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NOV-DEC 2015

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Today's VeTerinary PracTice | november/december 2015 | tvpjournal.com Today's VeTerinary news 14 THE ASPCA ACQUIRES HUMANE ALLIANCE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICE & TRAINING The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) announced it has acquired Humane Alliance (HA), the nation's leading training and education organization focused on high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter. As a result of this acquisition, HA will expand its capacity for veterinary students, practitioners, and spay/ neuter clinic staff trained nationwide. For more information, please visit ASPCA.org. The Latest news in Veterinary Medicine For more veterinary news, go to Facebook.com/ TodaysVeterinary Practice ZOETIS RECEIVES A CONDITIONAL LICENSE FROM USDA FOR CANINE ATOPIC DERMATITIS IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC Zoetis, Inc announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted the company a conditional license for Canine Atopic Dermatitis Immunotherapeutic, an antibody therapy to help reduce clinical signs associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs. The therapy contains an antibody that specifcally targets and neutralizes interleukin-31 (IL-31), a key protein that is responsible for sending the itch signal to the brain. This new therapy will be available in a ready-to-use, sterile liquid administered as a once-monthly subcutaneous injection. Zoetis will make Canine Atopic Dermatitis Immunotherapeutic available primarily to veterinary dermatology specialists late in 2015. For more information, visit zoetis.com. ELANCO EXPANDS SURGICAL & PAIN PORTFOLIO IN VETERINARY MARKET Elanco Animal Health announced it has reached an exclusive agreement to market a leading line of 300 veterinary sutures made by Ethicon, Inc. In addition, Elanco has announced that it is stepping up its veterinary education programs on pain management and surgery by scheduling scientifc symposia at veterinary meetings. Since the acquisition of Novartis Animal Health's analgesic line, Elanco's pain and surgical portfolio now includes the following: Deramaxx (deracoxib), Onsior (robenacoxib), Recuvyra (fentanyl), Adequan Canine (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), VETSPON absorbable hemostatic gelatin sponges, and Ethicon suture products. For more information, visit elanco.com. Dr. Annette Sysel Julie Carlson ZOETIS HONORS 2015 HERO VETERINARIAN AND HERO VETERINARY TECHNICIAN Zoetis honored the 2015 recipients of the Hero Veterinarian and Hero Veterinary Technician Awards at the annual American Humane Association (AHA) Hero Dog Awards gala held on September 19 in Beverly Hills, California. Annette Sysel, DVM, MS, of the Bauer Research Foundation received the AHA Hero Veterinarian Award, and Julie Carlson, CVT, of Vets for Vets' Pets received the AHA Hero Veterinary Technician Award. Learn more about Dr. Sysel and Ms. Carlson at herovetawards.org/2015- winners.php.

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