American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care (ACVECC)

08/29/2025

Congrats to all our ACVECC exam takers!! You did it!!

08/28/2025

Good luck exam takers! You got this! PS- we don't condone the dog smoking!

08/26/2025

Save us some puppies and kittens! thanks RECOVER

📢 The RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines Are Here! 📢

Just Released! The evidence- and consensus-based RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines are designed specifically to support puppies and kittens during the critical moments after birth.

Until now, veterinary teams had no standardized, evidence-backed approach to guide them through this vulnerable transition from intra- to extrauterine life. These new guidelines fill that gap, offering clear protocols for everything from routine care (like warming and drying) to advanced interventions such as:

✅ Positive pressure ventilation
✅ Chest compressions
✅ Use of epinephrine and dextrose

View the guidelines now: https://recoverinitiative.org/2024-guidelines/

Comment a 🐶 or 🐱 in the comments if newborn care is part of your role — we’d love to hear your experiences!

08/26/2025

Way to go UT!

08/05/2025

Please remember to take your heartworm preventative!

08/05/2025

Vent update- Important!

07/30/2025

Submit a Session Proposal for the 2026 ACVIM Forum!

The Call for Sessions is now open for the 2026 ACVIM Forum, taking place June 11–13 in Seattle, Washington, with Specialty Symposium on June 10. This is your chance to present cutting-edge research, share clinical expertise, and connect with experts in veterinary specialty medicine.

Session proposals for both in-person and on-demand formats are due by August 29!

➡️ Submit your proposal today: https://buff.ly/iufLItw

07/30/2025

hey- here is a cool opportunity

DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 Submit your original investigative research abstracts by August 6 for the chance to present at the 2026 Critical Care Congress and have your work published in Critical Care Medicine. Get started: https://ow.ly/fMtf50Wj8Mt

07/30/2025

“Case of the Month” – July 2025

07/30/2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, veterinary practices faced immense pressure, resulting in longer wait times for both routine and emergency veterinary care. Fast forward to 2024’s results, and the landscape looked markedly different.

Today’s charts show how quickly dogs and cats were able to be seen by a veterinarian for their most recent veterinary visit in the previous calendar year. For emergency visits, the wait time was quite short, with nearly 1 in 2 pets being seen within 30 minutes. For nonemergency visits, the majority of dog owners and cat owners were able to book an appointment within 1 week, and almost 1 in 5 were able to book one within the same day. Read more and learn what you can do with this information at your practice: https://bit.ly/3GMUGyD

07/24/2025

Good dog!

Researchers, veterinarians and even a retired K-9 named Maple are part of Michigan State University's mission to protect pollinators and educate future scientists. The MSU Pollinator Performance Center is working with a team of researchers to develop training protocols for dogs who detect honeybee diseases in hives and colonies. Through a partnership among the Department of Entomology, MSU AgBioResearch and Michigan State University Extension, the center, which houses a honey extraction facility, is the 15-acre home to MSU’s pollinator studies, teaching, outreach and many pollinator-related field experiments. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6180fya60

07/23/2025

Get a Doberman puppy! It will be fun! Show us what your dogs have done! Note how each leaf was lovingly removed and chewed, leaving the poor plant a zero percent chance of survival.