AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

On May 11, Nestle Purina announced they have recalled one lot of Purina Veterinary Diets® OM Overweight Management canned cat food. The food is available through veterinarians in the U.S. and Canada. In response to a consumer complaint, the company analyzed a sample of the product and identified insufficient thiamine (B1) levels. The product recalled [...]

I have a small confession to make.  About midway through our Future Leaders Program, I was feeling a little discouraged.  I was so excited about the program for many reasons.  We were going to make amazing networking connections with eachother and the AVMA leadership, we were going to work on a project that would benefit the members [...]

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is pleased to announce Dr. Tristan Colonius, Dr. Donald Hoenig and Dr. Kaylee Myhre as the 2012-2013 AVMA Fellows. For more information read the AVMA Press Release on the 2012-2013 Fellows.

UPDATE 9:17 PM (Central) 5/6/2012: the recall has been expanded to include 11 brands of dog food: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul; Country Value; Diamond; Diamond Naturals; Premium Edge; Professional; 4Health; Taste of the Wild; Apex; Kirkland Signature/Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain; and Canidae. See the Diamond recall page for information on the brands. [...]

I am very pleased to share information about an exciting new animal welfare-related project!  The AVMA  (specifically its Animal Welfare Committee and Animal Welfare Division) is collaborating with the Federation of Animal Science Societies’ (FASS)  Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Care on a dynamic webinar series where participants can learn about the science behind current and emerging issues in farmed [...]

Yesterday, the FDA and CDC announced they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infantis infection associated with handling dry dog food. To date, 14 people in 9 states (AL, CT, MI, MO, NC, NJ, OH, PA and VA) have been infected. Five people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. Although multiple [...]

With so many interesting topics to discuss, I try to vary my blog posts.  However, I feel the need to elaborate on my previous post titled “Legislative Awareness: A Battle Worth Fighting.”  On both a state and national level, organized veterinary medicine diligently fights for the privilege every veterinarian has, to practice veterinary medicine in [...]