AVMA News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced in January that the agency had approved new generic drugs for cats, dogs, and horses and granted a supplemental approval for a generic drug for use in ferrets.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Cedar Waxwings have come back to central Mexico. Most years, there are no more than a few dozen reports of this species across the region. But in 2020 I personally saw thousands of Waxwings in a dozen or so sites, and every one of my birder friends across the country had a similar experience. This year, the sightings are less, so far. (I have seen exactly one Waxwing this year.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Tracey Forfa, a 30-year veteran of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, succeeds Dr. Steven Solomon, who retired as director of the agency in December 2022.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A flood of cases of canine separation anxiety and a rash of unsocialized pandemic puppies were among the dire predictions about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pets. Two veterinary behaviorists discuss the accuracy of each.
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AVMA News
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
At its Nov. 3-6, 2022, meeting, the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities made changes to the accreditation policy manual, asked for public comments regarding accreditation standards, and announced four technician programs that are closing in 2023.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians held its 65th annual meeting from Oct. 6-12, 2022, in Minneapolis. The AAVLD presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The United States Animal Health Association held its 126th annual meeting from Oct. 6-12, 2022, in Minneapolis. The USAHA presented awards and seated new officials.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Results of a study of more than 3,000 dogs diagnosed with cancer suggest that routine evaluations should begin at age 7 to identify cancer at an early stage—and as early as age 4 for breeds with a lower median age at cancer diagnosis.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Feb.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Among the new listings in the AVMA Animal Health Studies Database is a study looking at OKV-1001, a new formulation of mycophenolate, to treat atopic dermatitis in dogs. Another new listing is a study looking at OKV-1001 to treat immune-mediated hemolytic anemia in dogs.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
A new report from Brakke Consulting shows more than half the U.S. animal health industry saw a higher employee turnover rate in 2022.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration plans to end routine updates on the investigation of case reports of nonhereditary canine dilated cardiomyopathy and of certain dog foods and ingredients.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Several new studies were unveiled at @the_NAVC Veterinary Meeting & Expo this January in Orlando, Florida, including research identifying 30 different bacterial groups in the fecal microbiome of domestic cats and a survey on dog owners’ awareness of osteoarthritis.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Veterinary Services Grant Program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, is now accepting applications until March 29. The program provides grants to support food animal veterinary services and relieve veterinarian shortage situations across the United States.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The pet aftercare industry remains largely unregulated, and veterinarians are often the only source of information that pet owners have when choosing pet aftercare providers. There are many considerations for a veterinarian when it comes to handling pet remains and interacting with the pet owner during this sensitive time.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Drs. Erin Casey and Jim Weisman ran unopposed for seats on the AVMA Board of Directors and were declared elected in February. They will begin their six-year terms this July during AVMA Convention 2023.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Survey results from the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America reveal the latest data about the profession of veterinary technology, including salary ranges, job satisfaction, and current challenges.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Veterinary Visionaries, a collaboration of veterinary organizations, is holding a storytelling event from Feb. 14 to March 7 to answer this question: “How do we get people who fell out of love with the profession to fall back in love—and stay?
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is soliciting public comment on a plan to strengthen regulations for the handling of wild and exotic animals for exhibition as well as improving environmental enrichment for all regulated species.
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.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
With our continued travel restrictions due to the floodwater damage done to our highways and the destruction of the Fitzroy Crossing bridge we are still enjoying our local bird-life. However, birds that would not normally be local have arrived from the north following all of the wet weather. In 2017 we found a lone Pied Heron that had wandered south and then in 2018 more Pied Herons arrived after a decent amount of rain and included a rufous morph bird amongst the flock.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia, offers several great birding spots and here are some recommendations for areas to go birding in and around the city, how to get there by public transport, and some of the bird species you might expect to see. Within the city Ada Ciganlija Island (below) is a popular recreational area located in the Sava River within the city of Belgrade.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The sky cracked open as we ascended into the modest hills of Trinidad’s Northern Range. Turning into one of the side-roads off the famed Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, we continued our journey uphill. Each corner revealed a staggering amount of damage to the road caused by rushing streams of runoff after excessive rainfall late last year. As we say here, de road wash ‘wey.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
This is the second part of a post showing some birds seen at Nonggang in December 2022, along with the usual (mostly irrelevant) comments. In China, wherever there is one real tourist attraction (like the Great Wall), the local strategy seems to be to add some fake attractions – replicas of palaces or tombs, amusement parks, shopping centers – in order to maximize the income from tourists.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
We continue to have restrictions on where we can drive around Broome, but there are no restrictions for the local bird-life and they continue to move around the landscape. It doesn’t really matter that we can’t leave the bitumen , because the birds are alongside the highway across Roebuck Plains to the south of Broome. There is a white rumble strip along the edge of the highway, so when the water is deeper and the highway remains open you know when you are getting too close to the ed
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
All too often, roads are avenues for destruction, at least for nature. Habitat is destroyed to make them and then the fresh cuts become long-lasting scars that make it all too easy for people to eat away or completely remove what remains. Even so, despite the big risk for biodiversity, we need roads. At least we do if we want to use vehicles to more easily move from one place to the next.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
In Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye”, there is a mention of a fictional story titled “The Secret Goldfish” Basically, it is about a boy who does not let anybody look at his goldfish because he bought it with his own money. Sometimes I feel a bit like this about winter birding on Shanghai’s Tianmashan hill. In my case, my secret is paid for with a little bit of birdseed (bought with my own money).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Over recent years we have learnt to not take being able to travel for granted. Thankfully we have plenty of places close to home that we can visit. There are still many roads closed after our recent floods. Although some roads have been reopened they can be closed at very short notice when we get more torrential rain. We enjoy cycling and walking and we can easily cycle on the flat bike path to Cable Beach , which is about 3.5kms from home.
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