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Welcome to the Vet Candy Blog—your go-to destination for veterinary education, career growth, and real-life insights from the world of animal health.
From free RACE-approved CE courses and clinical updates to NAVLE prep and career advice, our content is designed for veterinarians, vet techs, and students who want to stay informed, inspired, and ahead in their careers.
Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
The Profession Is Finally Talking About Mental Health the Right Way. This Book Shows What That Looks Like.
The DVM, mental health advocate, and longtime host of Living Well with Dr. Jessica Turner on Vet Candy has spent the better part of a decade having the conversations veterinary medicine needed but was not quite ready to have. Openly, without performance, and from the inside.
She Never Got the Dog. She Became the Vet.
Dr. Robinson is a Houston, Texas native, and she is going back. She will join Cy-Fair Animal Hospital in Cypress, Texas, a well-established, community-centered practice with a national profile as the home of Animal Planet and Disney+'s The Vet Life. It is a fast-paced environment, exactly the kind of place where someone who has been preparing her whole life walks in ready.
New KNACK Track Launches at WVC Nashville 2026
Viticus Group, a nonprofit organization and leading provider of innovative veterinary and human healthcare education worldwide headquartered in Las Vegas, proudly announces the launch of the first-ever KNACK Tracks at the inaugural WVC Nashville veterinary education conference from Aug. 15–18 at Music City Center. KNACK, an acronym for Keys to Navigating and Applying Clinical Knowledge, is a new elevated continuing education (CE) experience comprised of a comprehensive, small group and assessment-based learning journey.
CityVet Is Coming to Utah and this Model Is Worth Paying Attention To
CityVet, a growing community of locally owned veterinary practices, has announced its first Utah location: 347 East Crossroads Blvd in Saratoga Springs, expected to open in Q3 2026. It marks CityVet's entry into the Salt Lake City market and, according to the company, the beginning of a broader expansion across the greater SLC area.
Is the Ehmer Sling Getting an Upgrade? New Research Compares a Vest-Based Alternative
Researchers at Kansas State University prospectively enrolled 12 healthy client-owned dogs to compare two approaches to post-reduction hip immobilization: the traditional Ehmer sling (TES) and a commercially available vest-based sling (VBS).
New Research Shows Sires Play a Bigger Role in Leishmania Transmission Than We Thought
Leishmania infantum causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in humans and is a zoonotic disease with dogs as the primary domestic reservoir. Classically, transmission happens through sandfly vectors, Phlebotomus in the Mediterranean basin, Lutzomyia in Central and South America. But in non-endemic regions like the United States, sandfly transmission isn't the story. Here, the disease spreads predominantly through vertical, sexual, and bloodborne routes.
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