News wrap-up: This week’s headlines, plus the Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City is officially underway

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Good morning everyone and happy Friday! Did you know that not only Fetch Kansas City kicked off today and our inaugural Top Recommended Veterinary Products guide was launched as well? Whether you are sitting in sessions in Kansas City or reading over our Top Recommended Veterinary Products guide, we also have had a week’s work of context ready!

Here is what was popular this week:

• Earlier this month, Calm & Cozy Vet Products, LLC, announced that it had received a new patent for the company’s Calm & Cozy Cat Wrap product. Created by founder Surell Levin, VMD, the Calm & Cozy Cat wrap is a swaddle-like product to help calm anxious cats.
• dvm360® is proud to announce the launch of our first Top Recommended Veterinary Products! This guide summarizes the responses from a survey that 748 companion animal veterinarians completed to help find the best products to help veterinary professionals guide clients to the best of the best for their pets.
• The American Kennel Club (AKC), AKC Canine Health Foundation (AKCCHF), and the Theriogenology Foundation (TF) selected North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Virginia-Maryland College to receive grants through the AKC/AKCCHF/TF Small Animal Theriogenology Residency Program.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Paul Diaz, founder of Hire Power Consulting, joins Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, to discuss how noncompete agreements could negatively affect well-being.
• Our Fetch Kansas City faculty have recently been featured on our parent company’s Medical World News®! Check out an ice-skating Heather Kvitko-White, DVM, DACVIM, a volunteering Kwane Stewart, DVM, and more!

Can’t make it to Kansas City this weekend? No worries, our Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference registration is now open! Join us in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 10-12, 2022 to learn from key industry leaders and network with fellow veterinary professionals. Sign up and secure your spot here today!