Problems Associated with the Education of VPA’s
Due to the passage of Colorado Proposition 129 in November, 2024, the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences was tasked with developing a program to educate the position of mid-level practitioner in veterinary medicine. They have developed a program, which is to be a Master’s degree program in veterinary clinical care […]
Socialization of Puppies and Kittens
In early March, 2025, I attended the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas. I am required to obtain 30 hours on continuing education every two years to maintain my Oregon and Washington Veterinary License to practice my profession. I chose to attend a Dog and Cat Socialization Symposium. There were four speakers renowned in […]
State Measures
There is a definite danger to animal health that is rearing its ugly head in legislatures and at the polls in a number of states. This is about a perceived shortage of veterinarians, and allowing non-veterinarians to perform work previously relegated by law only to veterinarians. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Journal […]