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Congratulations to the 2023-2024 CVMA Board of Directors! The new board was formally installed in their new roles during the virtual Annual Membership Meeting on September 10. The 2023-2024 CVMA...
CVMA member H.C. “Doc” Gurney, DVM passed away on April 22, 2023. CVMA leaders and the Colorado veterinary community mourn his passing and extend condolences to his family. A Celebration...
In February 2023, the Colorado Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Protection (BAP) and the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) collaborated to conduct a survey of Colorado veterinarians on recognizing...
The following announcement was distributed by USDA on August 24, 2023. The United States is nearing the goal line after a 70-year battle against scrapie, a fatal disease that affects...
Since the index equine WNV case in Colorado on July 27, 2023, horses from multiple Colorado counties have tested positive for West Nile Virus. One additional horse in Weld County,...
The following message was distributed by the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office on July 28, 2023. A gelding residing in Weld County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV); this...
The FDA recently finalized regulatory guidance for compounded animal medications from bulk drug substances for use in non-food-producing animals, impacting the way compounded drugs can be used, documented, ordered, and...
The CVMA Nominating Committee has nominated the candidates below for the designated roles on the CVMA Board of Directors for 2023-2024. In accordance with the CVMA Bylaws, the CVMA membership...
A new CE requirement for DEA license renewal may be causing Colorado veterinarians some confusion. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour...
CVMA member and past president John Young, DVM passed away on June 13, 2023. Dr. Young had a mobile veterinary clinic and was president of CVMA in 2001. CVMA leaders...
Veterinary practice owners understand the use of a valuation for buying and selling a practice but may be unaware that a valuation can also be an important tool in strategic...
CVMA’s Board of Directors has signed on in support of H.R. 1839/S.993, the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bill is a national piece of legislation that would help maintain access...
The following message was distributed by the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office on May 23, 2023. On May 17, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, confirmed a finding of...
As reported this week in the Denver Post and Colorado Politics, Colorado’s 2023 legislative session had a chaotic ending late on Monday, May 8 that followed a session of simmering...
CVMA member Mark Fitch, DVM passed away on November 9, 2022. CVMA leaders and the Colorado veterinary community mourn his passing and extend condolences to his family.
CVMA is pleased to announce that Senate Bill 23-044, the Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program, passed out of the Colorado legislature on April 24! It will head to the governor’s...
Hobby farmers with backyard chickens, small ruminants, pet pigs, and other animals may be reaching out to veterinarians in the coming months as OTC antibiotics sold at feed stores will...
The following message was distributed by the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office on April 14, 2023. The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) State Veterinarian’s Office was notified on March 28 that...
