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Practice owner Jenn Galvin lets us in some of her tips for battling procrastination during the holidays—and all year round.

A recent study funded by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute found that cats offer more than just companionship to older adults: Feline ownership can ease loneliness, improve health, and even reduce doctor visits.

What should your team say when clients ask about pet insurance? Kate Boatright, VMD, has some pointers on how to make strong recommendations without saying too much.

What’s going on with the canine respiratory illness in the news? Is it viral or bacterial—or possibly overblown media coverage? NEWStat talks to veterinarians facing the outbreak and looks into the research being done to solve the mystery.

Are you a general practitioner who gets stressed by emergency cases? Here are some tips to refresh your confidence—and an invitation to reach out to your colleagues at your local ER.

This executive summary gives an overview of these new guidelines, with their systematic approach to diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic skin diseases in dogs and cats. The guidelines describe detailed diagnosis and treatment plans for flea allergy, food allergy, and atopy in dogs and for flea allergy, food allergy, and feline atopic skin syndrome in cats.

You are invited to join the Spectrum of Care Initiative Advisory Community (SOCI), which is seeking practitioners who work with a socioeconomically diverse clientele to help better prepare veterinary school graduates for the challenges of practice.

In her second appearance on Central Line: The AAHA Podcast, Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, DACAW resident, explains that a large part of delivering that beautiful euthanasia experience is self-regulation on the part of the vet team, which also helps keep compassion fatigue at bay.

This month’s prize winner is Sadie McDonald, CVT, of Hawthorne Animal Hospital in Glen Carbon, Illinois!

News briefs from across the industry and beyond. This month’s articles include: Hemodialysis Helps Dog Defy Odds of 10% Survival Rate after Antifreeze Poisoning; CareVet, Blendvet, and Hill’s Launch DEIB Initiative; Immunotherapy Drugs Bring Years of Life to Dog; FDA Conditionally Approves Canine Seizure Medication Fidoquel-CA1; and more!