Veterinary Voices

Are Florida veterinarians really exempt from CE?

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

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. 

 

US regulators strengthen rule to stamp out horse soring

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule to fortify regulations against soring, a painful horse-training technique that has endured despite being prohibited for more than a half-century.

US regulators strengthen rule to stamp out horse soring published on May 24, 2024. 

 

Veterinary consolidator sells Irish, Dutch practices for $2

The British corporate consolidator CVS Group has sold all of its veterinary practices in Ireland and the Netherlands for just 2 euros (US$2.17) to a veterinarian and former head of its international operations.

Veterinary consolidator sells Irish, Dutch practices for $2 published on May 21, 2024.

Unproven treatment for oral disease in cats surfaces in US

A foreign business that produces an effective, if unauthorized, drug for a deadly cat disease is now selling a black-market compound to treat another difficult condition in cats. This time, doctors have strong doubts about the product, not the least because its full contents are a mystery.

Unproven treatment for oral disease in cats surfaces in US published on May 16, 2024. 

Overdue good news arrives for FIP cats in the US

A veterinary compounding pharmacy in New Jersey has announced it will make available an oral treatment for feline infectious peritonitis starting in June. The tablets for individual patients with a prescription will be the first veterinary FIP treatment sold in the United States.

Overdue good news arrives for FIP cats in the US published on May 9, 2024. 

 

US veterinary groups clash over need for more practitioners

American Veterinary Medical Association leaders sharply criticized a report commissioned by a group that represents the nation's veterinary schools, maintaining that it overstated an apparent need for more practitioners.

Coming under further fire, the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges withdrew the report for a different reason: It acknowledged the report didn't respectfully represent the increasing role that women are playing in a profession that is predominantly female.

US veterinary groups clash over need for more practitioners published on May 7, 2024. 

 

Veterinarians alerted to potential Varenzin syringe problem

A syringe used by pet owners to administer a drug for treating anemia in cats with chronic kidney disease could become unreadable, raising a danger of misdosing, according to an alert sent to veterinarians by the pharmaceutical company Elanco Animal Health.

Veterinarians alerted to potential Varenzin syringe problem published on May 2, 2024. 

Calif. regulators oppose bill that would expand RVT duties

California veterinary regulators are opposing a bill that would allow registered veterinary technicians to neuter male cats, a sign of expanding resistance to the controversial proposal as it moves toward its first big test in the Legislature.

Calif. regulators oppose bill that would expand RVT duties published on April 30, 2024. 

 

What's next on the U.S. ban against noncompetes

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission announced a ban on noncompete clauses across the United States, a move that could significantly affect employers and workers, including those in veterinary medicine. To understand the implications, the VIN News Service talked to Dr. Lance Rosa, a contract attorney and veterinarian who has reviewed thousands of employment agreements.

The article on which this episode is based, What's next on the U.S. ban against noncompetes, published on April 25, 2024