Small animal internal medicine track at this year’s NYS-VC
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand at www.nysvc.org. The full conference schedule is posted on the website-under Program then Agenda. This year’s conference includes the small animal internal medicine track.
Hospital welcomes new house officers
NYSVMS
Cornell University CVM
Each year, the Cornell University Hospital for Animals welcomes a group of outstanding veterinarians to serve as hospital interns and residents across many of our services. These house officers will receive hands-on training for practice, clinical teaching and specialty-board eligibility. Referring veterinarians and clients will get a chance to interface with many of these faces throughout their time with us.
Aguilar-Carreño and van der Meulen named associate vice provosts
NYSVMS
Cornell Chronicle
Hector Aguilar-Carreño, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Marjolein van der Meulen, Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering, have been named associate vice provosts in the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation (OVPRI).
APHIS seeks equine professionals for inspector roles
AVMA
One of the changes to Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations earlier this year, in an effort to end horse soring, meant the elimination of industry self-regulation and the role of lay person inspectors at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions. Going forward, only U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) inspectors and independent non-APHIS–employed horse protection inspectors (HPIs) who are screened, trained, and authorized by APHIS will have inspection authority, beginning with the 2025 show season.
FDA guidance seeks to assure effectiveness of canine heartworm products
AVMA
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA CVM) recently issued its recommendations for drug sponsors to demonstrate the effectiveness of canine heartworm disease prevention products. Published June 25, Guidance for Industry (GFI) #276, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Products Proposed for the Prevention of Heartworm Disease in Dogs, replaces FDA CVM’s draft guidance issued in November 2022.
The USDA to continue field assessment of oral rabies vaccine for wildlife in 8 states
DVM360
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), rabies poses a serious public health concern. Approximately 90% of rabies cases reported in the US come from wildlife, per the CDC. Moreover, rabies is almost always fatal after symptoms begin. Still, this viral disease is 100% preventable. Working towards preventing the spread of wildlife rabies in the United States, the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will continue field assessment of the oral rabies vaccine bait—ONRAB—in 8 states as part of its collaborative broader rabies control program, titled the National Rabies Management Program, which aims to eventually eliminate terrestrial rabies in the country.
Hydrotherapy to rehabilitate and condition horses
The Horse
Veterinarians have been using swimming, underwater treadmill work, and other forms of hydrotherapy in equine rehabilitation and conditioning protocols for years. Historically, they’ve based their recommendations largely on anecdotal evidence and personal experience. While questions remain, in recent years researchers have learned a significant amount about how aquatic therapy benefits horses.
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