Yesterday afternoon, one of our AVMA Facebook page friends posed an intriguing question: Does the AVMA have any insight as to what is happening with the Distemper virus strains that are hitting the news media? Clients where I work are asking questions, and I’ve been researching but just coming up with OSU doing research at [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation does a lot of great things for animals and the veterinary community. From offering financial assistance in times of disaster and emergency, to funding veterinary scholarships and animal-health studies, the AVMF’s efforts span the spectrum of veterinary philanthropy. The foundation’s efforts wouldn’t be possible without the generous financial support of [...]
Categories: American Veterinary Medical Foundation, Animal Health
In today’s news, an FDA press release announces a revised Order of Prohibition on Extra Label Drug Use of Cephalosporins in the major food producing animal species – cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys. If you’re a veterinarian working with livestock, you’re probably wondering how this affects you. This new FDA order is a modification of [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Food Animals, General, Veterinarian Resources
We occasionally get questions from members about how to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rules when it comes to administering drugs in practice. While not comprehensive, here are some good ways to ensure that you are following the FDA’s rules: 1. Select FDA-approved drugs for use in your practice whenever possible. Look [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals, Drugs and Vaccines, Food Animals, General, Scientific Issues
MyVeterinarian.com is one of our newest member services designed to help you reach prospective clients who are looking for a veterinarian, whether they have moved to your area or if they might have acquired a new pet. Launched back in February, MyVeterinarian.com is now home to more than 12,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals, and there’s [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Economics
There are thousands of unapproved animal drugs on the market, a reality that concerns both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the AVMA. As veterinarians, we rely on FDA-approved drugs, as well as some unapproved animal drugs, to treat our patients, whether they’re food animals or family pets. The AVMA shares the FDA’s anxiety [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Drugs and Vaccines, Food Animals, Scientific Issues
Time, as they say, waits for no one. When a person or a pet is fighting an infection, the time between accurate diagnosis and treatment is even more critical – it could mean life or death. As veterinarians and physicians wait for test results from the lab, an infection can continue to spread, which, in [...]
Categories: Animal Health, General, One Health
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