Veterinary Voices

They could be working with chickens at a million-bird poultry farm, endangered condors in the wild, flamingos at the local zoo or a pet cockatiel at a clinic.

No matter how they practice, veterinarians from multiple facets of the profession are bracing for an extended onslaught of deadly avian influenza — with no clear end in sight.

Avian influenza crisis tests veterinarians' resolve published on Jan. 11, 2024.

 

When the owners of the only emergency veterinary hospital in Rochester, New York, announced in August that the practice would shut down within three months, it was a blow for local pet owners and employees but not a total surprise. Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services had been scaling back hours since early in the year, citing a shortage of veterinarians.

Veterinarians revive ER service after Thrive hospital closes published on Jan. 9, 2024. 

Dr. Mark Rishniw, the director of research at VIN, talks with Dr. Lisa Fortier, a professor of surgery at Cornell University's veterinary college and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Journal of Veterinary Research. Over coffee, Dr. Fortier talks about being a change agent at the journals, making them more contemporary and nimble.

An edited version of their conversation appears in "How a surgeon modernized a 150-year-old veterinary journal," published on Jan. 4, 2024.  

 

Sales of key antimicrobial drugs for use in food animals rose 4% in the United States in 2022 compared with 2021, contrasting with a steep decline reported in Europe and seemingly marking a setback in efforts to curb usage to combat pathogen resistance.

Still, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that domestic sales were down 36% compared with 2015, when sales appeared to peak.

Antimicrobial sales for food animals rise in US, fall in Europe published on Dec. 18, 2023.

Dr. Tim Georoff regularly practices shooting a rifle to further his work. His aim is not to kill — quite the opposite. His purpose is to save the lives of elephants in the wild. 

To protect elephants, he bushwhacks and looks for their dung published on Dec . 14, 2023

A provisional paper on an outbreak of feline enteric coronavirus in Cyprus suggests direct transmission of cat disease. 

Novel coronavirus strain in FIP-infected cats defies pattern published on Dec. 5, 2023. 

 

Daft model regulations by the Association of American Feed Control Officials aim to make pet food labels clearer and more consistent, comparable to labels on food for humans. 

US pet food labeling rules poised for upgrade published on Nov. 30, 2023.  

Voicemails from purported colleague are puzzling veterinarians across the U.S. 

Who is ‘Dr. J’ and what does he want? published on Nov. 21, 2023. 

Nearly two years after California enacted a law to alleviate shortages of dog blood for veterinary procedures, animal blood banks are changing in the state.

California inches toward ending closed colony animal blood banks published on Nov. 7, 2023.

Dr. Christy Corp-Minamiji of VIN interviews Dr. Boaz Arzi, chief of the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service and director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Arzi shares his journey to becoming the first veterinarian to attain affiliate membership with the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons, as well as his rise to international renown as a world expert in TMJ research.

A written variation of Veterinary expert on the temporomandibular joint catches waves and opportunities published on Nov. 3, 2023.