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Where Could Cornell’s $30 Million Agriculture Research Investment From the Settlement Deal Go?
Source: The Cornell Daily Sun Cornell University’s $60 million settlement with the Trump administration includes a distinctive requirement: a $30 million investment in agricultural research over three years, in addition to a $30 million payment to the federal...
Injured Bald Eagle Undergoes Surgery at LSU Veterinary School of Medicine
Source: 4WWL Louisiana’s bald eagle population is thriving, but rising numbers have led to more injured birds needing treatment. The latest case involves a presumed male eagle, identified by its smaller size, now undergoing surgery at the LSU School of Veterinary...
A ‘Problem’ Leads to Potential Solutions for Injured Reptiles
Source: PHYS ORG A new study from NC State’s Turtle Rescue Team (TRT), published in the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, compiles 25 years of data on snake patients treated alongside the group’s better-known turtle cases. Lead author Savannah Dunn, a 2024...
The Increasing Problem of Obesity in Dogs
Source: Los Altos Town Crier Obesity affects about 60% of dogs in the U.S., creating serious health risks and reducing quality of life. Many owners struggle to recognize a healthy weight, which is defined by easily felt ribs, a visible waist from above, and an...
Pet First Aid Course Empowers Alaska’s Firefighters to Keep Animals ‘Stayin’ Alive’
Source: Raven Radio At the Alaska Fire Conference in Sitka, veterinarian Dr. Toccoa Wolf of Sitka Animal Hospital trained firefighters to perform CPR and first aid on pets using a stuffed dog for demonstration. The workshop—so popular it required a second...
Oldest-Living Dogs Reveal Potential Key to Fighting Frailty
Source: Medical Xpress A new study from the Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation’s Center for Exceptional Longevity Studies reveals that retaining gonad function may protect against frailty-related mortality in later life. Published in Scientific Reports, the research...
Texas A&M Board of Regents Approves Construction of Meat Science and Technology Center
Source: Agrilife Today The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved a $114.6 million Meat Science and Technology Center at Texas A&M–RELLIS, expected to break ground in early 2026. The 75,000-square-foot facility will feature advanced...
Tuskegee University Sues to stop American Veterinary Medical Association’s Attempt to Strip Their Accreditation
Source: Yellow Hammer News Tuskegee University has filed a federal lawsuit and emergency motion to halt an upcoming AVMA Council on Education appeal hearing that could determine the accreditation status of its College of Veterinary Medicine, the nation’s only...
Inflation Continues to Dampen Gains in Veterinarian Salaries, Fewer New Grads Entering Full-Time Employment
Source: AVMA Veterinarian salaries in the U.S. have risen nominally over the past five years, but when adjusted for inflation, average real income has declined to roughly 2004 levels, according to AVMA economist Dr. Chris Doherty. In 2024, veterinarians earned an...
Texas A&M Professor Offers New, Affordable Treatment for Herniated Discs in Dogs
Source: Spectrum News 1 Dr. Nick Jeffery, a neurology and neurosurgery professor at Texas A&M’s Small Animal Teaching Center, has developed a new, affordable treatment for dogs with herniated discs, which is an alternative to costly and invasive spinal surgery....
Nominations Open for 2026 AVMA Excellence Awards
Source: AVMA Nominations are now open for the 2026 AVMA Excellence Awards, which honor veterinarians and nonveterinarians for significant contributions to animal health, welfare, public service, research, and the Veterinary profession. Award categories span a wide...
Two Clocks, One Practice: Matching Early Career Ambition with Owner Exit Plans
Over the past year and a half, while looking for a hospital acquisition, I cannot help but notice the number of one-doctor practices that sit on brokerage websites for far too long, unable to find a new owner to take the reins. Revenue starts to shrink, the building...
Putting the ‘Together’ in Animal Health: Highlights from Vet Together 2025 in New Orleans
New Orleans was more than just a destination in late October. For Veterinary professionals from across the U.S., the gathering in New Orleans provided a hub of inspiration, deal-flow, and community. The Vet Together event (October 27-29) provided hospital leaders,...
The Worst Decision Yet By the COE
The year 2025 will not go down as a banner year for our Veterinary college accreditor, the AVMA COE (Council on Education). Much attention has been devoted, and it won’t slow down, to accreditation decisions. What became public recently was Tuskegee’s need to go to...
‘Tis the Season to Be Overwhelmed: Navigating the Holidays as a Veterinary Technician
The holidays are often described as “the most wonderful time of the year.” For many Veterinary technicians, however, the holiday season feels less like a festive celebration and more like an overwhelming chore. Generally speaking, Veterinary professionals are already...
The 12 Tech Tasks of Christmas: A Year-End IT Checklist for Veterinary Hospitals
As the holiday season rolls in—bringing festive sweaters, full boarding schedules, and an endless supply of peppermint mochas—the Veterinary world enters its own version of the “most wonderful time of the year.” But while your team juggles last-minute appointments,...
The Perfect Gift That Costs Nothing
Every holiday season, we all search for the perfect gift—something meaningful, thoughtful, and personal. Yet the best gift I’ve ever received didn’t cost a thing. When I was in my early 20s and no longer living at home, my mom would send me a gift each year. I loved...
The Deep Meaning of the Human–Animal Bond for Our Profession
When you see the word relationship, it likely conjures images of romance, friendship, or the bond between parent and child. In our profession, however, another kind of relationship sits at the very center of our work: the human-animal bond. This is the relationship...
5 Red Flags Your Star Associate (and Key Staff) Are Secretly Planning to Leave
Your practice manager walks in, closes the door, and drops the bomb: your “irreplaceable” associate DVM and your lead LVT just resigned . . . to open a brand-new clinic 5.1 miles away. Worse, you later discover your fee schedule, SOPs, and a chunk of your client list...
Finishing Strong: An End-of-Year Planning Guide for Veterinary Hospitals
As the year draws to a close, Veterinary professionals often find themselves juggling holiday busyness, staffing challenges, and the ongoing needs of patients and clients. Yet the final weeks of the year present one of the most valuable opportunities to pause, reset,...
Use of Distributive Models in Veterinary Medical Education: Over 30 Years of Success (and Counting)
After much debate and handwringing, the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences–having developed and successfully implemented the very first full-scale distributive model of Veterinary medical clinical education–was awarded full...
The Economics Of Caring Like You Mean It (or The Economics of Giving a Shit)
Walk into any exam room and you will not find “one patient.” You will find at least two heartbeats and one credit card sharing a nervous system. The pet on the table and the human on the chair function as a single emotional unit, complete with shared cortisol spikes....
Stop Assuming, Start Asking: The Key to Better Communication and Stronger Relationships at Work
In any professional setting—whether you're managing a team, collaborating with peers, or working under a boss—it's easy to fall into the trap of assumptions. You assume your manager wants you to handle something a certain way. You assume your colleague is on the same...
There’s Going to be a ‘New’ Wild Animal Species in Colorado – and it Weighs Up to 2,000 Pounds
Source: Denver Gazette Beginning in January 2026, Colorado will classify bison as both livestock and wildlife, giving Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) authority to manage free-ranging bison as part of a broader Western restoration effort. Once numbering an estimated...
First Death Reported From Meat Allergy Caused by Tick Bite
Source: NBC News A 47-year-old New Jersey airline pilot became the first known person to die from alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed red-meat allergy caused by tick bites. His death, initially unexplained, was reexamined by University of Virginia researchers after he...