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![Veterinarians weigh benefits, risks of new osteoarthritis drugs](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8249325_u4ezdj_300x300.jpg)
2 days ago
2 days ago
Veterinarians increasingly are weighing the largely positive results they're seeing from new osteoarthritis drugs for dogs and cats with the risk of side effects like neurological disease, following submissions to regulators of thousands of adverse incident reports associated with the popular products.
Veterinarians weigh benefits, risks of new osteoarthritis drugs was published on June 13, 2024.
![Canada criticizes US dog travel rule, wins some concessions](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8300420_300x300.jpg)
4 days ago
4 days ago
Canada has secured a partial relaxation from the United States of a controversial new dog-importation rule that many veterinarians fear could leave hordes of pets stranded at the border.
![Research paper retraction stirs copper safety debate](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8279442_2ebggz_300x300.jpg)
5 days ago
5 days ago
The retraction of a paper from a prestigious veterinary journal for the first time in its 147-year history is stoking discussion about the reliability of research conducted by large corporations — and whether some dog food contains unsafe levels of copper.
![In wake of Brazil's floods, veterinarians put much on the line](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8296216_fevsfr_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jul 19, 2024
In wake of Brazil's floods, veterinarians put much on the line
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
"A true endless nightmare." "Immense and exhausting." "Like being in a war." These are among the ways Brazilian veterinarians described going through some of the worst floods in the country's history.
In wake of Brazil's floods, veterinarians put much on the line was published July 18, 2024.
![Veterinarians at UK practice vote to strike over pay](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8285988_sqy7my_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Veterinarians at UK practice vote to strike over pay
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Staff at a large veterinary practice in the United Kingdom have voted to walk off the job next week, in what their union says will be the first labor action of its kind for the country's veterinary profession.
Veterinarians at UK practice vote to strike over pay was published on July 9, 2024.
![Utah veterinary school plan hits a time crunch](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8278781_i8q3fr_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Utah veterinary school plan hits a time crunch
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
If Utah State University's planned veterinary school were already established, aspiring students could have begun applying months ago to be considered for enrollment in fall 2025.
But USU's veterinary school is not yet in place, and while school officials hope to enroll their first class at that time, they anticipate accepting applications no earlier than spring 2025. That's nearly one year after most veterinary schools and fewer than two months before most applicants commit to a program.
![Researchers tap AI to read pain in animals](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8264607_5pbrdr_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Researchers tap AI to read pain in animals
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
A senior cat that had been gentle most of its life developed a curious tendency to claw at the legs of its 9-year-old human housemate whenever the child walked by. Mystified by the cat's aggressive turn, its owners consulted their regular veterinarian. The doctor, too, was perplexed.
It took a referral to a veterinary behaviorist, Dr. Christine Calder, to get to the bottom of the problem: The cat was acting strangely because it was in pain.
Researchers tap AI to read pain in animals was published on June 25, 2024.
![Bringing any dog into US gets more complex on Aug. 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8259325_a7wgxy_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Bringing any dog into US gets more complex on Aug. 1
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
A strict new rabies-prevention rule affecting dogs entering the U.S. has veterinarians confused and concerned.
![Are Florida veterinarians really exempt from CE?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8238023_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Are Florida veterinarians really exempt from CE?
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Veterinarians were inadvertently included in a new state law that excuses licensees from continuing education requirements in a range of occupations.
Are Florida veterinarians really exempt from CE? published on June 4, 2024.
![Veterinary program may get pricier for South Dakotans](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6814216/8221360_300x300.jpg)
Friday May 31, 2024
Veterinary program may get pricier for South Dakotans
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
A deal under which residents of South Dakota pay discounted tuition for four years of veterinary school by beginning their studies in their home state and finishing at the University of Minnesota might be unavailable to those who enter the program in fall 2025 and beyond.
Veterinary program may get pricier for South Dakotans published on May 28, 2024.