The USEF recently passed a rule requiring USHJA registered horses to be microchipped. As of December 1, 2017, all hunters, jumpers and equitation horses will need to have microchips in order to accumulate points.

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These guidelines were written and updated by the AAEP Infectious Disease Committee for use by veterinarians who encounter cases/outbreaks of an infectious disease in horses. In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, veterinarians are expected to recommend measures for prompt containment of disease that involve isolation and treatment of affected individuals while preventing spread of disease to the unaffected population. The purpose of these guidelines is to emphasize the importance of an effective first response by providing a clear, concise action plan encompassing the clinical signs exhibited to a specific diagnosis of the disease.

A BIG thank you to Dayville Hay & Grain, Inc. for their very generous donation to the slide relief (10 $100 gift certificates to their store). Stacey from our hospital delivered the donation last week to the Darrington site, and it was met with much gratitude. If you would like to contribute, you can purchase gift certificates at Dayville to be donated, and we will be sure they are distributed to those who need them.

Dayville Hay & Grain, Inc.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives in the mudslide near Oso, and to all who have lost their homes. We are partnering with Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital to provide feed and supplies to support those with animals in need.

If you would like to contribute, you can purchase a gift certificate at our store, and we will work with Pilchuck Vet to distribute them. Thank you for joining us in this effort of support to our community.

As a practicing veterinarian, you’ve likely prescribed a drug for an extra-label use. What does that mean? What gives you the legal ability to do so? What conditions must be met? By explaining FDA’s requirements for extra-label drug use in animals, this article answers these questions and more

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/ucm380135.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_source=Friends+of+the+AAEP&utm_campaign=d84e01fe51-Spur_010614&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3a673f484b-d84e01fe51-36367457