AVMA News

MARCH 2, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration is reminding stakeholders that certain over-the-counter antimicrobial products for animals are transitioning to prescription status, starting June 11.

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AVMA News

MARCH 25, 2024

The new surgical center at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, which includes five operating rooms and a recovery room separating dogs and cats, is part of an ongoing $125 million expansion project at the New York City veterinary hospital.

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AVMA News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this November approved Bonqat, a nerve pain medication for cats to alleviate acute anxiety and fear associated with transportation and veterinary visits.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 3, 2024

With today’s technological advancements, researchers are calling for a concerted effort to gather big data on aging dogs to benefit not only veterinary care, but also to inform human medicine, as dogs and humans share similar medical conditions as they age

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AVMA News

MARCH 18, 2024

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation continues to accept applications for several scholarships meant to attract new veterinarians to Arizona.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Through this new initiative, Purina will donate $1 million to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Healthcare (REACH) Animal Care Program.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 24, 2024

The AVMA rang in the new year with a record high 105,000 members, strong financials, and a slate of initiatives for the year ahead that address emerging technologies, antimicrobial stewardship, and the AVMA Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics and Model Veterinary Practice Act.

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AVMA News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 14 announced it has issued nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded medically important antimicrobial animal drugs for violating federal law.

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AVMA News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The issue of whether to establish a veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR) through an in-person examination or solely electronic means has recently come before state legislatures and veterinary medical boards.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Much the same as walk-in clinics, urgent care veterinary practices are slowly emerging as another option offering outpatient medical care for animals experiencing acute illness or injury but not in life-threatening danger.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

An anonymous donation is allowing the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) to increase the AVMA/AVMF Scholarship for Veterans awards from $5,000 to $9,000 each for the next two years. Other scholarships are available as well.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 30, 2024

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) selected three veterinary researchers as recipients of the organizations’ 2023-24 pharmacology research grants. This funding supports projects designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.

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The Nerdy Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Have you ever been to the doctor and they’ve written down a bunch of medical abbreviations that you don’t understand? You may have heard or seen the medical abbreviation “TID” and wondered what it meant. The Tid medical abbreviation stands for three times a day. Well, you’re not alone.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

veterinary colleges exceeded 4,000 for the first time, according to the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Annual Data Report. The number of first-year veterinary students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year at U.S.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), in partnership with the Harold Wetterberg Foundation, is once again awarding scholarships to current or former residents of New Jersey who are pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.

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The Nerdy Nurse

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Let's look at the NPO medical abbreviation. The post What Does the NPO Medical Abbreviation Mean? What does NPO stand for? And what does it mean for patients? appeared first on The Nerdy Nurse.

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AVMA News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Kenneth Adler, PhD, professor of cell biology at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, and Masanobu Yamamoto, adjunct professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, will be inducted as fellows of the National Academy of (..)

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine on October 1 launched the latest phases of its ongoing plan to promote stewardship of medically important antimicrobials used to treat animals, including pets.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

That includes the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), which has given a $20,000 grant to the Maui Humane Society, a $10,000 grant to Greater Good Charities, and an $19,000 estate gift to the Hawaii VMA so that the organizations can help recover and treat animals in need.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 10, 2023

It was created to emphasize the broader scope of the profession, particularly the roles veterinarians play to support public health, the food supply, and medical research. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Amy Klobuchar announced August 3 the creation of the inaugural Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus.

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AVMA News

JULY 26, 2023

Among his accomplishments, his service to both the American Veterinary Medical Foundation and the AVMA Trusts helped both entities evolve into the vital, relevant entities they are today. Joseph Kinnarney is this year’s recipient of The AVMA Award, which he accepted during the keynote at AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration issued guidance that compiles established practices that manufacturers of medicated animal food can use to prevent unsafe drug carryover into subsequent batches of medicated or nonmedicated animal food.

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AVMA News

MAY 29, 2023

Danielle Johnson is the new executive director of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), the AVMA’s charitable arm. She comes to the Foundation with more than 20 years of fundraising experience.

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AVMA News

MARCH 22, 2023

The Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association (ArVMA) and the AVMA actively oppose both measures over concerns of patient safety, client service, food safety, public health, and recognizing and continuing to ensure the value of degrees in veterinary technology.

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AVMA News

JULY 27, 2023

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) have partnered to fund a one-year fellowship grant for veterinary pharmacology. The deadline for submissions is August 16.

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AVMA News

APRIL 7, 2023

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and Merck Animal Health announced April 5 that they are donating $100,000 to support recovery efforts and care for animals in the wake of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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AVMA News

APRIL 26, 2023

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is partnering with Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets to help expand the Foundation’s Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Care (REACH) Animal Care Program, which provides grants to AVMA members who offer immediate care at a low cost to pets with owners experiencing financial limitations.

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AVMA News

MARCH 27, 2023

When she’s not racing, she’s busy making house calls or scrubbing in for surgery, working as an associate at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. She’s had a total of 1,135 starts, including 102 first-place finishes.

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AVMA News

MAY 1, 2023

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) selected two veterinary researchers as recipients of the organizations’ 2022-23 pharmacology research grants.

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AVMA News

MARCH 28, 2023

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) officially launched March 27. Under the ADMC Program, racing will have centralized testing driven by an investigative unit and will institute harmonization among laboratories.

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Reddit Animals

JANUARY 22, 2024

In short, my pet goose was attacked by 6 of our dogs, I dont know why since I already fed both of them. The goose is breathing but there is a hole near their throat and the pellets I gave it are mildly spilling out. I need help. submitted by /u/MudOld1211 [link] [comments]

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Critter News

APRIL 19, 2012

I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard. For the full story, go here to the Washington Post.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2010

An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. Harvard Medical School has not listed those primates as receiving unrelieved pain or distress, Budkie said.

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Critter News

APRIL 23, 2009

Over $100 million went to medical research while about $1 million went to animal welfare causes. But a group of trustees got together, determined she was mentally unfit at the time, and decided to “responsibly” donate to medical research instead. It’s more money for medical research. To human causes. I think that just sucks.

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Critter News

AUGUST 13, 2009

It's the best way to train medical personnel. They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. Read and decide for yourself.

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Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. Tags: animal experimentation medical research monkeys. He said he didn’t know what his opinion was because he didn’t know all the facts. Perhaps it was a necessary “evil.” It’s just a question of WILL.

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Critter News

APRIL 18, 2010

Only three accredited medical schools in the whole country use animals to teach surgery. Dr. Pippin told me there's a good reason all the other 150-plus medical schools in the country don't use animals in surgical education: There are better ways to teach surgery.

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