Vet Watch

Hosted by Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Vet Watch brings leading experts in veterinary preventive medicine to your screen, offering evidence-based strategies to keep patients healthy year-round. Each episode features a new guest—from board-certified specialists to industry changemakers—sharing practical insights on topics like vaccination protocols, parasite control, wellness planning and emerging disease threats.

Vet Watch update: New tick species is implicated in alpha-gal syndrome

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

June 6th 2025

Recent research suggests that Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus may also trigger alpha-gal syndrome, broadening the geographic risk for this potentially life-threatening meat allergy.

Vet Watch: What's going on with the rattlesnake vaccine (Crotalus atrox toxoid) and the USDA?

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM;Dale Wallis, DVM

May 22nd 2025

The USDA is ending automatic renewals for limited conditional licenses, putting the long-available rattlesnake vaccine at risk.

Vet Watch Update: New World screwworm

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM;Bob Alaburda, Associate Editorial Director

May 16th 2025

Amid a surge to more than 1400 confirmed New World screwworm cases in Mexico and an immediate US suspension of live cattle imports, Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, warns this parasitic fly could breach the southern border by year’s end, posing serious risks to livestock, pets, wildlife, and even human health.

Vet Watch: Tips and pitfalls of dermatology in the new age of isoxazolines

Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM;Alice M. Jeromin, RPh, DVM, DACVD;Bob Alaburda, Associate Editorial Director

Published: May 9th 2025 | Updated: May 12th 2025

Introducing Vet Watch! Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, and Alice Jeromin, DVM, RPh, DACVD, discuss the clinical benefits and practical applications of isoxazoline parasiticides for year-round ectoparasite control.