
ACVPM Exam: One Month to Go!
It’s crunch time! We are one month out from the big day. All travel plans should be finalized. We arrived at the hotel a few days ahead of...

ACVPM Exam: Four Months to go – Pulse Check
With February comes special holidays and four remaining months Despite life, work, and intense studying, you have taken time to purchase flowers for that all-important holiday that occurs...

2020, A Year of Shift
2020, A Year of Shift As we trudged knee-deep through the course of this year, we witnessed dramatic adjustments in our life. In scientific measurement terms, we experienced a...

My Beauty Is Skin Deep, but My Drugs Go Deeper
True to Sir Thomas Overbury’s Words, My Beauty Remains Skin Deep. Together, my rounded, asymmetric face, flirtatiously irregular hairline, upturned nostrils, and small, almost beady, eyes create a visage...

Water Treatment Facilities
Clean Water Clean water is the key to maintaining any civilization. John Snow is credited with linking a cholera epidemic to contaminated drinking water in 1855. According to the...

Ask Yourself This Question Before You Go Into a Pool
“Would you bathe with these people?” “Would you bathe with these people?” That is what you are doing. You are about to jump into chlorinated bathwater used by the...

To Pet or to Fret
To Pet or to Fret? That is the Question. I love capers! When I see these tasty little delicacies included in the description of a savory dish, my mouth...

Why Should I Vaccinate My Goat for Rabies?
Almost 6000 Confirmed Rabid Animals in the US Every Year Have you been recommended to have your goat vaccinated for rabies? Perhaps you don’t have a goat but own...

Why Being the Most Powerful Can Be a Weakness
Why Being the Most Powerful Can Be a Weakness “Thou shouldst say regarding him: ‘One having a gaping wound in his head penetrating to the bone, perforating the sutures...

Do You Overeat? There’s a Vaccine for That!
I’ve Always Loved the Story About the Tortoise and the Hare. I’ve always loved the story about the tortoise and the hare. Born a glacial thinker, the story gave...
Administration
Do you think administration is boring? The drugs that you and your pet take have specific terms in their labeling. They have specific types of studies to be passed. What are those? What can or can't you infer? Learn about the agencies that protect you and your animals.
FIFRA For You!
Author: Kayla Wells, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works hard to prevent toxins from entering the American food and water supplies. We have seen this with CERCLA, radon, and the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (FIFRA) is no different.
Understanding the Alphabet Soup of US Government Agencies
Author: Kayla Wells, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Despite the importance, understanding the US government agencies related to public health challenges all that attempt it. It turns into alphabet soup rather quickly. Hopefully, we can shed some light on the topic, and clear up any confusion.
Duration of Immunity
Author: Christopher Lee DVM, DACVPM
The USDA has recently made a change in the labeling of animal vaccines which not only affects all newly-licensed vaccines but acts retroactively. Learn more about how this impacts you as well as pets.
Food, Drug, and Cosemetics Act
Author: Kayla Wells, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Many people take for granted the safety and wholesomeness of the foods we eat and the drugs we depend on. It hasn’t always been this way. Before 1938, there was no way you could be certain that what was advertised on the label was actually in the container.
Water Treatment Facilities
Author: Kayla Wells, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Clean water is the key to maintaining any civilization. John Snow is credited with linking a cholera epidemic to contaminated drinking water in 1855. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diarrheal diseases (such as cholera) kill more children.......
Hierarchy of Control
Author: Kayla Wells, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Workplace injuries cost industry billions of dollars every year in lost production and medical expenses. To help combat this, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed the Hierarchy of Control to provide a framework for implementing control measures. We will cover each control method, starting with the most effective and protective.