Wrap up: FDA confirms Purina pet food safety, and other news

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It is official folks, we are 1 week away from our upcoming Fetch Kansas City Conference! Are you joining us in the Jazz City August 23-25, 2024? You still can if you have not registered yet. Join the dvm360 team, over 100 faculty members, and fellow attendees for a weekend pack of education opportunities, face time with experts, and overall just a fun time networking and learning with fellow veterinary professionals. This is a conference for the books so register here today to secure your spot today!

Along with all the excitement surrounding Fetch Kansas City, dvm360 is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for our 2024-2025 student ambassador program. Any interested veterinary students can apply here today!

While we patiently wait for Fetch Kansas City, here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:

• FDA announced that it investigated Purina pet foods after a plethora of social media videos and comments surfaced stating the company’s products were making their pets sick. The company investigated the adverse event reports and cleared Purina.
• Akston Biosciences Corporation announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Purdue University to jointly create an anti-cPD-L1 monoclonal antibody immunotherapy to treat canines with cancer.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, was joined by veterinary architect Heather E. Lewis, AIA, AAA, NCARB, to chat all things hospital design in preparation for Fetch Kansas City.
• Our latest installment of Clinic centers is now available! Check out hospitals and veterinary facilities that are opening in your area, including a new manatee rehabilitation center in Clearwater, Florida, and Animal Care Center’s expansion in Anderson, Cincinnati.
• In a recent interview with dvm360 to preview her upcoming lectures, Jill Clark, DVM, founder and chief visionary officer of IGNITE, shares why she believes the most important influencer in any veterinary clinic is the client service representatives.
• And more!