Veterinary Blog for Education, Careers, and Real Vet Life
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
Florida's New Veterinary Prescription Law Takes Effect July 1. Here's What You Need to Do.
Florida HB 89 requires veterinarians to disclose clients' right to fill prescriptions at outside pharmacies starting July 1, 2026. Here's exactly what the law requires and how to comply.
Screwworm Is Back in the U.S. for the First Time Since 1968. Here's Everything You Need to Know.
A 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas is the first confirmed U.S. case of New World screwworm since eradication in 1968. Here's the clinical, historical, and public health picture every vet needs.
A Zoo Vet Team Just Performed One of the Rarest Surgeries in the World With A Little Help From Human MDs. Here's What Happened.
Woodland Park Zoo's veterinary team performed a rare emergency C-section on a western lowland gorilla named Olympia, saving both mother and baby. Fewer than a dozen have ever been done worldwide.
Vet Students: Don't Miss This Exclusive Purina Workshop at WVC Nashville
Hosted by Purina and led by Dr. Ainsley Bone, Beyond the Exam Room: Communication, Emotional Intelligence & Career Alignment is intentionally designed as a small-group experience. This isn't a lecture hall packed with hundreds of attendees checking their phones in the back row. It's an interactive workshop where students will participate in discussions, exercises, reflection activities, and real-world case scenarios.
Stopping ticks in their tracks
In a new study published in The EMBO Journal, researchers identified a tick protein that could help block tick disease transmission before it fully happens. The EMBO Journal, published by the European Molecular Biology Organization, is one of the world’s leading journals in molecular biology.
Living bandage accelerates healing across multiple wound types
Researchers at Rice University with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Padhave developed a cytokine factory patch designed to address this challenge by continuously producing and delivering therapeutic cytokines directly within the wound environment.
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