Products
Product picks: Take the pain out of pets senior moments
Check out these products that can pets with pain and mobility issues, both in your practice and at home.
3 products to hook pet owners
We sniffed out these widgets, gadgets and doodads to keep pet owners smiling throughout their veterinary visit and long after they leave your practice.
Dress to kill it in the exam room
Sure, life as a veterinary professional may get a little dirty (OK, sometimes smelly and gross, too!) but that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your sense of style. Here's how to keep your look fresh.
Sorry Charlie, that's NOT for you!
A cool kitchen gadget that's all about the cats (OK, dogs too).
Dechra to acquire Putney, maker of generic veterinary drugs, for $200 million
Sale, subject to regulatory approval, expected to close in April.
Pet monitors
Way more potential than "Fitbits for dogs"?
Tiny technology: An imaging ally for the alimentary canal
One capsule, and you can explore your veterinary patients entire gastrointestinal system.
Product picks: Four ways to take a much closer look
Check out these tools from the Products360 database ... and explore other options.
Honest toy reviews by dogs
Chew on this: Dogs product test the toys and chews their pet owners are serving up so satisfy their chew and play needs.
Product picks: Lost pet resources
Check out these set-home-fast products, because 1 in 3 pets gets lost sometime in their lives. (And without ID they dont get home.)
New solutions for inappetence
Coming (relatively soon) to your veterinary practice: A new product that works in a new way to stimulate appetite.
Veterinary products for post-surgical comfort
4 veterinary products that offer more comfort + no biting, no licking, and no pulling out your stitches
Zoetis, Merck receive conditional licensing for canine flu vaccines
Widespread H3N2 outbreak earlier this year prompts vaccine formulation.
Blue Buffalo recalls cat treats due to possible propylene glycol contamination
Affected product distributed nationwide in the United States and Canada.
Nationwide offers broad-sweeping insurance plan for veterinary clients
Whole Pet with Wellness plan expands coverage, reimburses 90 percent of eligible costs.
Henry Schein to acquire majority interest In Vetstreet
Veterinary distributor plans to purchase 80 percent; remaining interest will remain with VCA.
BluePearl to join Mars Petcare, owner of Banfield Pet Hospitals
Acquisition of 53 U.S. specialty veterinary hospitals allows continuum of care for pets, Mars says.
Hartville Pet Insurance Group establishes partnership with Target
Retail store will offer pet health insurance plans on its website.
Zoetis receives conditional license for atopic dermatitis immunotherapeutic
New therapy contains antibody that targets interleukin-31; will be administered as once-monthly subcutaneous injection.
Products roundup: New and notable at the CVC KC
Our editors went live on the showroom floor to check out the newest things at CVC.
H3N2 strain of canine flu may not be prevented by current vaccine
Chicago veterinary clinics seeing instances of illness in vaccinated pets.
Canine infectious respiratory disease strikes Chicago
Canine influenza virus thought to be causative agent; owners encouraged to limit dogs exposure to other dogs.
Banfield welcomes new management, veterinary leadership
Dan Aja takes over as chief medical officer; Vincent Bradley named CEO.
VCA to acquire Abaxis reference laboratory division
Assets will enlarge Antech Diagnostics, also owned by VCA; companies together will market full range of diagnostic products, services.
Henry Schein launches new client communication tool during WVC
Rapport features online appointment scheduling, automated reminders, website building.
Veterinarians use endoscopy on dog that eats homework
Procedure reduces costs, recovery time, client says.
IDEXX test promises to detect kidney disease months or years earlier
SDMA will be offered as part of routine reference test at no additional charge.
Zoetis to buy Abbott Animal Health for $255 million
Deal, which includes veterinary products PropFlo, Simbadol and AlphaTRAK, to close in the first quarter of 2015.
Blog: Critics attack on COE is a solution in search of a problem
A look at the facts reveals a different picture of veterinary school accreditation than whats being presented.
Veterinary practice software comparison chart
Veterinary Economics requested key facts from veterinary practice management software providers.