Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Animal Health Effective November 1, 2019, changes were made to the Dog Sellers Program (Wis. Admin. Code § ATCP 16). A summary of the changes are listed below. It is not...
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Kindred Companions Memorial Fund Supports the WVMF and Comforts Grieving Families
By Jodi Legge, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Foundation Executive Director To date, donations to the Kindred Companions Memorial Fund total more than $5,300 for the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Foundation(WVMF)! Through Kindred Companions, veterinary clinics and...
Make Regular Veterinary Care the Cat’s Meow
With the invention of kitty litter in 1947, cats began to make the transition from outdoor pest control to indoor family members, chasing fake mice instead of real ones. As cats started to have a bigger role in the lives of their humans, members of the Wisconsin...
Recognizing and Reporting Blue-Green Algae Related Poisonings
By Amanda Koch, MPH, Waterborne Diseases Epidemiologist and Rachel Klos, DVM, MPH, State Public Health Veterinarian, Wisconsin Department of Health Services The season for algal blooms has begun, which means you and your clients might be seeing stagnant...
Fighting Tick and Mosquito-Borne Diseases
By Caroline Schneider, UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Home to robust populations of ticks and their hosts (namely, mice and deer), Wisconsin has become a hot spot for tick-borne diseases. Over the past 25 years, deer ticks have trekked from...
Accessible Care Program Carries Benefits for Veterinary Medicine, Public Health and Student Training
By William Gilles, WisCARES director; Elizabeth Alvarez, WisCARES educational director and clinical assistant professor, UW School of Veterinary Medicine; Kelly Schultz, WisCARES veterinarian; and Ruthanne Chun, associate dean for clinical affairs, UW School of...
The Tick App: Information at Your Fingertips
By Dr. Bieneke Bron and Dr. Lyric Bartholomay As a veterinarian, you have seen and shown pet owners plenty of fleas, and possibly even ticks. You may have removed ticks and feel comfortable distinguishing a deer tick from a wood tick. The deer tick...
Preparing for Animals in Disasters
By Dr. Darlene Konkle, Acting State VeterinarianWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection The last thing most veterinary clients want to think about is the possibility of losing their animals during a disaster. The recent flooding in the...
Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Raw Dog Foods Test Positive for Salmonella
Samples from three lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw dog food tested positive for Salmonella, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that pet owners stop feeding them to their pets and throw them away. The products affected include:...