Newsletter JAVMA Tuesday 2012 : Page 1
Toolbox for healthy pets Program offers resources to help veterinarians promote preventive care By Katie Burns The new Partners for Healthy Pets program offers a com-prehensive Practice Resources Toolbox to help veterinarians overcome barriers to preventive care for cats and dogs. The Partnership for Preven-tive Pet Healthcare launched the program on Monday at the AVMA Annual Convention with a full-day symposium, a press conference, and a lunchtime session. From Saturday through Monday, the partnership’s booth in the exhibit hall provided dem-onstrations on use of the tools. “Where we want to go with the partnership is creating this connection between the pet owner and the veterinarian, where they’re working togeth-er in partnership to develop a lifelong plan to maximize the health and life of the pet,” said Dr. Ron DeHaven, AVMA chief executive officer and chairman of the partnership, speaking during the overview session of the symposium. The AVMA announced the formation of the partnership at continued on page 2 The Partnership for Preventive Pet Healthcare is emphasizing the need for preventive care for cats. FORTIFLORA ® IS THE #1 PROBIOTIC * RECOMMENDED BY VETERINARIANS. Learn more at PurinaVeterinaryDiets.com *Veterinary Tracker, April 2011 Trademarks owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland
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