Complimentary By all reports from AVMA, Groomer Expo, SUPERZOO and the new WVC Nashville, animal health pros have renewed old contacts, made new ones, shared meals and beverages, and viewed the latest topics and products. … Continue Reading
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2027 pay raises expected to hold mostly flat amid cost pressures
Data from WTW and Gallagher surveys suggests that salary increases in 2027 will decline modestly from 2026 levels but remain largely stable. Employers are taking a more cautious approach to salary planning, citing cost … Continue Reading
AI’s effect on workplace culture
According to Gallup’s Q1 2026 workforce study, AI adoption is pushing organizational cultures in equally positive and negative directions on average, with managers playing a decisive role in how technology-related changes are … Continue Reading
U.S. home to all top 10 North American pet food companies by 2025 revenue
All of the top 10 North American pet food companies in Petfood Industry’s Top Companies database are headquartered in the United States. Measured by 2025 revenue, the U.S. dominance reflects more than the size of the U.S. pet … Continue Reading
The Platinum Rule overcomes differences and gets things done
One of the wake-up calls of the business world is the realization that some people are not like us. Different values and different drivers. Bill Treasurer uses a boss/employee relationship to demonstrate adapting without … Continue Reading
We got the smoke. See how it travels.
Hundreds of fires have burned in Canada and the northwestern U.S. A NASA visualization tracks how wildfire smoke traveled in North America from mid-July to early August, showing the sprawling size of the impact. Source: … Continue Reading
AVMA’s Jennifer Quammen, DVM, shares veterinary challenges with Steve Dale
Complimentary New AVMA president Jennifer Quammen, DVM, tackles some of the biggest issues facing pet owners and veterinary professionals today in this conversation with Steve Dale. They discuss why veterinary care costs … Continue Reading
IBPSA Fast Bites – August 10, 2026
In this week’s FastBites: Upcoming webinar: Add-On Revenues: Part 3 of our Pet Industry Leadership webinar series: August 27th at 1:00 p.m. CDT. <Registration Link> OraStrip information as add-on service … Continue Reading
Sound therapy for dogs and cats: how healing frequencies support health
Sound therapy uses the concept of resonate frequencies to restructure dis-ease and dis-harmony in the body. It creates harmony and coherence within the system to facilitate healing using the power of frequencies to support … Continue Reading
Scientists claim you SHOULD let your cat roam outside; it makes them less destructive
Commentary This article references a paper, published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science <Link>. It describes how researchers discovered that cats that were allowed unsupervised time outside had lower levels of … Continue Reading
Nutraceuticals in canine osteoarthritis: A clinical comparison with NSAIDs
A clinical comparison published in Frontiers of Veterinary Science forms the basis for this article. The goal was to evaluate the efficacy of a nutraceutical formulation in dogs with spontaneous osteoarthritis as an … Continue Reading
Cat fleas contributing to flea-borne murine typhus incidence
A study from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences detected DNA from Rickettsia typhi, the bacterium that causes flea-borne murine typhus, in cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) collected from … Continue Reading
Study: AI-powered camera system predicts nearly 95 percent of Thoroughbred foalings
Researchers in Japan say a combination of thermal imaging and artificial intelligence could eventually lower the burden of continuous surveillance during foaling season. The system, called Umamori, uses a thermal infrared … Continue Reading
Research says equine acupuncture can be valuable
Research continues to demonstrate that acupuncture can play a valuable role in treating a variety of equine health conditions when performed by a qualified veterinarian. They conclude that acupuncture provides the greatest … Continue Reading
Understanding fall equine laminitis risks
We tend to associate springtime with laminitis, but fall is also a high risk for many horses, writes Eleanor Kellon, VMD. She explains that the major contributor to fall laminitis has nothing to do with pasture and can affect … Continue Reading