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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
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.
Topical Only: How Clinicians Cleared a Drug-Resistant Skin
An 8-year-old spayed female Abyssinian cat presented with progressive pruritic skin lesions affecting the pinnae, ventral thorax, and inguinal region after two months of failed empirical treatment elsewhere.
The Science Has Changed. Has Your Kitten Protocol?
If you graduated from vet school more than a few years ago, there is a good chance the kitten protocols you memorized are already out of date. New research featured in Hill's 2026 World of the Kitten Report is challenging two of the most routine assumptions in feline medicine: when we boost vaccines and when we schedule surgery.
Decline in prey increases risk of jaguar extinction in Atlantic Forest
A study indicates that the availability of food for the largest cat in the Americas is a key factor in its presence in conservation areas of the biome, which covers approximately 15% of Brazil
What Every Vet Needs to Know: Hill's Just Dropped the World of the Kitten Report
Hill's has released its 2026 World of the Kitten Report, the follow-up to last year's highly regarded World of the Cat Report. This one zeros in on the first twelve months of feline life, a window the report boldly reframes as a full pediatric period, not just a vaccine schedule to get through.
PetSmart Charities Expands Access to Vet Care with $100 Million Investment
50 million pets across the U.S. lack access to the veterinary care they need. In 2023, PetSmart Charities® responded with a commitment of more than $100 million over five years to help dismantle the barriers standing between pets and the care they deserve. Today, PetSmart Charities is reporting meaningful progress on that commitment, celebrating the impact to date and calling on stakeholders across the veterinary space to help carry it forward.
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