Dr. Jane
February 9, 2022
DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR PET CARE With pet owners spending more on both goods and services for their furkids, businesses are providing new options in the market. Just as in the human world, digital innovation is a theme in the animal kingdom. Singapore telehealth startup ZumVet offers online consultations for pets and their owners. During the pandemic, the number of users …
Dr. Jane
January 15, 2022
It may have taken a pandemic to shed light on the importance of veterinary medicine. As more people started working from home or otherwise left the workforce as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, there was an explosion in pet adoption. A national survey shows that out of 5,000 households surveyed, almost 20% have acquired a cat or dog since …
Dr. Jane
January 11, 2022
Public attitudes towards veterinarians were overwhelmingly positive during the coronavirus pandemic as pet owners increasingly relied on their animals as a society and a source of mental wellbeing. The result, which came from a month-long review of social media posts, helps put news reports that focus primarily on pandemic-related disruptions in veterinary services, according to Colleen Parr Dekker, executive director …
Dr. Jane
December 30, 2021
Mars HQ Photo by Lisa Hughes Mars Inc.’s pet-care division opened a new headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2019. Founded as a candy maker, Mars has become the biggest owner of veterinary hospitals in the world. It has long owned pet food brands and other pet-related businesses, as well. Frenetic merger activity among veterinary hospitals in 2021 has lifted the …
Dr. Jane
December 30, 2021
The pandemic has sparked a massive surge in pet adoption and now local veterinarians are trying to keep up with the demand for appointments. Since the early days of the pandemic’s onset, Templeton’s Main Street Small Animal Hospital has been a busy scene – with phones ringing on the phone and customers outside waiting for an appointment. “Oh man, we …
Dr. Jane
December 28, 2021
People using a drug intended for animals to prevent or treat COVID-19 not only endanger their own health, but also create an increasing need for the common medicine that veterinarians need to care for sick horses, farm animals and some small animals. Ivermectin is a drug that was developed for both humans and animals to treat various parasitic diseases, but …
Dr. Jane
December 16, 2021
THURSDAY, December 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Dealing with the isolation, fear, and sadness of the pandemic might have been a little easier if you had a trusting and loving dog by your side. But don’t tell Francois Martin, a researcher who studies the bonds between animals and humans. His two Great Danes have been helping him for the past …
Dr. Jane
December 7, 2021
For many of us, the pandemic may have seemed like a nightmare – it became a dream come true for our pets. Suddenly, canine companions didn’t have a day alone or were afraid of seeing their owners reach for their car keys before going to work. These four-legged friends are still adjusting as their parents revert to their old routine. …
Dr. Jane
December 5, 2021
Veterinarians began prescribing the antidepressant fluoxetine – sold under the brand name Prozac for humans – for stressed pets after the drug was approved in Ireland for dogs. It is sold as a Reconcile and is used to treat dogs who are feeling blue or who miss their owners so much that they injure or cause harm to themselves to …
Dr. Jane
November 19, 2021
SOUTHERN COLORADO — A long day is a simple way to say it. Veterinary clinics across the country are short-staffed and scheduling clients out months in advance. Many colleagues left the field when the pandemic hit, and have not returned. Sometimes veterinary staff must handle volatile emotional reactions from clients, who blame the people trying to save their pet for …
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