Categories for Health & Safety

September 21, 2023 | Features, Health & Safety

Biosecurity Lessons Learned: From Diarrhea to Herpes

by Nathan M. Slovis | DVM, DACVIM, CHT Hagyard Equine Medical Institute At a training facility, you may have animals arriving that...

September 1, 2023 | Health & Safety

Hurricane Preparedness Kit for Pet Owners

Hurricane season has begun in Florida, and preparing for these storms is a song and dance many Floridians have become familiar with...

August 29, 2023 | Features, Health & Safety

Pain Management in Horses – Is There Anything New?

Written by L. CHRIS SANCHEZ | DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM Colic and lameness are two of the most clinically and economically important medical...

August 28, 2023 | Features, Health & Safety

Unleashing Workplace Well-Being: A Veterinary Take on the Surgeon General’s New Workplace Priorities

Philip Richmond, DVM, CAPP, CPHSA, CCFP | Flourishing Phoenix Veterinary Consultants In 2022, the U.S. Surgeon General outlined a set of priorities...

August 28, 2023 | Features, Health & Safety

A Veterinarian’s Guide to Preparing For a Hurricane

Information for this article was provided by Drs. Terry Clekis and Lawrence Garcia. Images courtesy of Dr. Terry Clekis. When natural disasters...

October 24, 2022 | Features, Health & Safety

Behind the FVMA’s Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Hurricane Ian uprooted many across Florida and left them without basic necessities, impacting animals, their owners and the veterinary professionals who help...

August 19, 2022 | Features, Health & Safety

How we’re helping animals and people during natural disasters

The FVMA is partnering with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine...