!

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