Stormberg Foods LLC Recalls Chicken Strips and Chicken Crisps Products for Dogs Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Stormberg Foods is recalling various sizes and batches of our Beg & Barker Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, Billo’s Best Friend Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, and Green Coast Pets Chicken Crisps Dog Treat products due to a potential contamination of Salmonella. On July 6, 2022, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department […]
AVMA News
Monkeypox: New resource helps answers questionsMonkeypox remains much in the news, and veterinarians may be fielding questions from clients concerned about this zoonotic virus. A new AVMA webpage provides answers. – Available for anyone to use as a resource, including clients, the monkeypox webpage pulls together the basic information that’s critical for pet owners. For […]
The American Heartworm Society: 17th Triennial Symposium
Colleagues, The date is fast approaching for the 17th Triennial Symposium at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans September 8th-11th. The 2022 program is entitled “Today’s Discoveries, Tomorrow’s Practice”. Drs. Marisa Ames and Andy Morehead have put together a top-notch program you won’t want miss. What a wonderful opportunity to hear nationally and internationally acclaimed speakers […]
FDA Conditionally Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Vetmedin-CA1 (pimobendan) chewable tablets, the first drug indicated for delaying the onset of congestive heart failure in dogs with Stage B2 preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). MMVD is a condition in dogs where an abnormal heart valve allows blood to leak backward (regurgitation), impacting the […]
VPG Webinar – June 16 – 1:30pm (CST)
Leveraging Your Team to Enhance Practice Efficiencyby Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR Team burnout is a common term used today in Veterinary Medicine. Afterall, we have had 2 years of change, demanding clients, and being short staffed. How do we recover? How do we find normal again? This webinar will focus on:• Causes of burn […]
ALVMA Power of Ten – Member Spotlight
Dr. Rebecca Parker – Birmingham, AL Dr. Rebecca Parker currently works at Lake Crest Animal Clinic in Hoover, AL. Dr. Parker was raised in in Mountain Brook, AL. She attended St George’s University for veterinary school where she graduated with honors, then completed her clinical year at Auburn University in June 2020. In addition to small animal […]
Letter from the President
Hello ALVMA Members! I am your newly installed president and there are so many great things to tell you about but I am going to whittle it down to two. I think that this year’s ECVC was about the best one I have ever attended. Despite the covid snafu with a few speakers, the CE […]