Still time to register for 2024 NYS-VC-Deadline extended to September 27th!
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.
NYSVMS recruiting for class of 2025 Power of 10
NYSVMS
NYSVMS is currently recruiting for the Power of 10 class of 2025. This is a national initiative designed to cultivate leadership capacity in grads 15 years or less from veterinary school who are current NYSVMS members and provide learning experiences that will enrich the individual and benefit the individual’s practice, community and profession. The program provides NYSVMS members with 4 leadership development sessions. NYSVMS provides the experts and covers all meeting and travel expenses for participants to attend sessions. The topics are: wellbeing, what to do when OPD knocks on your door, restructuring student debt and financial planning and the Insights Discovery program. Applications for the Power of 10 Class of 2025 are currently being accepted now through December 9th. The application is on the Recent Graduate page at: https://nysvms.org/graduate-membership/. For more information, please contact Stephanie Quirini at squirini@nysvms.org
Online course helps veterinarians support rural mental health
Cornell Chronicle
The College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet, in partnership with Rural Minds, has launched a free online course, “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America,” designed to give learners practical support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural communities. Tailored for veterinary students, veterinarians and agribusiness professionals, the course reviews specific mental health issues, including suicide, in rural America and provides information to mitigate them
Congress considers bill helping with costs of veterinary care, pet insurance
AVMA
New bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress would help Americans manage the costs of veterinary care and pet insurance by including expenses for pets and service animals under tax-advantaged health savings accounts (HSA) and flexible spending accounts (FSA). The People and Animals Well-being (PAW) Act (H.R. 9508) amends Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations to allow pet owners to use their HSA or FSA accounts to cover up to $1,000 for veterinary care or a pet health insurance plan. These funds would be available for those with service animals as well within current HSA and FSA contribution limits.
USDA adding HPAI to dairy beef–surveillance programs as virus continues to spread
AVMA
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1), continues among U.S. dairy cattle after its initial discovery in that species this spring. Since March, H5N1 outbreaks have been confirmed in dairy cattle in over 200 herds. This includes 17 dairy cow operations in California, making it 14th state with dairy herds that have tested positive for the virus.
Researchers discover fecal transplants can benefit canines with epilepsy
DVM360
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and the Center for Systems Neuroscience in Hannover, Germany, shared findings from a joint study that showed fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) can have a positive impact on canines suffering from epilepsy. The researchers discovered that FMT can reduce negative mental health symptoms in these patients, especially those who have a type of epilepsy that is resistant to drug treatment.
Pinpointing poor performance in horses
The Horse
Say your horse starts refusing to move off your leg, kicks out, and swaps his lead behind—when you’re able to pick up the canter at all, that is. Your first instinct might be to blame his training or dismiss these issues as bad behaviors. In reality, a horse having difficulty performing as expected could be in pain
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