Migrating Grass Awns in a Dog with Pericardial Effusion.

• Migrating grass awns should be a differential diagnosis for pericardial effusion. • Pericardial FBs can result in life-threatening pericarditis and epicarditis. • TTE can be used to diagnose a pericardial FB.

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted veterinary client satisfaction and loyalty.

Objective: To evaluate the temporal association of the COVID-19 pandemic with veterinary client loyalty and satisfaction.

Sample: 318,693 client satisfaction surveys, available from CalPro Research, between March 5, 2018, and May 30, 2022, from 4 veterinary practice types: colleges of veterinary medicine, emergency/critical care clinics, general practices, and specialty private practices.

Methods: Survey data on client loyalty score (CLS), which is the likelihood of a client to recommend a practice, and 5 clinic performance domains (professionalism, communication, convenience, perceived overall value, and personalized interaction) were compared between the pre-COVID-19 (2018 to 2020) and COVID-19 eras (2020 to 2022) and by practice type.

Occupational segregation by gender in veterinary specialties: Who we are choosing, or who is choosing us.

Objective: Gender demographics vary across specialties including surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, and oncology. Our objective was to determine whether residency selection or the decision to apply for training drives these differences.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.