In 2017, Drs. Michelle Evason and Scott Weese launched the Canadian K9 Lifetime Study in response to questions, frustrations and uncertainties surrounding Lyme disease and other vector-borne diseases in dogs. In this video, Dr. Evason explains how the study aims at filling the gaps in the limited data available on canine Lyme disease by following a group of puppies, and their owners, who live in high risk and emerging risk areas across Canada over the normal course of their lifetime together....

Watch Drs. Liz O’Brien and Kelly St. Denis, as they discuss how to help clients live with their clawed cats. In this video, they share their view on the medical and behavioural issues that may be associated to cat declawing and explain how to warn cat owners about the possible risks and long-term side effects of this procedure. They also describe various alternatives and resources available to redirect normal feline scratching behaviour. For more information on nail care and declawing, visit...

Watch Dr. Paulo Steagall, anesthesiology professor at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the University of Montréal, as he summarizes the outcome of this newly published study in The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research.

A veterinary team’s best work can be undone by a breach in infection control, prevention, and biosecurity (ICPB). Such a breach, in a practice or home-care setting, may have medical, social, and financial impacts on patients, clients, and staff, as well as damage the the hospital's reputation. To mitigate these negative outcomes, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) ICPB Guidelines Task Force believes that hospital teams should improve upon their current efforts by limiting...

Dr. Liz O’Brien, board-certified feline veterinary specialist, has dedicated her life to improving feline care in her own cat exclusive practices and also as the visionary behind Cat Healthy™. In this video, she provides a content overview of the newly released Feline Anesthesia Guidelines by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). Easy to read from start to finish, the AAFP Feline Anesthesia Guidelines are well presented and include relevant and comprehensive information that...