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What happens in Vegas might normally stay in Vegas—but not when it occurs at CES. And at this year’s annual tech event, products aimed at helping veterinary professionals take their work to the next level were right there in the mix.

Veterinary medicine is undergoing a remarkable transformation, shaped by technological advancements, a greater understanding of the human-animal bond, and a commitment to improving accessibility and outcomes.

AAHA’s veterinary practice guidelines offer the latest clinical and nonclinical guidance on a wide range of topics. From the Guidelines presents bite-sized nuggets of wisdom from these guidelines for the practice team to consider.

This story, previously published June 21, 2024, has been edited to reflect the 2024 update to the AAHA 2022 Canine Vaccination Guidelines.

This article was originally published on June 13, 2024, and updated on July 24, 2024, to include changes in requirements enacted by the CDC. The updates reduce the requirements for dogs entering the US from countries designated as rabies-free or low-risk for dog rabies.

Veterinarians should be aware of which patients to test for MDR1 mutations and how to manage their medications to avoid neurotoxicity and even death in some dogs.

While Cushing’s syndrome can pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, most pets do well with treatment. Here’s your refresher on monitoring strategies for trilostane therapy and links to helpful resources.

Up to your neck in fluid therapy questions? Consider the 2024 AAHA Fluid Therapy Guidelines for Dogs and Cats your lifeboat.

Poultry and dairy veterinarian Kay Russo, DVM, MAHM, DACPV,  urges other veterinarians to be vigilant and aware of the interspecies spread of H5N1—including the risk to humans.

On December 16th, the FDA published a Dear Veterinarian letter detailing the results of the Center for Veterinary Medicine’s analysis of adverse event reporting for dogs treated with Librela (bedinvetmab).