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The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases held its 100th annual meeting Nov. 2-5 in Chicago. The city of Chicago marked the occasion with a proclamation honoring CRWAD and its years of work.

Since the first CRWAD meeting convened in 1920as a closed gathering of 11 individuals, mostly directors of experiment stations and deans of U.S. veterinary schoolsthe conference has evolved into the premier international event on animal health and disease research.

More than 700 scientists attended the 100th annual CRWAD meeting, which featured 17 featured speakers and 270 oral and 220 poster presentations.

Leadership

The 2019 CRWAD officers were Qijing Zhang, PhD, Iowa State University, president; Dr. Amelia Woolums, Mississippi State University, vice president; Dr. Christopher Chase, South Dakota State University, immediate past president; Dr. Paul Morley, West Texas A&M University, executive director; and council membersDr. M.M. Chengappa, Kansas State University; Charles Czuprynski, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Annette OConnor, Michigan State University; and Dr. Philip Griebel, University of Saskatchewan.

AAVI awards

The American Association of Veterinary Immunologists recognized Dr. Bettina Wagner, Cornell University, as the 2019 AAVI Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist.

Recipients of the AAVI student awards for best oral presentations were as follows: Alexandra Gillespie, University of Massachusetts; Carsten Walker, Michigan State University; Jayne Wiarda, Iowa State University; Elizabeth Larson, Cornell University; and Amanda Amaral, North Carolina State University. Best poster presentation was awarded to Shauav Bhattarai, South Dakota State University.

ACVM awards

The American College of Veterinary Microbiologists named Dr. T.J. Nagaraja, Kansas State University, as the 2019 Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist.

ACVM student award winners were as follows: Don Kahn Award for best overall presentationDebra Goulart, Iowa State University; best oral presentationsSara Raabis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Syeda Hadi, Michigan State University; best poster presentationF. Yuan, Kansas State University.

AVEPM awards

The Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine presented the Mark Gearhart Memorial Graduate Student Award for best overall graduate student research to Dr. Gizem Levent, Texas A&M University.

Sam Rowe, University of Minnesota; James Ogunrina, Texas A&M University; and Casey Cazer, Cornell University, received awards for best oral presentations. Sneha Jha, Purdue University, won best poster presentation.

Animal Health Institute and Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation

Best oral presentation was by Ting-Yu Cheng, Iowa State University, and best poster presentations were by Emily John, University of Prince Edward Island, and Babiana Benavides, University of Narino.

American Association of Veterinary Parasitology awards

The best oral presentation was presented by Megan Wright, University of Tennessee.

NC1202 awards

The NC1202 North Central Multistate Committee for Research on Enteric Diseases of Swine and Cattle made the following student awards: Lynn Joens Award, first place, oralRaquel Burin, Washington State University; second place, oralFrances Shepherd, University of Minnesota.

The David H. Francis award for best poster presentation was given to Brandon Ruddell, Iowa State University.

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The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has many people staying at home except for essential activities like seeking medical care, exercising, walking their dog, or shopping for groceries.

You can reduce your risk of exposure to COVID-19 whenever you leave your house by taking precautions such as practicing social distancing and washing your hands thoroughly and often.

Shopping for groceries, though, carries extra risk.

Not only are you near other people, but many of the products youre buying have probably been handled by others and possibly sneezed or coughed on.

This doesnt mean you should give up on trips to the supermarket. Thats not really a viable option for most of us.

But you can take a little extra care when handling your groceries to avoid spreading the virus to other people and surfaces in your house.

Charlotte Baker, DrPH, MPH, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, said your biggest risk at the supermarket is coming into close contact with another person whos sick.

Thats why its important to stay at least 6 feet from other people at all times.

Do not be afraid to ask others to step back if they are too close to you in line, said Baker. Or wait a few moments to grab something if others are already by the item you want.

Its not clear, though, how much of a role produce and food packaging plays in transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19.

Still, the World Health Organization says that in addition to close person-to-person contact, people can pick up the virus by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth.

Some surfaces may pose a bigger risk than others.

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the virus was detectable on plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours, and on cardboard for up to 24 hours.

Baker said when youre at the supermarket, you should assume all surfaces everywhere have been touched by someone who is sick.

This includes produce and packaged foods.

Touch just the items you intend to buy, wipe down the cart or basket handles with disinfectant wipes, and wash your hands or use hand sanitizer when youre done, she said.

Baker added that many people are also reducing their potential exposure by using curbside pick-up or at-home delivery. Even local food producers are offering these services.

Some farmers markets are allowing customers to preorder foods so they are already packaged when you come pick them up, she said, reducing the amount of time that you need to be near other people and reducing the amount of items that you can touch.

Whichever way you get your groceries, youll want to handle them carefully when you get them home. This will reduce the chance of spreading the virus to other people or surfaces in your house.

Elizabeth L. Andress, PhD, a professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Georgia, said at the very least you should wash your hands after unpacking and putting away your groceries.

If youre concerned about potential contamination on your groceries, you can take additional steps to protect yourself.

Some people may choose to wipe or wash cans and boxes of food before storing them to reduce possible virus content, said Andress. You can also throw out disposable packaging.

When youre done, she suggests that you wash any tables, countertops, or other surfaces that were touched by your groceries or grocery bags.

And wash your hands again.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers advice for cleaning and disinfecting your home during the pandemic, including which cleaners work best against SARS-CoV-2.

If youre using cloth bags, wash them with laundry soap in a washing machine and dry them thoroughly before reusing them.

If you or someone in your household is at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, you might want to adopt the modified sterile technique recommended by Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen, a family physician practicing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in this YouTube video.

VanWingen said that one option is to leave your groceries in your garage or porch for at least 72 hours to allow the virus to become inactive.

This isnt possible for many people. For them, he suggests the sterile technique. You can also do this after letting your groceries sit outside for 72 hours.

A key part of VanWingens method is setting up a cleaning station to avoid contaminating your food or other surfaces in your house.

After that, it involves wiping down all packaging with a disinfectant before putting your groceries away. You can also discard packaging and transfer the food to a clean bag or container.

For fruits and vegetables, VanWingen suggests scrubbing them for at least 20 seconds with soap and water.

Andress cautions that the Food and Drug Administration doesnt recommend using soap when cleaning produce because of the risk of ingestion.

So if you choose to use soap and water on your fruits and vegetables, rinse them completely with clean water before storing.

Taking these precautions with your groceries can help you lower your chance of being exposed to the virus.

If you do get sick, youll need to take extra care in order to protect your family.

If someone in your household is confirmed positive with COVID-19, showing symptoms of the disease, or awaiting the results of a test, they should take extra cleaning and disinfection steps around the home, said Andress.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials see no evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people sickens pets or can spread to people through pets.

But the agency is advising, out of an abundance of caution, that people who become sick with the coronavirus should limit contact with their companion animals, just as they should limit contact with people. World Health Organization officials also indicated they saw no evidence pets have become ill with or could spread the virus.

Meanwhile, the AVMA and government agencies continue to monitor the availability of medical supplies and animal drugs as well as other potential impacts to the profession as the virus continued to spread in the U.S. in the first few months of the year. A number of universities and organizations cancelled classes and events to allow for social distancing.

When possible, have another member of your household care for your animals while you are sick, according to a CDC FAQ document updated in February to add information on animals. If you are sick with COVID-19, avoid contact with your pet, including petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, and sharing food. If you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with pets and wear a facemask.

Though the virus seems to have emerged from an animal source, CDC officials also saw no evidence that animals or animal products arriving from China or elsewhere pose a risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus in the U.S. More information is available at jav.ma/cdc_covid.

Late in February, authorities in Hong Kong reported that they quarantined a pet dog after its owner was hospitalized because of COVID-19, and nasal and oral cavity samples tested weak positive for the COVID-19 virus. Four subsequent nasal samples continued to test weak positive, but test results for nasal samples collected on March 12 and 13 came back negative. The regions Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the results suggested a low-level infection likely acquired from a person, and they said World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) officials agreed with their findings.

The dog has not shown any signs of disease related to COVID-19, Hong Kong authorities said. The companion animal was returned to the owner after completion of quarantine and consecutive negative test results. The dog, identified by the South China Morning Post as a 17-year-old Pomeranian, died on March 16, the department said in an email, citing the animals owner. The AFCD gave no further details.

OIE officials separately characterized the positive nasal sample results as presence of genetic material from the COVID-19 virus and said the organization lacks evidence dogs become sick from the virus or play a role in disease spread.

On March 19, Hong Kong authorities said they quarantined two more dogsa German Shepherd Dog and a mixed-breed dog whose owner had COVID-19after a polymerase chain reactionbased assay detected COVID-19 virus in a sample from the German Shepherd Dog but not the other dog. Neither dog showed clinical signs of disease.

Idexx Laboratories Inc. announced March 13 that it has seen no positive results to date of SARS-CoV-2 in pets. Idexx evaluated thousands of canine and feline specimens during validation of a new veterinary test system for the COVID-19 virus, according to a company press release. The specimens were obtained from those submitted to Idexx reference laboratories for PCR assay testing.

The company says if health authorities determine it is clinically relevant to test pets, it will make the test system available, but neither the CDC nor the AVMA is recommending that pets be tested at this time. Dogs or cats with respiratory signs should be evaluated by a veterinarian for more-common respiratory pathogens before looking to evaluate them for COVID-19, according to an AVMA FAQ for veterinarians and veterinary clinics.

On March 19, Antech Diagnostics announced that it also has not detected any evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in samples from dogs and cats.

Since February, AVMA leaders have been working with the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other experts and international disease authorities to gather the latest information on the coronavirus for veterinarians, clients, and patients, available at avma.org/coronavirus. Aside from keeping veterinary team members healthy, ensuring as much access to care for ill patients as possible, and other concerns, AVMA leaders are worried about potential drug shortages as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains, especially because six of the 32 companies that produce animal-use drugs in China or that use active ingredients from China to produce drugs for the U.S. market indicated to the FDA they have seen disruptions that could lead to shortages.

No animal drug shortages were reported as of mid-March.

The website notes that FDA officials were working with the companies to find ways to mitigate shortages, and the AVMA was collecting information on drug needs and veterinarians concerns. The AVMA is asking that veterinarians send information on supply chain issues to coronavirusavma [dot] org, with details on the products and their manufacturers or distributors.

FDA officials also forecast short supplies of personal protective equipment such as surgical masks, gowns, and suits, as well as isolation gowns.

Guidance from the FDA on surgical mask and gown conservation strategies is available at jav.ma/masks.

As cases of COVID-19 ramped up over the beginning of March, academic institutions reacted by taking greater precautions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 illness.

The 50th Annual Student AVMA Symposium, slated for March 14-16 at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York, was canceled after organizers conferred and the university called off all nonessential events or work-related gatherings scheduled between March 9 and April 15 that involved more than 100 people.

Student organizers were working with college leadership to identify ways to provide recorded lectures for registrants to view, according to a post on the events website.

The Veterinary Innovation Summit, which was to be held April 3-5 at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, was also canceled because of caution over COVID-19. All registration fees were to be refunded and cancellation fees waived.

Many universities with veterinary colleges announced in mid-March that they were suspending face-to-face instruction and testing for various lengths of time during the spring semester to allow for social distancing. Instead, universities encouraged educators to move their courses online and to prepare to continue that way as long as in-person instruction seemed inadvisable, potentially through the end of the semester.

Many clinical rotations were being cancelled and veterinary teaching hospitals were curtailing operations to enable social distancing, according to a March 15 announcement from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Schools are working with students who are in clinical rotations and externships on an individual basis to re-assign them or make alternative arrangements as needed, the announcement said.

The AAVMC also noted that its impacted member institutions were working with the AVMA Council on Education to ensure they maintain the highest quality of education during this time.

The COE requires schools to report any disruption to the educational program lasting two or more weeks and to describe their plans to remediate the disruption. The COE is reviewing these plans to ensure they are in compliance with the standards of accreditation, the announcement said.

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VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. Veterinary orthotics and prosthetic devices are increasing used for injured animals. Orthotics are a medical device which is attached to the body of an injured animal to provide support, align, position, immobilize, prevent or correct deformity, assisting weak muscles, or improving functions. Prosthetics are defined as medical devices which are used to compensate for a missing or amputated leg segment. Owing to the current advancements in the veterinary orthotics-prosthetics market, it is no longer necessary to amputate an entire leg when the only lower body is injured; partial amputation is sufficient in many cases.

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Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market: Segmentation

Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics marketcan be segmented on the basis of various product types available for the rehabilitation of injured animals:

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On the basis of diagnosis of the end users, we can segment the veterinary orthotics-prosthetics market into:

Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market: Dynamics

The veterinary orthotics-prosthetics market is a growing market owing to the rising awareness regarding the treatment options available to rehabilitate the animals. Canine rehabilitation has made advancements in the modern veterinary medicine with the advent of various research institutions. The market for veterinary orthotics-prosthetics is driven by improving the quality of life, functional independence, preventing euthanasia among others. However, low support from the government and non-profit organizations has restricted the growth of the market. Veterinary orthotics-prosthetics market witnesses innovations in prosthetic device technology, customization in prosthetic devices, and consolidation of the global veterinary orthotics-prosthetics market.

Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market: Region-wise Outlook

Based on geography, the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market can be segmented into five major regions: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa. At present, North America holds a leading position in the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market followed by Europe. The major driving factors which have driven the growth of the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market in these regions are the fast paced services and fulfillment of custom requirements for the manufacturing of orthotics-prosthetics products. Following North America, European countries are also anticipated to show steady growth in the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market. In the next few years, Asia-Pacific would show remarkable growth in the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market as it is developing at a very rapid pace and has shown the emergence of many regional players. The factors which would fuel the growth of Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market in Asia-Pacific are increasing awareness regarding animal care and rehabilitation services and rapid development of the healthcare infrastructure across the Asian countries. Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market would evolve at a rapid rate across the regions. However, North America would maintain its position in the overall Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market.

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Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market: Key Players

It is expected that with due course of time, there will be an influx of well-established players in the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market. Some of the major service providers operating in the Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market is OrthoPets LLC., Animal Ortho Care, AAA Orthotics and Prosthetics, Anchor Orthotics & Prosthetics, Animal Care Castle Rock OrthoPets Castle Rock, Appletree Orthotic Services Ltd, Animal Orthocare, Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex OrthoPets Iowa, Buddy Braces, Dogs in Motion Canine Rehabilitation OrthoPets Australia, Equisport Medicine OrthoPets Washington, HandicappedPets.com, Hanger Clinic, Holisticvet OrthoPets South Africa, J.G. McGinness Prosthetics & Orthotics, K-9 Orthotics & Prosthetics, A Loyal Companion OrthoPets Arizona, M.H. Mandelbaum Orthotic & Prosthetic Services, My Pets Brace, Ortho Design, OrthoPets Europe, OrthoVet, LLC, PALS Pet Artificial Limbs & Supports, Pawsitive Steps Rehabilitation Clinic OrthoPets Michigan, PawsAbility, Paws on the Go OrthoPets Southern California, Paws to Embrace, Petsthetics, LLC, Wheat Ridge Veterinary SpecialistsPosh Ortho Dog Inc., Santoro & Sons, Sierra Orthopedic Lab, Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics/Orthotics (VIP) and Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group (VOSM). Veterinary Orthotics-Prosthetics Market has a presence of many regional players manufacturing customized which have a huge market share in emerging countries.

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A domestic cat in Belgium has been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that's spreading across the globe, the government's FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment announced March 27, according to news reports.

This is the first human-to-cat transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). About a week after its owner got sick with COVID-19, after returning from a trip to Northern Italy, the cat developed coronavirus symptoms: diarrhea, vomiting and respiratory issues, Steven Van Gucht, virologist and federal spokesperson for the coronavirus epidemic in Belgium, told Live Science.

The owner sent samples of vomit and feces to Dr. Daniel Desmecht's lab at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lige. Genetic tests showed high levels of SARS-CoV-2 in those samples, he said. "The cat recovered after 9 days," Van Gucht said.

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Cats and humans appear to have a similar "doorknob" on the surfaces of respiratory cells that lets the SARS-CoV-2 virus get inside, according to Van Gucht.

In humans, scientists have figured out that the SARS-CoV-2 virus attaches to a receptor protein called ACE2 that's on the outside of respiratory cells. Once inside of these cells, the virus hijacks certain machinery so it can replicate.

"The feline ACE2 protein resembles the human ACE2 homologue, which is most likely the cellular receptor which is being used by Sars-CoV-2 for cell entry," Van Gucht said.

During the 2003 SARS outbreak, cats were infected with a coronavirus as well, Van Gucht said.

The only other pets thought to have "caught" the novel coronavirus from owners were two dogs in Hong Kong. The first dog, a 17-year-old Pomeranian, tested a weak positive for the virus at the end of February, Live Science reported. The dog died in mid-March, though the exact cause of death is not known, as the owner didn't allow an autopsy.A second dog, a German shepherd, tested positive but showed no symptoms of the disease, Bloomberg reported.

During the outbreak of another coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), dogs and cats contracted low levels of that virus, animal health expert Vanessa Barrs from City University told the South China Morning Post.

There have been no reports of pets passing the virus to their human owners, and Van Gucht stressed that even human-to-pet transmission is not a significant path of viral spread.

"We think the cat is a side victim of the ongoing epidemic in humans and does not play a significant role in the propagation of the virus," he said.

To prove definitively that the cat was infected with SARS-CoV-2, scientists will need a blood test to look for antibodies specific to this virus, Van Gucht said. Those tests will happen once the cat is no longer under quarantine.

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New Jersey, United States:The Veterinary Medicine Market is carefully researched in the report while largely concentrating on top players and their business tactics, geographical expansion, market segments, competitive landscape, manufacturing, and pricing and cost structures. Each section of the research study is specially prepared to explore key aspects of the Veterinary Medicine market. For instance, the market dynamics section digs deep into the drivers, restraints, trends, and opportunities of the Veterinary Medicine Market. With qualitative and quantitative analysis, we help you with thorough and comprehensive research on the Veterinary Medicine market. We have also focused on SWOT, PESTLE, and Porters Five Forces analyses of the Veterinary Medicine market.

Leading players of the Veterinary Medicine market are analyzed taking into account their market share, recent developments, new product launches, partnerships, mergers or acquisitions, and markets served. We also provide an exhaustive analysis of their product portfolios to explore the products and applications they concentrate on when operating in the Veterinary Medicine market. Furthermore, the report offers two separate market forecasts one for the production side and another for the consumption side of the Veterinary Medicine market. It also provides useful recommendations for new as well as established players of the Veterinary Medicine market.

Veterinary Medicine Market by Regional Segments:

The chapter on regional segmentation describes the regional aspects of the Veterinary Medicine market. This chapter explains the regulatory framework that is expected to affect the entire market. It illuminates the political scenario of the market and anticipates its impact on the market for Veterinary Medicine.

Analysts who have authored the report have segmented the market for Veterinary Medicine by product, application and region. All segments are the subject of extensive research, with a focus on CAGR, market size, growth potential, market share and other important factors. The segment study provided in the report will help players focus on the lucrative areas of the Veterinary Medicine market. The regional analysis will help the actors to strengthen their position in the most important regional markets. It shows unused growth opportunities in regional markets and how they can be used in the forecast period.

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Market dynamics: Here the authors of the report discussed in detail the main drivers, restrictions, challenges, trends and opportunities in the market for Veterinary Medicine.

Product Segments: This part of the report shows the growth of the market for various types of products sold by the largest companies.

Application segments: The analysts who have authored the report have thoroughly evaluated the market potential of the key applications and identified the future opportunities they should create in the Veterinary Medicine.

Geographic Segments: Each regional market is carefully examined to understand its current and future growth scenarios.

Company Profiles: The top players in the Veterinary Medicine market are detailed in the report based on their market share, served market, products, applications, regional growth and other factors.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband barely speaks to me. We both work full time and are facing the empty nest very soon. At home, I have to initiate even the smallest of small talk. He'll never say "Good morning" or ask "How was your day?" Although I work hard to keep the house the way he likes it, he speaks up only to criticize the few times I don't meet his standards. There's never a word of acknowledgment when I have accomplished other elements of housekeeping.

When I laugh at the Sunday comics, he doesn't even ask what's funny. As a result, I have become defensive. Then he accuses me of being "dismissive of his feelings." He says I don't communicate with him, but when I do, he barely responds, so over the years I have basically shut down. We have been to counseling, and maybe it's time to go again. Do you have any perspective to offer?

UNACKNOWLEDGED IN THE SOUTH

DEAR UNACKNOWLEDGED: It is definitely the right move to return to counseling. But when you do, this time speak up for yourself loud and clear. If you do, it may change the dynamics of your relationship because when he accuses you of not communicating, he is blaming the victim. Once you have said your piece, let the marriage and family therapist mediate what is certain to be a long-overdue discussion.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 25-year-old man currently dating a 39-year-old woman. We have been dating for 2 1/2 months. We have talked about our age difference a couple of times, but apart from that issue, every other aspect of our relationship is going well, including communication, intimacy and maturity.

We are not super interested in having children, and we both have expressed interest in adopting a child if we were to have one somewhere down the line. Despite this, I have heard from family (my parents, mostly) and close friends that I'm making a terrible mistake by dating a woman so much older.

They say it is not practical to marry a woman so much older because it will present major health and aging challenges as time goes by. This is the argument that most influences my feelings. Should I break up with her and tell her that the age difference is the reason? I feel I should decide soon so as not to waste her time.

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DEAR NOT JUST A NUMBER: You have been seeing this woman for only 2 1/2 months. The relationship is still new. That you are discussing marriage and children seems to me to be premature. My advice is to slow down. Let time dictate whether this romance develops further.

Discuss the flak you are getting from your parents with your lady friend. But the 14-year age difference does not necessarily mean that she'll have health challenges that you won't. Decide together whether the age difference is a deal-breaker.

DEAR ABBY: This may seem like a strange question, but my husband says our 6-year-old cat, "Taffy," is really 42 years old. He says one cat year equals seven people years. Taffy is like a baby to me. What gives?

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DEAR NEVER HEARD: Your husband is right. As you may have already noticed, humans have longer lives than dogs and cats, but pets mature faster. According to veterinary medicine, the first two years of a cat's life equal 25 human years. After that, every cat year equals four human years. This would make Taffy the ripe old age of 41 or 42. If this is shocking to you, remember that 42 is the new 22.

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A major US study will explore the effects of a combination of two drugs that may be contributing to catastrophic injuries and cardiac issues in racehorses.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvanias New Bolton Center, part of the School of Veterinary Medicine, will carry out a multidisciplinary study exploring combined usage of furosemide, commonly known as Lasix, and bisphosphonates in horses.

It will be the first comprehensive analysis of the two drugs that, when used concurrently could be capable of diminishing bone integrity and compromising cardiac function in racehorses. These effects have the potential to contribute to catastrophic injuries on the racetrack.

The beauty of this study is that it will use a multi-disciplinary approach to assess the interaction between these two drugs that we know are administered to racehorses, says Dr Mary Robinson, assistant professor of veterinary pharmacology and director of the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory at the New Bolton Center.

By coupling our state-of-the-art imaging technologies with the scope of expertise among the other investigators on this project, we will be able to produce solid, unbiased data that will address some of the unknowns surrounding the use of these medications.

Nearly 85 percent of racehorses in the United States receive Lasix as a preventive therapy for a condition called exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EPIH), or bleeding into the lungs.

Also used in human medicine to treat heart conditions, the drug is known to cause a short-term loss of calcium and increase the risk of fractures in human patients.

But because horses can quickly recover from a calcium deficit, Lasix alone is unlikely to be the root cause for catastrophic, racing-related breakdowns which, according to The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database, occur at a rate of about 1.6 per 1000 starts.

A team comprised of 13 researchers from the vet school will explore the largely unknown effects of a class of drugs called bisphosphonates, particularly when being used with Lasix.

Intended to preserve the integrity of bone, bisphosphonates are commonly used in elderly patients to treat osteoporosis. When administered to young, growing animals, however, the drug may have adverse effects by preventing bone from properly adapting to the forces applied during training such as those experienced when a horse is at a gallop.

Because bisphosphonates can linger in the bone for at least one year after the administration of a single dose, there is a heightened chance for interaction with Lasix in horses who are undergoing training.

Bisphosphonates have also been associated with increased risks of heart conditions in humans, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and alterations in heart rate variability.

The research team will cross-examine other facets related to the use of these substances in racehorses, including pioneering new understandings of advanced imaging systems such as New Bolton Centers standing robotic computed tomography (CT) and, in collaboration with Dr Mathieu Spriet, from the University of California, Davis, a new standing positron emission tomography (PET) system.

The system, which is identical to the one already in place at Santa Anita Park, will make the New Bolton Center the second veterinary hospital in the world to implement the use of an equine PET scanner.

This amazing imaging technology is going to be really instrumental in helping us assess the effects or lack thereof of these drugs on the bone, Robinson says.

It is the most sensitive technique that we have, from an imaging perspective, to look in detail at a horses legs and see whats going on metabolically.

The New Bolton Centers Kathryn Wulster says the technology will enable researchers to definitively note any changes in bone turnover in areas as precise as two square millimeters.

But the real beauty of using both the PET scan and our robotic CT system in tandem is that we can confidently identify any present morphologic or shape abnormalities within the bone that we know could predispose a horse to fracture, Wulster says.

Together, theyre going to give us a remarkable amount of information about what is or isnt going on in these horses.

The research team will also be accumulating findings into an innovative, data-driven platform that will be invaluable to objectively assess national trends in racehorse related injuries.

Researchers at the vet school will also explore Extracellular Vesicle Cores (EVs) in blood or other samples to detect illicit use of bisphosphonates, which are presently undetectable in the blood of a horse after 30 days.

EVs are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles released from all cell types and play an integral role in intercellular communication. Because they possess tissue-specific characteristics representative of the cells in which they came from, they hold the potential to provide non-invasive, rapid diagnostic solutions to test for the presence of illegitimate drug use.

Dr Andrew Hoffman, dean of Veterinary Medicine and principal investigator of the EV Core Facility, describes the field of EV research as a vastly promising and explosive area of study.

By harnessing the unique communicative power of EVs, we hope to redefine how we can utilize blood samples in order to proactively safeguard the health and well-being of these tremendous athletes, he says.

Beyond detecting illegitimate substance use, these biomarkers also offer the means of identifying otherwise indiscernible, but significant, changes in the horses biological health that could serve as warning signs of an increased risk for catastrophic injury.

Robinson adds: Our hope is to eventually harness the information carried in these vesicles to develop a hand-held, stall-side diagnostic tool that could be used on race day to make sure horses are healthy enough to compete safely, as well as by trainers in the field to continuously evaluate any changes in their horses well-being, and when additional veterinary care may be needed.

The study is expected to take two years to complete.

It will, says Robinson, provide the most comprehensive data available to assess if the use of these substances may or may not be contributing to catastrophic injuries on the track.

At the end of the day, were dedicated to ensuring we are doing everything in our power to provide owners, breeders, and trainers with sound, unbiased insights to keep their horses safe.

Robinson is an assistant professor of veterinary pharmacology and director of the Equine Pharmacology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Additional investigators on the study include Dr Kyla Ortved, Dr Cristobal Navas de Solis, Dr Claire Underwood, Dr Virginia Reef, Dr Darko Stefanovski, Dr Rachel Derita, Dr Joanne Haughan, Dr Youwen You, Dr Jinwen Chen and Dr Zibin Jiang, all with the universitys veterinary school.

This study is supported in part by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, George and Julia Strawbridge, and the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission.

In other news, the board the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has approved the funding of an unrelated study on bisphosphonates through its Tactical Research Grant Program. The research will be conducted at Cornell University under the direction of Dr Heidi Reesink.

This study is an important first step in answering questions about the prevalence and effect of bisphosphonates in the training and racing population, so that we can refine our strategies in protecting racehorse bone health, RMTC executive director Dr Mary Scollay says.

The RMTC consists of 23 racing industry stakeholders and organizations that represent Thoroughbred, Standardbred, American Quarter Horse and Arabian racing.

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Ally the dachshund has chronic pancreatitis thatrequires daily care.

Its special veterinarian-assisted care that her owner is worried might not be available when she needs it most due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Shes on strict food and thats the only thing shes allowed. Shes allowed no treats, no human food, no nothingand insulin twice a day, said Marisa Panter. She cant have a different kind of food, the food is bought from a vet office. She cant have a different kind of insulin, and the insulin is bought from a vet office.

Panter and 7-year-old Ally live outside of Kelowna, along with her three-year-old daughter, 13-year-old step-son, her husband, her in-laws, and six pregnant dachshunds that Panter is breeding.

Ally loves all dogs and humans she meets. Shes visited hospitals and retirement homes, bringing joy to residents and patients, and is inseparable from Panters daughter.

Shes probably done 500,000 km in a vehicle, if we go anywhere and were not going to be home for insulin, we have to take her with us, she said

Like most veterinarian clinics, Panters vet clinic has closed its doors to all non-essential visits and has resorted to parking lot pickups for food and medication.

She shares a common concern with many pet owners during this time will she be able to get the adequate care she needs when so many services are being cut back?

If her pancreatitis acts up, she needs to be in a (clinic) for three days on IV, she said. If theres no vets, I watch her die.

Dr. Chris Armstrong, a veterinarian and member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Associations (CVMA) Council, said the one of the main things pet owners should keep in mind is that vet clinics have been declared essential in many provinces and theres no sign of them shutting down in British Columbia.

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It may not be business as usual, but I think certainly pet owners and animal owners should not be afraid that their animals wont be taken care of, she said. Particularly in emergency or urgent situations.

Virtual care options are also starting to become available GoFetch Health recently launched a Canada-wide service that can help pet owners connect with vets to ask questions and get advice on if their animal needs further care.

The CVMA put out a statement on March 24 advising vets on best practices for telemedicine. However, Armstrong said there is a big worry in her industry: running out of medical supplies.

Veterinarians, like human medicine, were running out of masks, were running out of surgical gloves, were running out of personal protection equipment, she said.

Armstrong said that puts limits on things like non-essential surgeries, like a neutering or spaying.

I think thats really one of the biggest limiting factors is: can we access sufficient masks and gloves and gowns to be able to continue service?

When it comes to another common worry, running out of medicine, Armstrong said that hasnt been a problem so far. She urges pet owners to resist hoarding because that would start to affect supply.

For most of the medications, I think certainly the supply chain is still there, she said. Hoarding at least for pet owners goes just as true for medications and products.

Armstrong said people have also been worried about their pets contracting COVID, which she said is very unlikely. Theres also been no proof that humans can contract COVID from their pets.

There has only been two COVID positive dogs, theres been a tremendous number of dogs been tested through IDEX, which is one of our labs, she said. And out of all the testing, its only the two Hong Kong dogs.

However, Armstrong said its worth remembering that pets can carry COVID, much like any other surface.

Dogs, like your pen or a table, could act as what we call a fomite, she said. So, in other words, a COVID positive person kissed their dog on the head, just like if they kissed their pen, could they put the virus on those two objects? And the answer is, yes.

New information comes forward all the time, said Armstrong, and the best thing pet owners can do is stay up to date from reliable sources.

I think that the message to go across is that, if we are patient, if we kind of know that this is a fluid situation, take direction from responsible and reliable sources, she said.

Stay calm and be nice.

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Veterinary care is now being deemed an essential service in Nova Scotia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, has asked for the province's Health Protection Act to be amended to include veterinarians.

Veterinarians have been asking the province to ensure their clinics can stay open during the COVID-19 outbreak to deal with sick and injured animals.

When Nova Scotia declared a state of emergency in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus, veterinary medicine wasnt listed as an essential service.

Even before Premier Stephen McNeil announced the state of emergency, the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association had directed the approximately 100 animal hospitals and clinics it represents including 13 in Cape Breton to take measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The association says veterinarians in the province are trained in epidemiology and herd health, so they have been quick to implement protocols to reduce the spread of infection.

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Event

123rd annual meeting, Oct. 24-30, Providence, Rhode Island

The meeting, held jointly with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (see story), drew nearly 1,300 attendees. Dr. Juan Lubroth, chief veterinary officer for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, presented the keynote address Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges for the Control of African Swine Fever: A Global Threat in Your Backyard.

USAHA Medal of DistinctionDr. Belinda Thompson (Cornell 81), Ithaca, New York. Dr. Thompson has served as an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine since 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Thompson was in large animal practice in Pine City, New York. She was recognized for her broad impact on the association, local producers, and veterinarians and at a national level.

USAHA Federal Partnership AwardDr. Barbara Porter-Spalding (Michigan State 91), Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Porter-Spalding is a senior staff officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Veterinary Services. She was honored for her collaborative efforts in training and exercise programs as lead on the VS Training and Exercise Plan and for her efforts toward improving emergency preparedness.

APHIS Administrators AwardDr. Beate Crossley, Davis, California. A 1994 veterinary graduate of Free University of Berlin in Germany, Dr. Crossley is an associate professor and virologist at the University of California-Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory.

National Assembly AwardDr. Susan Keller (Kansas State 85), Mandan, North Dakota. Dr. Keller is the North Dakota state veterinarian. She was recognized for her leadership and tireless commitment to animal health.

Thirty-one resolutions were approved and can be viewed at usaha.org/usaha-resolutions.

Dr. Martin Zaluski, Helena, Montana, president; Dr. Charles Hatcher, Nashville, Tennessee, president-elect; Dr. Dustin Oedekoven, Pierre, South Dakota, first vice president; Steve Rommereim, Alcester, South Dakota, second vice president; Dr. Manoel Tamassia, Trenton, New Jersey, third vice president; Dr. Annette Jones, Sacramento, California, treasurer; and Dr. Kristin Haas, Montpelier, Vermont, immediate past president

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IRON RANGE Veterinary offices across the state are forced to make temporary changes to their operations to help keep their staff and their clients safe during the coronavirus crisis.

Dr. David Kalinowski, a veterinarian for 31 years and owner of Mesabi Animal Hospital in Hibbing, told the Tribune Press on Monday that following a recommendation from the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine his office and other veterinary clinics and hospitals are admitting animals from outside their offices to limit human interaction between clients and their staff.

The staff at Mesabi Animal Hospital in addition to Kalinowski, includes Dr. Molly Feiro, along with four veterinary technicians, two technician assistants and two receptionists.

Clients are being asked to call the veterinary office from their vehicles when they arrive for their pets appointment as the lobby and exam area are temporarily closed to pet owners. The veterinary staff for now is also doing intakes and exchanging information about the animals condition over the phone.

Clients are asked to place their animal in a pet carrier to make it easier for the veterinary staff to get the animal from the parking lot to inside the office. Once they are done treating the animal, it then will be returned to the owner outside while practicing social distancing.

I have to say people have been very understanding and its gone well, Kalinowski said.

Elective procedures for veterinary offices are also suspended at this time, per orders from the governors office. In the meantime, the Minnesota Board of Veterinary medicine has made an extension on vaccinations, so a one-year vaccination is now good for 18 months.

Kalinowski said animals that are ill and emergency cases are still being seen.

Emergency surgeries such as tumor removals or to treat lacerations are also allowed to continue.

Flea and tick preventatives are recommended to start in mid-April, so theres still a little time before those products are needed as well.

Dr. Harvey Aluni, of Northland Animal Hospital in Virginia, also shared his thoughts about the importance of keeping his staff and clients safe to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

There are 14 of us working inside Northland Animal Hospital and if anyone gets sick and tests for Covid 19, we may have to close completely for a while, Aluni wrote in an email to the Tribune Press. We are trying to keep our clients safe.

A veterinarian with nearly 50 years of experience, Aluni founded Northland Animal Hospital in 1973. When he opened his practice, his staff consisted of his mother, who was the receptionist and one assistant. The present staff consists of four veterinarians: Dr. Brian Aluni, who is Harvey Alunis son, along with Dr. Abby Pontinen and Dr. Valerie Wright.

Northland Animal Hospital is also temporarily limited to providing care for sick animals, along with treating emergencies and conducting emergency surgeries and euthanasias.

The inside office and exam room are off limits to clients, to avoid close contact between humans.

Clients are asked to call from the parking lot when theyve arrived for their pets appointment. Questions and concerns about the pets condition will be addressed over the phone.

A member of the veterinary staff will then bring the pet inside the office to be cared for and return it to the owner outside once its ready to go home.

Harvey Aluni said clients may also stand outside the door of the building, provided they stay at least six feet away, keeping with social distancing.

Northland Animal Hospital will continue to comply with the most recent directives from the governor and the board, while noting the situation is changing day by day.

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Veterinary medicine is an applied science. We take available research information and use it to make the best possible decisions in real world settings. This can be very challenging. But the entire process by which we try to expand the knowledge base in our field is fascinating in its own respect.

We rely heavily on statistics. On a basic level, I think this is very intuitive. What is a veterinarian, or a physician, or an educator, or an engineer, or a builder, or a farmer, but a keen observer in their field? Each respective profession can observe that treating a condition a certain way is more likely to achieve the desired result. Recording observations over a long period of time allows us to make accurate predictions, for example, that 90% of cows with gangrenous mastitis will die, and create benchmarks, for example, that incidence of displaced abomasum in fresh cows should be less than 5%.

Sometimes, though, there are more complicated questions for instance, we may observe the incidence of fresh cow DA, but now we want to know why cows get DAs so that we can do something about it. These more complicated questions also require more sophisticated methods of analysis.

A few years ago, we did a study in our practice. I would like to use it as an example to demonstrate the nature of science.

I was talking to my partner, Dr. Bill Croushore, one day and asking him what criteria he uses to determine whether or not a cow with a displaced abomasum was a good candidate for surgery. There are many identified risk factors for poor outcomes following surgery mastitis and lameness at time of surgery, for example, are poor prognostic indicators. That doesnt mean the surgery wont go well. It may mean that those cows are likely to be culled because of concurrent issues.

Science does not answer all the questions at once. As a matter of fact, in order to create a valid study, the investigators need to be very clear and specific about the question they are setting out to answer.

We wondered whether or not there might be a reliable way to quickly determine how a cow with a displacement would fare following surgery. Dr. Bill designed and authored a study about the use of a simple cow-side blood test as a prognostic indicator for outcome of LDA surgery.

There are some weak similarities between diabetic ketoacidosis in humans and ketosis because of negative energy balance experienced by lactating dairy cows. A human meter for a type of ketone known as beta-hydroxybutyrate is available commercially, and research has also validated the use of this meter for ketosis in cattle. This was the simple blood test we chose to use. It requires a few drops of blood, costs about $6, and gives a result in about 10 seconds. We felt that spending $6 for prognostic indication before investing several hundred dollars was worthwhile.

The first step in creating your study is to clearly define what you are trying to answer. In our case, we wanted to know whether or not we could use a BHB level to evaluate our surgical candidates. Simple question, right?

Now it starts getting more complicated. Next, we formulate what we call the null hypothesis. This is usually the opposite of what we think or are trying to prove, and it will probably never be stated in the final research paper. Our null hypothesis would have been something like, There is no relationship between the measured BHB value and the outcome, measured by 30-day survivability, following LDA surgery.

The goal of our study, then, is to allow us to reject this null hypothesis and prove that there is, in fact, a relationship between BHB and surgical outcome. Remember how I said we rely on statistics?

Statistical analysis of the data can be done in many ways, but in our case, it will give a value known as p. This is a probability. Science does not deal in absolutes. The p value is the probability that we can correctly reject the null hypothesis. By convention, we are willing to accept a 5% chance of error in rejecting the null hypothesis. This corresponds to a p value of 0.05 or less (5% expressed as a decimal).

In other words, if our study is designed correctly and if we use the correct statistical analysis, and p<0.05, we can reject the null hypothesis and state that BHB is, in fact, related to surgical outcome. This is referred to as statistical significance. If the p value is <0.01 or even 0.001, the relationship is even stronger.

A familiar example of this type of significance can be found on the milk you buy in the store. A few years ago, some co-ops and dairies decided they would require their producers to produce milk without the use of rBST. They advertised the milk as such.

The advertising was seen as harmful to the sale of milk that was produced using rBST and so following research on the topic, the non-rBST milk was required by law to put a statement on their labeling saying that research had shown no significant difference in milk from rBST and non-rBST treated cows. That does not mean that somebody eye-balled them and they seemed pretty similar. It means specifically that in all the parameters they tested, they were unable to reject the null hypothesis that the milks were no different.

Moving through our study, we had to establish a surgical protocol. We collected blood samples, recorded physical exam data on our patients, and decided what follow-up treatments they would receive. To be included in the study, the cows had to meet the criteria, and they had to be treated according to the protocol to eliminate confounding of data because of inconsistencies.

After 30 days, we called to follow up and see how the cows were doing and if they were still in the herd.

One of the challenges we face is sample size, which is denoted by the letter n. Statistical significance is affected by how many test subjects you use. For example, if you ran a study and looked at only two cows, your results would not mean much. By looking at larger groups of animals, you can minimize the variation because of an individual animal and get a truer reflection of the population. Our goal was to get about 150 animals (n=150). It took a while.

In the end, we went through all the work and found that there is, indeed, a useful relationship between BHB and surgical outcome, but the p value does not indicate what that relationship is. One of my favorite things about our study and its design was something we never expected.

The basic statistics allowed us to confirm the relationship we were looking for. We had a lot of help from several professional biostatisticians who co-authored our study. Remember all the data I said we collected? They were able to use that data to characterize the relationship.

In short, we were banking on a higher BHB value being an indication of fat storage in the liver and a poor prognostic indicator, and assuming that lower BHB values were better surgical candidates. The data showed otherwise.

Lower BHB values indicated a poorer prognosis and we speculate that this is because of more long-standing conditions, such as DAs that had not been found as quickly, and cows that were no longer able to mount the appropriate ketone response.

The statisticians were able to suggest a useful cut point for BHB (i.e., if the BHB is above a certain level, the data suggest this cow is a reasonable surgical candidate, and vice versa).

Such is the nature of science. Because the study was properly formulated and analyzed, we were able to confirm with statistical certainty what we suspected, but also tipped off to where our expectation was not correct.

In preparing the final version that was published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Bill did a literature search and framed our study in light of the available scientific information to date.

Since its publication, our study has been cited a number of times in other research papers. By asking the right questions and performing thorough and meticulous investigation, our profession is able to build on itself, moving forward in small increments.

On the contrary, overreaching where information is scarce and leaping forward based on anecdotal information and consensus can be very problematic but thats a topic for next month.

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With his Miami practice, Southeast Veterinary Neurology, thriving, a daily commitment to health that keeps him centered, and a tight family bond, Dr. Michael Wong is feeling psyched for the future.

Dr. Michael Wong is one of fewer than 300 board-certified veterinary neurologists practicing in North America. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine and while there, founded the Universitys Veterinary Business Management Association.

He went on to complete a medical and surgical internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey and he received his neurology and neurosurgery training at North Florida Neurology.

After completing his residency, Dr. Wong successfully passed his examination and became board-certified in veterinary neurology in the same year. He founded Southeast Veterinary Neurology (SEVN) in 2010.

We caught up with cool dad of three to learn more:

If I wasnt a veterinarian what would I be:

Ive always wanted to be a veterinarian, so I havent put much thought into that question.Prior to veterinary school I was a life guard at the beach and really enjoyed that.Maybe something with the ocean?Marine biologist?Tour guide?Not sure.

Best career advice I ever received:

Its a marathon, not a sprint.My first year out of veterinary school, Dr. Rick Glass, the neurologist at my internship used to say this.The particular context he used it in was with reference to another veterinarian who didnt think about the effects her decision had on referring vets wanting to refer to her in the future.

Its really shaped the way I view things.I have a long view.I think in the macro.I try to see the big picture.I make decisions based on the effects they will have in the long term as opposed to just the short term gain.I give up lots of short-term wins (profit, awards, etc) knowing that Ive made the right decision for my team and the pets and people that care for them.

How it felt becoming board certified:

Most people hated taking boards.Its a 2-day, five part test that has around a 30% pass rate.But for me, it wasnt stressful it was exciting.I was just putting down on paper all the knowledge I had been acquiring as part of living my dream of becoming a neurologist.

In between sections of the exam, I would head back to my room at the hotel.I remember thinking the lyrics from a song:Ive waited for this moment.Dreamed it every day.This is my one true purpose.It sounds cheesy, and Im sure many people had a very different experience around taking boards and are probably rolling their eyes at me right now.Its just my experience and a happy memory.

Easiest career decision I made

I wont call it the easiest, but certainly the best career decision I made was to open Southeast Veterinary Neurology.Practice ownership, entrepreneurship and leadership have opened up avenues in my life and career that I never would have had without them.

Related, Id say another best decision I made was to surround myself with people that share the vision of bringing hope to people and their pets.

Interesting way I made extra cash in vet school:

In vet school, I would make sushi at home and sell it to my classmates for lunch.Id take orders earlier in the week, buy the ingredients, make the rice, roll the sushi, then deliver at class.

Book that left a lasting impression on me:

Simon Sineks Leaders Eat Lastthis book is for those who want to feel they and their work matter and for those who want to inspire others to feel the same.

How I clear my head after a stressful day

Tennis.Family.Orangetheory.Orangetheoryis a science-backed, technology-tracked, coach-inspired group workout designed to produce results from the inside out.

What adventure most changed my life:

Meeting my wife, Myri-Ann. She was a St. Georges student, doing her clinical year of veterinary school at the University of Florida.Her first rotation was neurology, and we were on together.

I remember seeing her for the first time: she was the first person to the neurology rounds room, sitting nervously with her books on her lap, reviewing her notes.The neurology service was slow for those two weeks.Id come in early to help with neuro exams on her patients, since I didnt have any myself.I wasnt much of a help, as I still knew nothing about neurology at the time.She ended up getting an A and I got a B+.She likes to remind me of that.

We started off as friends.She was very hesitant to get romantically involved with someone from the mainland.Her plan was to go back to Puerto Rico and start a practice after finishing up school.

But, one day I walked her home after clinics were finished and we came across an earthworm struggling to cross the sidewalk in the Florida heat.She told me that her perspective on our romance changed when I picked the earthworm up and moved it to the grass.Im still indebted to that worm, because everything I have in my life right now (kids, family, house, business, etc) is because of this worm.

Whats my favorite way of spending a day off from work:

My perfect day would spending the day with my wife and then later picking up our kids and stopping by a park together on the way home.Play with Disney princesses, build Thomas the Train playset tracks, run around the back yard, exploring the dirt and hiding in the bushes.Jump in the pool.Cook dinner while the kids get a bath.Talk about the day at the dinner table: what we learned at school, who we sat with the lunch table, who we met, who we made smile, who we played with.Have the kids FaceTime with grandparents.Brush teeth.Read stories.Get ready for bed.

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Labs from both universities are working together to ensure the safety of all Iowans.

IOWA CITY, Iowa Iowans of all walks of life are stepping up to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Iowa State University's vet diagnostic lab is using its equipment to help test people for the virus.

Normally, the lab detects infectious diseases in all types of animals.

But now it's helping out the state hygienic lab in Iowa City to increase testing of COVID-19.

"I can tell you, it's created, step wise, an enhancement of the capabilities," dean of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Dan Grooms said.

The Iowa State veterinary diagnostic lab is turning its effort to help COVID-19 response in Iowa.

"Our veterinary diagnostic lab is a state-of-the-art diagnostic lab that's set up to do animal testing at large scales. In fact, we do over 1-million tests here on an annual year," Grooms said.

They partnered with the state hygienic lab at the University of Iowa, which houses COVID-19 testing, by sending a bulk of equipment and expertise needed to increase the amount of COVID-19 testing in Iowa.

"By Friday morning we had instruments, people, reagents on its way to Iowa City and worked with their team there that's working around the clock at the hygienic lab over the weekend to on-board our hyput molecular extraction techniques into their work flow, they validated it into their workflow and on-boarded it. as of the testing, they started doing it last Saturday," director of the ISU veterinary diagnostic lab, Rodger Main said.

"This is what Iowans do under dire circumstances. We're looking for every opportunity we can to answer the call to solve this problem in the state of Iowa," Grooms said.

Right now, Iowa has the capacity to test 970 samples of suspected coronavirus cases.

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Among the headlines from yesterdays meetings of the newly-empowered government and the national security council, one that caught the eye was the announcement of a cat diagnosed with coronavirus caught from its owner.

The cat was reported to have caught the virus from close contact with its owner, who had recently returned from Italy. When the cat became ill, its stool was examined and traces of the virus discovered.

The experts were quick to reassure pet owners that the case was exceptional, that animals were not considered a vector for the disease, and that there was no reason to be afraid either for their pets or for themselves.

But one animal virologist has raised questions about the whole story.

Hans Nauwynck is a professor at the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Ghent, and a specialist in virology. The news of the corona cat took him by surprise.

Before sending this news out into the world, I would have had some other tests carried out, he told Het Laatste Nieuws. When you hear about this right now, I wouldnt wish to be a cat tomorrow.

The discovery was made by the vet faculty at Liege university, who concluded the infection passed from human to cat and not the other way around.

Look, I have no criticism of my colleagues at Liege university, he stressed. The diagnosis has been made, Ive no doubt about the result, but were dealing here with a PCR test, a way of identifying genetic material of the virus.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test allows scientists to multiply a very small sample of genetic material to produce a quantity large enough to study.

Im simply questioning the interpretation of the results. The test is positive for corona, fine, but how was the test carried out? How was the sample taken, and can that result be trusted? I would advise people to slow down. There may somehow have been genetic material from the owner in the sample, and so the sample is contaminated.

To be absolutely certain, he said, more tests should have been done to confirm the initial result, and certainly before making an announcement to the world.

I think its too bad they didnt look further, he said. There should also have been research carried out to see if the cat had produced antibodies. Im worried that people will be scared by this news and animals will be the ones to suffer, and thats not right. As scientists we ought to put out clear and full information, and I dont think that has happened.

In the latest update, the cat is doing well. Its owner is also recovering, albeit more slowly.

Alan HopeThe Brussels Times

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Driving into work, I (Perry Jameson) no longer get the cherished 30-40 minute conversation with my wife alone without four children involved. For the past week, every morning from 8-8:30, Dr. Henri Biannucci and I are on a 30-60 minute conference call with our management team discussing the ever-changing landscape of COVID-19.

Now, we not only have to worry about treating our animal patients but also how we prevent our staff from contracting COVID-19. Since so many of our team are younger (20-30 years of age), they may be positive and not even know, thus exposing a pet parent unknowingly. How do we meet our social responsibility to do our part in blunting the spread of this disease while at the same time treating ill patients?

I spoke with the governors office yesterday and, while I did not get to speak with him, the women I did talk to felt we would be deemed an essential business should he decide to restrict which businesses remain open. That reassured me, as all I could think about if we were required to close was of a family with a pet having a life-threatening emergency and nowhere to go. This is not like a hurricane where we could send them to Columbia or Greenville, as those locations could be closed as well.

We also use the same medical supplies and personal protective equipment as those in human medicine. How do we conserve these resources in case our colleagues in hospitals for humans need them but still practice veterinary medicine the best we can?

Over the past week, our hospitals have adapted to try to accomplish all of those goals. Every day, we modify them to meet new changes and in ways we find that better serve our patients. Most of the other veterinarians in town have adopted similar policies.

We have dramatically decreased our case load. If a pet is healthy but has had some abnormal laboratory values for several months, they are safe to wait several weeks to be seen. Elective surgeries can wait. This strategy both lessens the number of people exposed to each other while also decreasing the medical supplies we use.

When a patient cannot wait, we have instituted new policies to prevent exposure. The first step is asking the following questions before any interactions occur. This is awkward for us as we are not used to asking humans about their own symptoms:

If they answer yes to any of these, we are more aggressive with our personal protective equipment. If no, we still wear a mask and gloves but no gown in order to preserve these.

Mom and Dad wait in the car while the patient is brought inside and examined. All communications are over the phone, and the parents are never allowed in the building. We email all discharge instructions so as not to exchange paperwork.

The most uncomfortable aspect is not allowing clients inside to use the restroom. Many of our patients come from several hours away to be seen. To accommodate this need but prevent exposure, we have placed portable toilets outside all three of our hospitals.

Every time we treat a patient with chemotherapy, we have to protect ourselves from being exposed to these agents. There are multiple steps taken, from a special negative vacuum hood, special devices to prevent any material from leaking when removing from the bottle, and dressing in personal protective equipment. Part of the equipment is the N95 mask, which will not only prevent you from inhaling chemotherapy agents but viruses as well.

One of our oncologists, Dr. Kathryn Taylor, was concerned whether we should be using the N95 masks while they are running out of them in human medicine. After calculating the number we had and by being more efficient with their use, she found we had enough to last several months. She has been in contact with a nurse to see if her hospital needs them.

As veterinarians, we are trying to do our jobs of treating your sick pets but to also do our part in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and save critical medical supplies for potential human use.

You can help us by being patient with the social distancing strategies we have put into place and seeking care only when necessary.

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INDIANOLA, Iowa -- If a pandemic hits the Corn Belt during the growing season, thats one thing. Butits planting season, and farmers have one eye on getting the crop in the fieldand one eye on keeping the new coronavirus away from their families.

Jim Lowe, college of veterinary medicine at University of Illinois, told visitors via a farmdoc daily webinar, Tuesday,thatCOVID-19is one that needs everyones attention.

In many ways, the virus is serving as adjvu moment for the animal medical field.

Oftentimes with animal diseases, its hard to tell which animals are infected vs. which animalsare carrying the disease thats spreading.

Animals can be infected but not diseased. And that is the same situation occurring in humans withCOVID-19.

As a result, the big challenge facing this pandemic is understanding case definition.

In other words, when the number of COVID-19 cases are quoted, that refers to the number of individuals who have tested positive (diseased).

Butwe know that is a gross underestimate of the people who are only infected with the virus in the country, Lowe says. So, weve got some real challenges with what the denominator is. The point being that all age groups can get infected and even now we are seeing that younger people are getting severely ill and passing away.

While describing the virus, its impact on U.S. hospitals, its origin, its patterns on the population, etc., Lowe suggested that folks visit covidactnow.org for more detailed information.

Normally, when a virus moves from animals to humans (known as zoonotic), it doesnt adapt very well, doesnt replicate, and pass from human to human. Therefore, the virus doesnt spread much and is of very little threat.

Obviously, that is not the case with the new coronavirus, Lowe says.

Lowe says its helpful to understand that being diseased means that a human was exposed to a pathogen and that pathogen caused the person to have a response, getting sick.

People are exposed to pathogens and viruses everyday, but the immune systems handle that, for the most part.

Being infected, but not diseased, is especially important to understand with COVID-19.

Someone who is infected and is shedding can be infecting others, Lowe says. That is one of the big differences with this coronavirus and the first SARS outbreak (known as COV-1), also originating from China.

That virus didnt transmit very well between its hosts.

Also, it was easy to tell the people that ifinfectedwere also diseased, Lowe says.

Its very apparent with this years virus that we have a lot of infected people who are not diseased. Those infected people are infectious, meaning they can cause someone else to be infected, without knowing it, Lowe explains.

For these reasons, its hard to know who to be around and not get infected.

If I cant figure out where all the infected people are, or, in my animal science profession, where all the infected pigs or cattle are located, my only choice is to stop movement, Lowe says.

When trying to control infectious diseases, veterinarians consider that every animal fits in one of three categories.

Either the animal is infected, resistant to infection, orsusceptible to infection.

To control the spread of the novel virus, i.e., COVID-19 coronavirus, the key is to keep the susceptibles away from the infected. If I dont know who the infected are, its really hard to keep the susceptibles from being contacted, Lowe says.

So, this is why farmers are urged to be carefulas they go about their business of planting, chores, etc.

The virus can live on hard surfaces such as tools, pickup truck handles, steering wheels, etc. for three days. Those of us in agriculture, there is a tendency to be the tough guy. Its not a time for farmers to be that tough guy. If you get sick, after getting on the tractor to plant, get yourself isolated and dont infect your family, Lowe says.

Lowe added, Its a good idea to wipe off pickup truck handles with a sanitizer. Farmers have to go do their job, but they should wash their hands, wash their hands, and wash their hands.

While people shouldnt take this pandemic lightly, Lowe doesnt believe living in fear is the answer, as the weeks and months go on.

While serving as a state fair veterinarian, Lowe sees it as too early to tell if the nations county and state fair celebrations will need to be canceled.

I think its going to be touchandgo. I would guess that we are going to be somewhat conservative much like the sporting events. The early state fairs could be off and I hate to even gather a guess at what could be happening by August. Its either going to be better or worse, Lowe says.

The good news is that there is zero evidence that this coronavirus infects anything other than human beings, he says.

Lowe encourages truck drivers to be cautious, as they have a lot of contact hauling livestock to packing plants and elsewhere.

Lowe joined the University of Illinois farmdoc experts, Tuesday, on a webinar focused onCOVID-19and U.S. agriculture. The webinar has been archived at farmdocdaily.illinois.edu. Look for the YouTube icon.

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While some of our bodys cells divide in a matter of hours, the process of making sperm, meiosis,alonetakes about 14days from start to finish. And fully six of those days are spent in the stage known as the pachytene, when pairs of chromosomes from an individuals mother and father align and connect.

This stage is really important, because the pair needs to be aligned for the exchange of genetic material between those two chromosomes, says P. Jeremy Wang, a biologist in Penns School of Veterinary Medicine. If anything goes wrong at this stage, it can cause a defect in meiosis and problems in the resulting sperm, leading to infertility, pregnancy loss, or birth defects.

In a new paper in Science Advances, Wang and colleagues have identified an enzyme that plays a crucial role in maintaining this chromosomal pairing during the pachytene stage of meiosis. Without this protein, named SKP1, meiosis cannot proceed to metaphase, the next major developmental stage involved in generating sperm cells.

The finding may help overcome hurdles that have stood in the way of treating certain forms of male infertility, in which a man makes no sperm but in whom sperms precursor cells, spermatogonia, can be found.

Reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization have made a huge difference for infertile patients, but the male needs to have at least some sperm, says Wang. If the male has no sperm, then the only option is to use donor sperm. But if you can find these spermatogonia, the pre-meiotic germ cells, they could be induced to go through meiosis and make sperm. So SKP1 could be part of the solution to ensuring meiosis continues.

Wang is also hopeful that his finding could aid in basic research on sperm development that his and many other labs pursue.

Right now we use animals to do our research; we dont have a cell culture system to produce sperm, he says. Manipulating SKP1 and the pathway in which it acts could allow us to set up an in vitro system to produce sperm artificially, which would be a boon for our studies.

The publication represents nearly a decade of work, led by Wangs postdoctoral researcher Yongjuan Guan, with major contributions from former postdoc Mengcheng Luo.

The team began focusing on SKP1 after conducting a screening test to look for proteins found in the area where the paired chromosomes come together during the pachytene stage of meiosis. From earlier studies, the researchers knew that SKP1 also plays a role in cell division in cells throughout the body, not just sperm and eggs. Without it, cells die.

That fact forced the Penn Vet team to get creative to understand the proteins function. Unable to simply eliminate it, they created a model system in mice in which they could turn off the protein only in the germ cells and only in adulthood.

Taking this inducible, germ-cell-specific model, we found that taking away SKP1 caused the chromosomes to prematurely separate, says Wang.

While the normal alignment process in the pachytene stage takes six days in mice, in the cells that lost SKP1 the paired chromosomes separated far earlier.

Scientists had hypothesized the existence of a metaphase competence factor, or some protein required for a cell to enter metaphase. Wang believes that SKP1 is it.

While introducing a compound known as okadaic acid to sperm precursor cells can coax them into an early entrance to metaphase, cells lacking SKP1 did not progress to metaphase.

Experiments in developing eggs showed the researchers that SKP1 is also required for females to maintain viable eggs. Oocytes, the cells that develop through meiosis to form mature eggs, that lacked SKP1 developed misaligned chromosomes and many eventually were lost.

In future work, Wang and his colleagues want to dig deeper into the mechanism of action by which SKP1 works to ensure cells can progress to metaphase, with the idea of eventually manipulating it to find strategies for addressing infertility and innovative laboratory techniques.

Now that we know SKP1 is required, were looking for the proteins it interacts with upstream and downstream so we can study this pathway, says Wang.

Wang, Guan, and Luos coauthors on the paper were Penn Vets N. Adrian Leu, Jun Ma, and Gordon Ruthel; Penn School of Arts and Sciences Biology Departments Luks Chmtal and Michael Lampson; and Cornell Universitys Jordana C. Bloom and John C. Schmienti. Luo is now a faculty member at Chinas Wuhan University.

Support for the work came from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (grants GM118052 and GM122475), National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant 2018YFC1003400), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 31771588), Thousand Youth Talents Plant, and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grants HD082568 and HD057854).

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Oklahoma State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine strives for innovation in both animal and human health, serving education, research and extension efforts.

Each year, the CVM welcomes bright, energetic students. There are 106 students in the veterinary class of 2023; 58 are Oklahoma residents. Forty-seven Oklahoma counties are represented by current classes.

The colleges faculty and staff work diligently to ensure all students are well prepared. Our graduates have achieved a National Board Examination pass rate of 100 percent for the last three years.

For the past five years, the CVM has consistently ranked higher than the national average in students seeking employment in food animal-mixed animal practice (OSU 22.8 percent, national 16.02 percent). The CVM recognizes the shortage of rural veterinarians and is working to address those needs.

As part of a land-grant institution, CVMs research is a strong focus. Research productivity is dramatically increasing. According to the 2019 Comparative Data Report from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, the CVM ranks 13th of 30 among U.S. schools of veterinary medicine when research funding is normalized to faculty numbers.

Our signature research programs include respiratory and infectious disease, interdisciplinary toxicology, parasitology, zoonotic and tick transmitted diseases, lung biology, exercise physiology and microbiome science.

Extension is also a focus area for the CVM, specifically through outreach and education. Additionally, collaborations with other segments of extension enhance programming. This includes the Integrated Beef Cattle Program for Veterinarians, a project funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant. This project aims to retain veterinarians and attract new graduates to rural practice. It expands business opportunities by improving veterinary training in areas impacting herd management, health and production. It is a cooperative multidisciplinary project, uniting the CVM and the animal science and agricultural economics departments of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

The Veterinary Medical Hospital is a teaching facility that serves patients from across the region. The food animal service offers around-the-clock emergency care, treating thousands of animals annually. Surgery, medicine, reproduction and on-farm services are offered. The CVM caseload is in the top 10 of U.S. veterinary schools and growing.

The Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory operates within the CVM, promoting animal health through diagnostic testing, professional student instruction and research in diseases of economic importance. OADDL is a National Animal Health Laboratory Network Level 1 laboratory. This is the highest level of designation from the USDA. In 2018, OADDL served 75 Oklahoma counties and 40 states on more than 17,000 cases involving 89,000 tests.

Dr. Rosslyn Biggs is an assistant clinical professor at Oklahoma State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine.

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