The Canine Review is seeking news tips regarding how the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) determines which companies, products, and even hospitals merit its highly regarded branding and accreditation. Specifically, we are eager to learn more about AAHA’s Preferred Business Provider network and what’s involved in becoming a member. We’re interested in your teams’ exchanges […]
Last Tuesday night, veterinary hospital industry disruptor David Bessler hosted more than 200 veterinary students and recent graduates for a virtual question and answer session, “In The Know With The CEO.” The event was also attended by The Canine Review. Dr. Bessler, who is an emergency veterinarian himself, is the founder and CEO of the […]
With continued thanks to attorney David Schulz at Ballard Spahr, LLP and to Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA): TCR will file administrative appeals early next week to challenge the FDA’s denials for expedited processing of two FOIA requests filed in January 2023. Our administrative appeals will show that both requests […]
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) issued a warning on breathing issues in short-nosed dogs earlier this week: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
Confused about the FDA’s canine DCM update?
Dr. Ann Hohenhaus at the renowned Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York — AMC is one of the largest and busiest small animal nonprofit teaching hospitals in the world — has a new, must-read DCM explainer:
In an email to breeders, AKC Pet Insurance announced yesterday that its breeder support porgrams in California and Washington are no longer active effective Jan. 1, 2023. Chief Executive Officer Lane Kent of Independence Pet Group, the parent company of AKC Pet Insurance, has not returned TCR’s requests for comment. Seattle-based Trupanion, a competitor of […]
As of December 8, 2022, twelve peer-reviewed studies implicating non-traditional diets in dogs have been published. The latest study: “Comparison of echocardiographic measurements and cardiac biomarkers in healthy dogs eating nontraditional or traditional diets” (8 December 2022) This veterinary blog has summarized the study: https://www.alltradesdvm.com/topics/diet-associated-dcm/dcm-articles/dec-2022-healthy-dog-measurements
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In keeping with a Washington tradition of releasing embarrassing news when the fewest people are likely to notice, at 7:18 p.m. ET, hours before Christmas Eve, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine broke its nearly three years of silence on canine DCM — they’ve even updated the sub-section of the agency’s […]
Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation this week “which will ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits at retail pet stores aiming to end the puppy mill-to-pet store pipeline and stop abusive breeders,” her office said in a press release. Set to take effect in 2024, the law sounds like a big victory for Governor […]