Integrative Medicine Webinar: Nutritional Supplements to Increase Pain Relief tonight!
You can still register for the Integrative Medicine Webinar: Nutritional Supplements to Increase Pain Relief being held tonight from 7-8 PM presented by: Nancy Scanlan, DVM, MS, CVA. When integrative veterinarians talk about pain relief, they usually think about options such as herbal therapy, acupuncture, or chiropractic, as well as other more widely used methods. However, there are also nutritional supplements (AKA nutraceuticals) which can help. Some, such as DLPA, have a primary pain-relieving action. Others, such as antioxidants, play supportive roles such as decreasing inflammation associated with pain. It is also important to use the correct form of nutraceuticals for the best results. When properly added to a pain-relief program, nutraceuticals can boost the effects of more conventional analgesic therapies.
Fig the ferret fights off lymphoma
Fig is a firecracker, a three-year-old ferret with boundless energy. His owner, Brittany Ray, describes him as a “sour patch kid — first sour, then sweet, but mostly sweet. He’ll nip at your feet and then cuddle in your lap.” So when Fig was suddenly lethargic and wouldn’t eat one day, Ray knew something was amiss and rushed him to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.
Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat
Cornell University CVM
In March 2024, when the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in dairy cows in Texas, Cornell researchers – led by Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) – immediately began assessing how long the virus survived in the raw milk of infected cows.
Amid tariffs, pet food industry faces uncertainty
Pet Food Industry
On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping overhaul of trade policy that included significant new tariffs on imports from major trading partners. Just a week later, on April 9, the administration paused the majority of these planned tariffs for 90 days — except for China, whose tariff rate has surged to 145% as of this writing. A baseline 10% tariff now applies to goods from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. For pet food manufacturers, especially those sourcing ingredients or packaging materials internationally, the policy shift raises concerns about rising production costs. Tariffs on imported ingredients could strain companies’ margins, potentially leading some — particularly smaller brands — to pass higher costs on to consumers. Tariffs on aluminum and steel, commonly used in pet food packaging, are another area of concern.
Industry resources keep practices nimble during shaky economy
AVMA
Veterinary clinics saw a second straight month of declining visits at the start of April, according to the Veterinary Industry Tracker from the AVMA and VetSource . Practices are increasingly having to look beyond price and fee increases and focus more on business fundamentals and client services to ensure a healthy bottom line.
AAHA’s second retention study emphasizes surveying employees to understand workplace needs, desires
AVMA
If fair compensation was the greatest attrition-reducing factor highlighted in the American Animal Hospital Association’s (AAHA) initial workforce retention study, phase two emphasizes the importance of communication. According to the American Animal Hospital Association’s (AAHA) second retention study, “Stay, Please: Phase 2,” published February 20: “Appreciation for work is best shown through fair compensation, which reflects one’s qualifications, workload, performance, and experience. … Owners take a different view of appreciation, which makes it all the more vital that they understand how their staff sees it.”
AVMA advocacy evident in recently introduced legislation
AVMA
Since the 119th Congress began in January, the AVMA has been working with legislators and their staffs to advance the profession’s interests and top legislative initiatives. These issues range from retaining veterinarians in rural and underserved to keeping important veterinary drugs available for use by practitioners to helping pet owners manage the costs of veterinary care and pet insurance.
Caring for honeybees with antimicrobials
DVM360
Honeybees serve as agricultural pollinators that are widely managed by commercial beekeepers. They also host pathogens and Varroa mites that can affect a colony’s strength and survival. Antibiotics approved by the FDA can be used to proactively manage infection and endemic disease occurring in the US and Canada. These target 2 common bacterial diseases: American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB).
Investigating antimicrobial use at an equine veterinary hospital
The Horse
A key strategy for reducing antibiotic use in equine practice is to limit prophylactic administration and only treat horses with evidence of infection. “Every time we prescribe an antibiotic, we are creating a potential risk of resistance, both the pathogen causing the disease and the natural flora of the patient,” said Pamela Velarde, DVM, a resident in large animal medicine at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Clinical Sciences.
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