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12/17/2024

With Clinician's Brief – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

12/17/2024

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/01/18/dog-bites-are-more-serious-than-you-think-heres-how-to-avoid-risky-situations/

Even if you’re minding your own business while on your new year’s jog, dogs can bite you. More than 4.5 million people in the United States are bitten by dogs...

12/17/2024

https://www.today.com/pets/canine-influenza-facts-rcna62441

Dog flu is on the rise in the U.S.

12/16/2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/patient-hospitalized-possible-bird-flu-infection-louisiana-rcna184204

The individual had been exposed to sick or dead birds thought to have had the virus, health officials said.

12/16/2024

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-cats-die-from-possible-h5-bird-flu-in-los-angeles-county/

Health officials are investigating possible cases of H5 bird flu after two cats died from consuming recalled raw milk, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The departmen…

12/15/2024

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/12/vetmed-research-study.html

The laboratory of Kirsten Nielsen in the Center for One Health Research has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of Cryptococcus.

12/15/2024

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/marin-child-suspected-bird-flu-raw-milk-19972345.php

The Marin County child who is suspected of having avian flu may have gotten the virus from drinking raw milk, county health officials said Tuesday.

12/14/2024

https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/dogs-social-lives-and-disease-risks

Whether it's the dog park, doggie day care, boarding, competitions or training classes, mingling dogs with varied or unknown health histories can present health problems for dogs as well as their owners.

12/14/2024

https://www.wymt.com/2023/01/14/missing-dog-reunited-with-family-nearly-3-years-later/

Roscoe the dog went missing in South Carolina during a family vacation.

12/14/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/01/17/abandoned-pets-airports-dogs/?wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief&utm_content=DDDD9F94-0D74-464D-9EFD-3A609212F432

A rash of animals left at airports speaks to the complications of traveling with a pet.

12/14/2024

https://www.avma.org/news/aaha-releases-new-guidelines-care-senior-dogs-cats

The American Animal Hospital Association has released the 2023 AAHA Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats to support veterinary teams in their care for each unique senior patient.

12/14/2024

https://www.healio.com/news/allergy-asthma/20230113/tick-bites-linked-to-alphagal-syndrome

Tick bite history was a risk factor for alpha-gal syndrome and elevated alpha-gal-specific IgE levels, according to a case-control study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. These data, which confirm findings suggested by case reports and series, make tick bite prevention critica...

12/14/2024

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/to-protect-your-dog-know-signs-of-canine-autoimmune-disease/article_b59e77dd-f27f-5b61-a88b-82c5d3f5f4f7.html

Just like humans, dogs can suffer from autoimmune diseases. Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is a little-known but common autoimmune disease that affects all breeds of dogs and can be fatal.

12/14/2024

https://www.petfoodindustry.com/news-newsletters/pet-food-news/article/15469445/mycotoxin-in-pet-food-likely-caused-2021-uk-cat-diseases

“The diets associated with the pancytopenia outbreak in cats in the United Kingdom all contained potatoes flakes which, in this scenario, are thought to have been the likely source of mycotoxin,” Royal Veterinary College researchers wrote.

12/14/2024

https://chng.it/KmQqFhgKSV

Urge the Texas Attorney General to Investigate Evette CEO Elise Burns

12/14/2024

https://www.kimt.com/news/veterinarian-shares-winter-pet-safety-reminders/article_b24e7098-b81a-11ef-9dc7-977696a891db.html

A local veterinarian shares how you can help pets in the cold

12/14/2024

Because one more is practically no more... right? 🐾

11/07/2024

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359380328_The_role_of_social_circle_COVID-19_illness_and_vaccination_experiences_in_COVID-19_vaccination_decisions_a_representative_online_survey_of_the_United_States_population

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