Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, November 26, 2025. Link.
Most read posts from November 2025 AHD Bulletins –
- Ownership model frames lasting change. Link.
- Speed eating cats, skateboarding dogs highlight Thailand’s pet boom. Link.
- Convenience, connection matter just as much as price. Link.
- You will never be perfect, but you can always be better. Link.
- Volume IV of CATalyst Council Feline Veterinary Market Insights. Link.
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Digging into the consequences of declaw bans
Source: Clinician’s Brief, November 2022. Link. As more municipalities prohibit onychectomy, it is critical to understand and acknowledge the implications. This study aimed to determine whether the rate of relinquishment and euthanasia increased, as well as whether relinquishment increased due to destructive behavior. Results demonstrated no significant difference in relinquishment or owner-requested euthanasia.
What to do when foxes take up residence in a backyard
Source: Southern Living, December 1, 2025. Link. Breeding season will soon arrive and suburbanites may catch glimpses of foxes in backyards and neighborhood green spaces. This article by Arricca Elin SanSone may help animal health pros urge clients and contacts to avoid anthropomorphizing these wild canids and protect their pets from the viral risks that accompany wildlife.
How easy is it to clone a pet?
Source: Britannica, November 21, 2025. Link. Referencing Tom Brady’s cloning of his pit bull mix, John P. Rafferty shares the history, process, considerations and likelihood of success of cloning today.
50 species that save us
Source: The Washington Post, November 14, 2025. Link. You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to uncover just how much the vanishing of species — as a result of climate change, habitat destruction and other human interference — matters for the future of humanity.
Dr. James Lloyd bullish on future of veterinary medicine
Source: The Bridge Club, TableTalk, December 3, 2025. Link. [51:02] Despite the challenges, James Lloyd, DVM, PhD, is optimistic. The human–animal bond has never been stronger. Spending on pet health continues to rise. And the profession is filled with innovators rethinking access to care, career pathways, and team-based medicine.