This year’s NYS-VC features more than just CE classes
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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. Besides high-quality CE there are many fun extras throughout the conference.
The veterinarians preventing the next pandemic
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The New Yorker
In the summer of 1999, a pathologist at the Bronx Zoo noticed an unusual number of dead crows in the vicinity of the zoo. Then, over Labor Day weekend, one of the zoo’s cormorants died, as did a pheasant, a bald eagle, and three flamingos. In Queens, physicians at Flushing Hospital saw six patients with encephalitis, all within a few weeks. Normally the city saw about ten cases a year, but now similar cases were turning up across the city. The disease presentation suggested a viral cause—but which virus?
Cornell provides pet travel documentation amid changing U.S. requirements
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Cornell University CVM
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) backtracked last month on strict requirements about dogs returning from international travel. In May, they announced a new process with differing rules depending on the source country, and limited pet owners to using only airports with proper quarantine facilities. Just two weeks before the Aug. 1 deadline, however, the CDC amended its policy to a fraction of the proposed requirements — apparently in response to strong outcry from the public, veterinary professionals and airlines, all voicing concern over the feasibility of meeting such comprehensive criteria.
Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss
Cornell Chronicle
A study of horses – which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies – revealed that 42% of miscarriages and spontaneous abortions in the first two months of pregnancy were due to complications from an extra set of chromosomes, a condition called triploidy.
FDA confirms safety of Purina pet foods
AVMA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced July 31 that no public health concerns are associated with Nestlé Purina Pet Care pet food after completing a review of the products that generated a jump in adverse event reports last year. “After thoroughly analyzing pet food adverse event reports, testing opened products from pet owners and sealed products from retail settings, and conducting a facility inspection, the FDA has determined the existing evidence does not identify a public health concern that could explain the symptoms detailed in these adverse event reports about Purina pet foods,” said the statement from the FDA.
AVMF maintains support for veterinary relief in Ukraine
AVMA
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) has awarded a $50,000 grant as part of the charitable organization’s continuing support of veterinary relief efforts in Ukraine since the Russian invasion two years ago. In August, the AVMF board of directors approved a grant to the Ukrainian Small Animal Veterinary Association (USAVA) and the Ukraine Veterinary Medical Foundation (UVMF). They will use the funds to maintain a mobile veterinary clinic operating in the war-torn country and to purchase feed for several thousand animals.
Ensuring the quality of high-volume spay-neuter
AVMA
A veterinarian at a typical high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter (HQHVSN) clinic may do as many as 60 surgeries in a day, which have caused some to question whether these operations sacrifice quality for the sake of numbers. A growing body of research, however, shows HQHVSN surgeries that follow veterinary guidelines can be done quickly and at a high standard without compromising patient health or welfare, according to Dr. Becky L. Morrow.
Big cats require big dental procedures
DVM360
Two big cats at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio were discovered to have dental issues that required root canals to save their teeth. An 8-year-old Malayan tiger named Zero and a 5-year-old cheetah named Barafu both needed root canals after undergoing physical examinations by Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden veterinarians.
Equine parasite research update
The Horse
Mark Twain probably wasn’t talking about equine parasites when he said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Still, few sentiments ring truer when it comes to the rapidly changing world of parasite control in horses.
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