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Outdoor Cats Are More Likely to Have Parasitic Infections
Researchers found that house cats that roam outdoors were more likely to pick up diseases than indoor cats.
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Researchers found that house cats that roam outdoors were more likely to pick up diseases than indoor cats.

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation has donated $150,000 to Southeastern Guide Dogs which will increase placements of guide and companion dogs with visually impaired teenagers, children, and families of fallen service members, as well as benefit child advocate professionals in courtrooms.

Good news for cat lovers: The USDA is no longer using kittens in parasite research.

The American Heartworm Society has recently updated their heartworm prevention guidelines to include heartworm prevention, testing and treatment, and heartworm epidemiology and biology.

Dogs that receive omega-3 fatty acid supplements or have hypothyroidism may be less likely to develop T-zone lymphoma (TZL), according to researchers at Colorado State University, who studied associations of environment and health history of the disease among golden retrievers.

A growing, aging pet population and more advanced pet treatment care options are the major factors driving increased spending on pets.

The CAPC’s monthly reports summarize the metro areas across the United States that experienced the greatest percentage increase in positive heartworm disease tests during the month.

This year’s recipients of the the Rippie Veterinary Nurse Leadership Scholarship were presented at VMX 2019 in Orlando.

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