NYS-VC features Behavior Track
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand. The conference schedule is now posted on the website-under Program then Agenda. The Behavior track sponsored by Duffield Institute for Animal Behavior, will be held Sunday and Monday with classes that include: Feline Communication, Learning & Environmental Needs and Dispelling Behavior Myths presented by Katherine Anderson, DVM, DACVB as well as Psychopharmacology in Cats & Dogs, Triaging Behavior Cases in General Practice and Low Stress Handling for the Vet Team presented by Marisa Quinlan, DVM.
NYSVMS held annual lobby day
NYSVMS
NYSVMS held our annual lobby day on May 10 once again virtually over Zoom. NYSVMS members met with legislators and aides to discuss the various issues in our legislative agenda. Meetings were held with the offices of: Senator Addabbo; Senator Murray; Assemblymember Fahy; Assemblymember Lupardo; and Assemblymember Woerner. For the 2024 legislative agenda, click here.
Nominations open for 2024 NYSVMS Awards-Deadline is July 29th
NYSVMS
The NYSVMS awards program is the way to honor veterinarians and their important work in NYS. NYSVMS confers five awards annually. This year the requirements have changed. Nominations no longer have to be approved by the regionals. The person nominating must fill out a simple 1-page nomination form and include the nominee’s resume as well as a letter of recommendation. These nominations are then reviewed by the NYSVMS Awards Committee for the awards listed below. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2024 Awards are being accepted now through July 29, 2024. For the nomination form and description of the award categories, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/.
Experts provide facts about avian influenza for dairy producers
Cornell University CVM
While a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected in dairy cattle in nine states – not including New York state – the commercial milk supply continues to be safe, according to a panel of Cornell, New York state and dairy industry experts. Pasteurization of milk and cooking meat to proper internal temperatures inactivates the strain of avian influenza, called H5N1, according to experts in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) and the National Milk Producers Association, who provided the latest science-backed information for dairy farmers during a May 2 webinar.
FDA announces position on use of compounded GS-441524
FDA
Because no FDA approved drug is available to treat Feline Infectious Peritonitis in cats, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not intend to enforce new animal drug approval requirements for products compounded from GS-441524, when prescribed by a veterinarian for a specific cat patient for the treatment of Feline Infectious Peritonitis under the conditions listed in Guidance for Industry (GFI) #256 Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances. The FDA is aware of social media posts suggesting that compounded GS-441524 will be “legally” available in the United States starting June 1. The agency reminds compounding pharmacies, veterinarians and pet owners that animal drugs compounded from bulk drug substances are unapproved drugs and are not, in fact, legal. However, in GFI #256, the FDA has described certain conditions where the agency does not intend to take enforcement actions for compounded products for use in animals. GFI #256 also specifies that, if veterinarians wish to obtain animal drugs compounded from a bulk drug substance without a patient-specific prescription (office stock), the bulk drug substance should be nominated with a justification for its use. As of May 10, 2024, the FDA has not received a nomination for GS-441524. To submit a nomination for the use of GS-441524 for office stock, see Nominations for Bulk Drug Substances for Compounding: (1) Office Stock Drugs for Use in Nonfood-Producing Animals or (2) Drugs for Use in Food-Producing Animals or Free-Ranging Wildlife Species.
APHIS bolsters regulations against horse soring
AVMA
In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced April 29 that it is strengthening Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations. A copy of the final rule is available on the agency’s website, and the rule will be published in the Federal Register in the coming weeks. This rule will be effective February 1, 2025.
Board revises AVMA policies on horse tripping, opioids, public health
AVMA
The AVMA Board of Directors (BOD) updated and adopted several policies during its April 4-5 meeting at AVMA headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. The policy topics ranged from horse tripping to goat and sheep disbudding and dehorning to the veterinarian’s role in the opioid epidemic.
2024 WSAVA Michael J. Day Scholarship applications now open
DVM360
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) announced that the application period for its 2024 Michael J. Day Scholarship for veterinary students is now open. The scholarship awards financial assistance toward a research project into either small animal infectious disease, clinical vaccinology, or immunology.
Updates on treating IBH in horses
The Horse
Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH)—commonly known as sweet itch—occurs when a horse has an allergic reaction to the bites of Culicoidesmidges or occasionally the black fly of the genusSimulium. It can cause extreme itching in horses and can be challenging for veterinarians to effectively treat.
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