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The article “Use of potassium chloride for low-residue euthanasia of anesthetized California sea lions (
I read with interest the article in the May 1, 2021, issue about the AAVMC sessions highlighting student “anxiety” and the “over-valuing of resiliency.”
Thank you for publishing the
Over the past 20 years, I've read countless articles about burnout, compassion fatigue, and suicide in the veterinary profession, but few discuss the possible role of certain zoonoses in these issues. Microbes and mental health are linked. Changes in behavior, cognition, executive functioning, and emotional states can be caused by infections and the body's response to those infections, and
I was surprised and puzzled by the headline for a recent
When I began my veterinary journey as a student at Colorado State University more than 30 years ago, I would never have imagined that I would be introducing myself to our profession as editor-in-chief of two world-renowned veterinary journals: the
We read with interest the article “Retrospective evaluation of thrombocytopenia and tumor stage as prognostic indicators in dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma.”
However, with the exception of 1 dog that had platelet clumping on automated analysis, it was not apparent from the report that blood smears were evaluated by board-certified veterinary clinical pathologists or other trained personnel
Ever since I started my career as a poultry veterinarian and professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, I have worried about the training veterinary students receive in preventative veterinary medicine and herd and flock health.
I read with sadness of the passing of Dr. Terry Curtin.
I thought quite a while before writing a response regarding the recent
I certainly agree that people who state that their animals don't like Black people, intentionally mispronounce names, or use racial slurs are ignorant, racist, or both, but I believe such people are in a distinct minority in the veterinary profession. Most veterinarians
The recent analysis from the AVMA Veterinary Economics Division on changes in the number of pet adoptions
Animal shelters have embraced a number of advertising methods to encourage the adoption of dogs and cats, sometimes in connection with reducing or waiving adoption fees for a limited time. These tactics are specifically designed to tug at people's heartstrings, but they may, I fear, be inducing some individuals to make uninformed, hasty decisions.
I am not aware