AVMA News
MAY 10, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dogs has updated its dog importation requirements in an effort to protect public and animal health against a reintroduction of canine rabies into the country.
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2024
There are 154 species of cuckoos in the world, and they’re all a fascinating bunch. I reckon I’ve seen around 60 or them, which still leaves a lot to go. I’d really like to see a Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo (South-East Asia), while to see any of the Madagascan couas would be pretty cool (there’s 11 of them). I have encountered a few of the more quirky members of the family, including the brilliant and aptly-named African Emerald Cuckoo, India’s ultra-shy Sirkeer Malkoha, and the fascinating Lesse
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Reddit Animals
MAY 18, 2024
Hello, I was in Costa Rica recently and came across this sizable cat that I assumed was domestic. My parents are insisting that it’s some sort of wildcat. If that’s the case, could someone help me identify it?
AVMA News
MAY 1, 2024
Drs. Barbara Petersen and Drew Magstadt were part of a network of cattle and diagnostic veterinarians who made the connection between cat and bird deaths at Texas dairies and cows getting sick with what turned out to be highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza Type A H5N1).
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AVMA News
MAY 13, 2024
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has updated its Global Vaccination Guidelines, which became available online April 8. The updated guidelines for dogs and cats suggest the leptospirosis vaccine should be considered “core” for dogs in regions where the disease is endemic. Also, the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) vaccine is now recommended as “core” for young cats and adult cats that have outdoor access or live with other cats that have outdoor access, in places where FeLV is prevalent.
AVMA News
MAY 3, 2024
In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced April 29 that it is strengthening Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations.
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AVMA News
MAY 14, 2024
The American Heartworm Society (AHS) published an updated version of its Canine Heartworm Guidelines on heartworm prevention, diagnosis, and treatment on April 9. The revised guidelines now recommend both Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved isoxazolines and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)–approved mosquito repellent products to kill mosquitoes and help prevent the spread of heartworms.
AVMA News
MAY 16, 2024
The American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR), recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties as an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization, welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examination held remotely from February 23-24.
AVMA News
MAY 6, 2024
Dr. Michael Q. Bailey is running unopposed as a candidate for 2024-25 AVMA president-elect. The board-certified radiologist and former member of the AVMA Board of Directors will be elected as the next in line for the AVMA presidency by the AVMA House of Delegates this June when it convenes in Austin, Texas, during the House’s regular annual session.
AVMA News
MAY 9, 2024
The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) held its annual conference from January 20-23 in Chicago. The CRWAD presented awards, named fellows, and seated new officials.
AVMA News
MAY 7, 2024
As the sole candidate for 2024-26 AVMA vice president, Dr. Gary Marshall will be elected to the office by the AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) when it holds elections during its regular annual session this June in Austin, Texas. Dr. Marshall is an adjunct professor at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, a feline practitioner, and the alternate delegate for Washington state in the HOD.
AVMA News
MAY 2, 2024
The AVMA Board of Directors (BOD) updated and adopted several policies during its April 4-5 meeting at AVMA headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. The policy topics ranged from horse tripping to goat and sheep disbudding and dehorning to the veterinarian’s role in the opioid epidemic.
AVMA News
MAY 17, 2024
The AVMA has announced that Katelyn McCullock joined the Association’s Veterinary Economics Division as director April 30.
AVMA News
MAY 14, 2024
The Virginia VMA (VVMA) held its Virginia Veterinary Conference from February 22-24 in Roanoke. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
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AVMA News
MAY 2, 2024
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examination held online from February 12-13.
AVMA News
MAY 15, 2024
AVMA Convention 2024 offers a slate of educational sessions and events devoted to making the most of a career in veterinary medicine.
AVMA News
MAY 9, 2024
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, April 25, 2024
10,000 Birds
MAY 14, 2024
By Susan Wroble Susan Wroble is a Denver-based children’s author with a focus on science-based stories. When she is not writing, you can find Susan trying to transform her yard into a native plant habitat or working at Colorado Children’s Hospital with the family’s therapy dog. She has a lifelong love of birds, perhaps instilled at birth with her middle name—Burd.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2024
Although many think of the Pacific Northwest as a rainy with lush green forests, the region east of the Cascade mountains is characterized by dry sagebrush rangelands ( shrub steppe ). Much of that original habitat has now been lost to agriculture. However, the region’s dominant river — the Columbia River — which serves as the border for much of Oregon and Washington, also flows through these rangelands.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2024
I finally managed to explore a new area near Bonn, namely the Wahner Heide (heath) bordering the Cologne-Bonn airport. It’s a quite unique spot in the area due to its sandy soils and typical heathland vegetation (I hear you say “duh, it’s heath…”). I use the phrase “quite unique” just because I’m not sure whether there’s any other heathland in the area, maybe it does not warrant the relativizing “quite” – in which case I apo
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2024
Back when I was a kid growing up in California’s San Mateo County in the 60s and 70s, my family would occasionally drive 45 minutes west and south to Bean Hollow State Beach. Even now, I remember my mother commenting how that goofy English name sounded so much more romantic in its original language: Arroyo de los Frijoles. Little did I imagine that someday I would live much of my life in that same Spanish language.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2024
Now that we’ve all mastered the art of identifying Empidonax flycatchers thanks to a certain field guide published a year ago, it’s time to start working on Kingbirds and Myiarchus flycatchers! I jest a bit, of course, birders will never stop puzzling over Empids. But Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees certainly gave us a framework for identification that upped our level of discourse and analysis.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2024
On Tuesday, my wife and I travelled 1750 miles (2,800 km) from our home of thirty years in Morelia, to the region in which I grew up, the San Mateo Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. This is not a birding trip; we are trying to deal with many logistical life issues that have accumulated over the past several years. But will I bird?
10,000 Birds
MAY 18, 2024
I had just been to Wahner Heide (heath) a few weeks ago and covered that visit in my last post , but I found myself back in the same area with my parents for a short Sunday visit. The heath is actually quite extensive and there are some other areas that I would like to explore, but we went to the same spot we were at last time because it is easiest to reach.
10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2024
A couple of years ago my friend Martin Tickler called me late on a grey Sunday afternoon. “You won’t believe this, David, but there’s a flock of nine Bee-eaters sitting on the wires in the field behind my house.” Bee-eaters are one of the most colourful, and beautiful, of all European birds, but they are very scarce visitors to Britain. The prospect of seeing nine in my home county of Suffolk was irresistible.
Reddit Animals
MAY 17, 2024
Hi all. I’m in the process of designing a pet hotel in Portugal and wanted to ask whether anyone knows any good air purifiers? I’ve been doing some extensive research but it’s always best to hear from people that actually use and have them for pets. The hotel space is going to be about 1400sq ft (excluding the external area) with 6 1.5m by 3m dog rooms, 7 1.5m by 1m cat rooms and 2 2m by 2m executive cat rooms (for more than 1 cat).
Reddit Animals
MAY 17, 2024
I’m out camping in the woods this spring and saw plenty of vipers before the ants woke up. Now they’re nowhere to be seen. I remember reading that vipers are pretty much defenseless vs forest ants. But the ants literally cover the forest floor right now. So where have the snakes gone to avoid them? Red forest ants (Formica rufa) and adders (Vipera berus) are the animals in question.
Reddit Animals
MAY 16, 2024
I was watching tv in my living room when I heard a loud bang on my window. When I looked over I saw a small dark colored bird falling onto the patio outside. It was bleeding and I thought it would die, but after putting it in a box with airholes and paper towels as cushions, it eventually regained its strength and flew away. About 15 minutes later, I heard a variety of weird chirping sounds from the tree above my car, all coming from one bird in that tree.
Reddit Animals
MAY 17, 2024
I was planning to throw my hanging pot away after the 2 babies left but now the mama laid one extra egg. I just want to clean the s**t off my balcony man. What should I do?
Reddit Animals
MAY 15, 2024
I am from a Village in Punjab, Pakistan. This animal was attacking our neighbour's Hens. Today he killed it. I wanted to know what animal this is. Because I haven't seen it before. Wildlife is nearly non-existent in my area so I have no knowledge of it.
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