Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast and hear from Dr. Emmett Swanton how oral trazodone results in quantifiable sedation but does not result in a xylazine-sparing effect in healthy adult horses: www.buzzsprout.com/2047448/epis... 🎙️ 🐎

Dogs were less than 90% symmetric when jumping up or down off of a platform. Open access article: jav.ma/asymmetric

Veterinary team professionals should consider spending more time discussing supplement use and efficacy with dog owners, especially for owners of senior pets. Open access article: jav.ma/supplement @dogagingproject.bsky.social

Opportunities for increased use of transmission electron microscopy in veterinary medicine include the diagnosis of metabolic, mitochondrial, or toxic diseases; research into underlying disease mechanisms; searching for new therapeutic options; & understanding the heart’s microanatomy: jav.ma/tem

Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast to hear from Drs. Janice O'Brien and Audrey Ruple about how home-prepared diets for companion dogs feature diverse ingredients, and few are nutritionally complete: www.buzzsprout.com/2047448/epis... @dogagingproject.bsky.social 🎙️🐕

Hear from Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier how #JAVMA and @ajvroa.bsky.social are navigating the responsible incorporation of AI into journal policy: doi.org/10.2460/javm...

Our top trending #AJVR article last week was "Modified Seldinger technique for percutaneous placement of a hemodialysis catheter in a dog": doi.org/10.2460/ajvr... @kidneyvet.bsky.social

Want to see how we place dialysis catheters in dogs and cats? We just published a video of our technique. doi.org/10.2460/ajvr... #vetneph

Learn how @vetmedillinois.bsky.social is improving the plight of flat-faced pets: jav.ma/boas1

Improved hatchery hygiene, biosecurity, and strict control of incubation conditions are needed to enhance hatchability and reduce economic losses in the ostrich industry in Egypt. Open access article: jav.ma/ostrich

Learn how to place a hemodialysis catheter in the external jugular vein of a dog via a percutaneous modified Seldinger approach from this #AJVR Technical Tutorial Video: doi.org/10.2460/ajvr... 🐕

Alpha2EQ modulates proinflammatory gene expression in vitro, making it a promising orthobiologic for the treatment of osteoarthritis. 🐎 Open access article: jav.ma/a2m

Oral transmucosal and IM buprenorphine both reached theoretically analgesic plasma levels in ferrets, but a short half-life may limit clinical applications of the oral transmucosal route. Open access article: jav.ma/otm

Linear deflection oscillometry may be a practical alternative to Doppler ultrasonography in normotensive and hypotensive states, but caution is warranted in hypertensive patients. Open access article: jav.ma/ldo

The Maven Pet Smart Collar could be considered for complementing at-home monitoring of resting respiratory rate in dogs. Open access article: jav.ma/rrr

For a second week in a row, our top trending #AJVR article was "Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections in dogs and humans differ in population structure and pathogenic potential: a comparative genomic analysis": doi.org/10.2460/ajvr...

Today is #OneHealthDay! Explore the open access articles in our Currents in One Health collection: avmajournals.avma.org/page/Current... 🌍

Novel niclosamide stearate prodrug therapeutic shows potential efficacy against naturally occurring canine osteosarcoma in a clinical feasibility study. avmajournals.avma.org/view/journal...

Strategies to preserve veterinary well-being include resilience & business training during veterinary education, emotional competency development, & workplace policies promoting mental health & work-life balance, all essential for ensuring sustainable & healthy veterinary practice: jav.ma/resilience

Racing phase, surface type, race distance, sex, and body mass in addition to speed should be considered when using stride parameters to evaluate performance and predict injury. 🏇 Open access article: jav.ma/stride

Myoglobin may act as a potential marker for subclinical exercise stress in dogs. Open access article: jav.ma/myoglobin

An IA reconstruction system offers an alternative to extracapsular or osteotomy-based procedures and warrants further in vivo evaluation of long-term outcomes. Open access article: jav.ma/ia2

Treatment timing and local inflammatory context are important when designing cytokine-based therapies for equine joint disease. Open access article: jav.ma/cytokine

Niclosamide—when transformed into the highly bioavailable niclosamide stearate prodrug therapeutic—may have potential as a novel therapeutic agent for treating osteosarcoma. Open access article: jav.ma/nmspt

Veterinary professionals should exercise caution when restricting energy for weight loss, particularly with over-the-counter diets, as they may not meet essential nutrient requirements at lower caloric intakes. Open access article: jav.ma/nrc @ontvetcollege.bsky.social

The combined use of ELISA and PCR enhances diagnostic accuracy, improves detection of misdiagnosed Lagenidium infections, and guides clinical decision-making and epidemiological surveillance of this emerging and serious disease. Open access article: jav.ma/lagenidium

Additional information is needed before using oral mirtazapine in alpacas, including studies of different doses, formulations, or routes of administration. Open access article: jav.ma/mrz

Performing noncontrast microvascular flow ultrasound imaging in cats for the evaluation of renal cortical perfusion is feasible. 🐈 Open access article: jav.ma/microvascular1 @cornellvet.bsky.social

Even in healthy limbs scanned under continuously weight-bearing weight-bearing conditions, discrete regions of the feet (particularly the medial sole and lamellae) were devoid of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake, consistent with weight-bearing–associated perfusion deficits. 🐎 Article: jav.ma/18fdg

The use of serum levels of myokines as a proxy to evaluate active skeletal remodeling could provide a minimally invasive mechanism for assessing changes during normal growth and in response to exercise. Open access article: jav.ma/myokines @vetmedillinois.bsky.social

Major peaks may be a practically useful noninvasive exercise ECG-based field method for estimating maximal lactate steady-state if the variability between calculated major peaks and maximal lactate steady-state speeds can be reduced. Open access article: jav.ma/mlss

Repeated general anesthesia does not appear to contribute to progressive or ongoing myocardial damage in veterinary oncology dogs. Open access article: jav.ma/ga

Frequent and/or exclusive detection of Autumnalis and Bratislava microscopic agglutination test titers supports the inclusion of these 2 serovars in leptospirosis vaccines and microscopic agglutination test panels used in veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the US: jav.ma/mat

Our top trending #AJVR article last week was "Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections in dogs and humans differ in population structure and pathogenic potential: a comparative genomic analysis": doi.org/10.2460/ajvr...

It's International Open Access Week! Did you know that #AJVR is online-only and open access? Submit your next manuscript to AJVR: avmajournals.avma.org/page/AJVR-in... #OAWeek

ICYMI: In a historic first for JAVMA, a special supplemental issue dedicated entirely to articles inspired and written by CrVTs or CrVT-led teams was recently published. AVMA President Dr. Michael Bailey encourages you to check it out: https://bit.ly/3KYT7iL

Sedated standing CT of the head and distal limbs is feasible in ruminants and may be an option in patients that are amenable to a standing imaging procedure. 🐐🐑🐏 Open access article: jav.ma/standingct

A recent #AJVR publication confirms the feasibility of ultrasound and shear wave elastography for in vivo evaluation of equine skin, providing foundational data and emphasizing the influence of housing conditions on skin characteristics. 🐎 Open access article: jav.ma/swe

Greater pharmacologic potential should be expected when encapsulated kratom extract is administered to fasted animals. Open access article: jav.ma/kratom

Laparoscopic-assisted fluoroscopic cholangiography is a feasible technique for biliary visualization. Open access article: jav.ma/cholangiography

Perioperative antimicrobial use may be indicated in dogs with surgically managed cholelithiasis. Open access article: jav.ma/mdro

Alterations in circulating and peritoneal concentrations of syndecan-1, heparan sulfate, and hyaluronan are associated with equine small intestinal disease, particularly strangulating obstructions. Open access article: jav.ma/synd1

Veterinarians are well positioned to lead public dialogue about animal research through informed, balanced, and welfare-focused communication. Open access article: jav.ma/ntlsurvey

Bumped-kinase inhibitor-1708 is a potential compound for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis prevention and treatment of systemic apicomplexan-related diseases in horses, such as piroplasmosis. Open access article: jav.ma/bki

Integration of International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force protocols and advanced diagnostic procedures into veterinary education could facilitate access to a wider spectrum of canine seizure care. Open access article: jav.ma/ivetf

Learn how @lsuvetmed.bsky.social translates discoveries into real-world solutions: jav.ma/translating @lsuvetmeddean.bsky.social #wediscover #betteringlives #lsuvetmed

International Renal Interest Society CKD staging based on a single SDMA result should be avoided. Open access article: jav.ma/sdmackd

Cholestyramine effectively increased fecal bile acids excretion while maintaining normal gut microbial communities. Open access article: jav.ma/diba

A novel 3-D–printed ring/polyurethane wound retractor construct was successful at providing laparoscopic cranial abdominal visualization in canine cadavers at lift loads significantly lower than those required to elicit mechanical failure. 🐕 Open access article: jav.ma/3dpr

Results from a recent AJVR publication do not support the utility of microRNAs as markers for distinguishing between idiopathic chronic hepatitis and copper-associated chronic hepatitis in dogs. Open access article: jav.ma/cuch