Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, June 26, 2025. Link.
Most read posts from June 26, 2025 AHD Bulletin –
- New World screwworm update and swine perspective. Link.
- 10 steps for pet owners to take if a coyote enters their yard. Link.
- Neuroscience and perspective. Link.
- DVM discusses half-dosing vaccines. Link.
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Dress Codes: scrubs versus business casual
Source: Clinician’s Brief, January 2021. Link. Pet owner survey results indicated higher levels of comfort and competence were associated with surgical scrubs versus business casual clothing. The addition of a white coat increased comfort level.
USPS price changes to take effect July 13th
Source: USPS. Link. Starting July 13, 2025, USPS will be implementing new prices for select shipping and mailing services. These services include a) Shipping: Priority Mail®, USPS Ground Advantage®, and Parcel Select® and b) Mailing: First-Class Mail Forever® stamps and mailing services products. No price changes are being made to Priority Mail Express®, Domestic Extra Services, International Ancillary Services, or International Product shipping services. Also note the Delivering for America plan <Link>.
Keep pets safe from backyard plant and flowers
Source: AAHA Trends, June 25, 2025. Link. Common household plants pet owners should and shouldn’t worry about.
Now, about those long text messages
Source: Refinery 29, May 21, 2025. Link. We all have something that takes us obscenely long to reply to, writes Tanyel Mustafa. The message isn’t really the problem, but the message seems to bear the brunt of the problem: a drought of time and energy. She shares thoughts from psychotherapists about how to deal with too many texts and perceived urgencies.
New wild cat discovered in the Andes
Source: ANIMALKO, June 13, 2025. Link. The elusive Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) has officially been recognized as a distinct species. Unlike wide-ranging felines, this new species carves out a living in highly specific microhabitats within the Andes. It is the first new wild cat discovery in the Americas in over 50 years.
