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Child-resistant packaging: Is your practice compliant?
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Clinical

Child-resistant packaging: Is your practice compliant?

There can be a lot of confusion in veterinary practices about how to safely dispense prescription medication that doesn’t easily fit in standard child-resistant packaging. One of AAHA’s practice consultants explains that there are ways to safely package these products that are compliant with state and federal laws.

Highly pathogenic H5N9 influenza detected on commercial duck farm in California
Dozens of white ducks standing together on dirt.

Clinical

Highly pathogenic H5N9 influenza detected on commercial duck farm in California

Ducks on a meat farm in California were recently diagnosed with two different subtypes of highly pathogenic influenza. While H5N1 has been widely detected in bird populations throughout the country and the world, H5N9 influenza is making its first appearance as a high-pathogenicity subtype in the U.S.

My Pet Ate: Common household plants pet owners should and shouldn’t worry about
cat looking like its about to eat a leaf

Client Communication

My Pet Ate: Common household plants pet owners should and shouldn’t worry about

The Pet Poison Helpline is used to receiving calls from worried pet owners, usually to the tune of “my pet ate [insert any household item you want here].” Though, when it comes to calls regarding household plants, there are some to be wary of and others that present little-to-no risk to our furry friends.

H5N1 influenza in cats: Transmission, diagnosis, and prevention
A bowl of cream, three chickens and one cat on a farm.

Clinical

H5N1 influenza in cats: Transmission, diagnosis, and prevention

With new details on the spread of the H5N1 epidemic coming in daily, it’s understandable to have a lot of questions about what this means for cats and for us as veterinary professionals. Here are the answers to some of those questions.

 

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