Student Uses 3-D Printer to Improve Veterinary Surgery
A Kansas State college student turned CT scans of animal bone fractures and deformities into full-scale 3-D prints that veterinarians at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine are using for teaching, to plan surgeries and to find more cost-effective ways to treat four-legged patients.
Retail chain Petco has spent much of the last two years remodeling its stores to emphasize its new focus on pet health and wellness, which included adding an online pharmacy service courtesy of its 2014 acquisition of online retailer Drs. Foster & Smith. Now Petco, which was taken private in 2006 in a $1.8 billion private equity deal, is taking the story of its reinvention back to Wall Street, filing on August 17 for an initial public offering.
Dr. Thomas F. Meyer has been named president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Meyer, who was elected to the post by the AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) at its summer session on July 10, succeeds Dr. Joseph H. Kinnarney, who has officially assumed his role as AVMA president.
Lori M. Teller, DVM, DABVP (canine and feline), has begun her tenure as one of the 11 members of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Board of Directors, bringing the total number of women on the board to an unprecedented six.
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo has become the first zoo in the United States and Canada to earn accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
Northwest Farm Food Cooperative has issued a voluntarily recall of frozen raw cat food that may be contaminated with salmonella, which can affect the animals consuming the product and poses a risk to humans handling the product. To date, no pet or consumer illnesses from the cat food have been reported.
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