Weekend Rounds is a newsletter by Obi Veterinary Education. Each week, we'll round up what's new and noteworthy across veterinary medicine - both within the Obi community and veterinary industry at large - and deliver it right to your inbox.

New and Noteworthy

PetDx raises $62 million Series B for Oncology Screening

San Diego company

PetDx has raised a series B

to support their multi cancer early detection tool OncoK9.  The blood test can detect cancers in dogs as a screening tool. The funding round was led by Longview Asset Management and had participation from PetCo and another undisclosed pet healthcare company. The OncoK9 test is

reported to be able to detect over 30 cancers, including 8 of the most common

: lymphoma, mast cell tumor, osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, malignant melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, anal sac adenocarcinoma and mammary carcinoma. This marks a great advance for pet care and it is exciting to see what comes next.  If you are thinking about diagnosing and managing patients with cancer in your clinic and need a refresher on oncology for general practice, check out

Foundations of Oncology with Dr. Chris Pinard

.

Pet guilt...

Veterinary telemedicine platform Vetser polled pet owners and discovered that

most feel guilty about their pets.  According to the

survey results

, the top reason pet parents feel guilty about is not spending enough time with their pets. This is definitely something we understand and probably applies to us in the veterinary field as much or more than our clients. With long hours in the clinic, our pups, kitties, or other exotic wonders likely spend too much time alone! The silver lining is that according to Vetster, most people spend 4-6 hours a day with their pets.  

While not a study per se, these survey results do show us a trend we all see in the veterinary field.  The role of pets in the home is changing.  People feel guilty about their pets, see themselves as parents, and in turn are willing to put financial resources into their pet's health.  While we have seen some negative side effects of this, including irate and demanding clients, the bottom line is that this human-animal bond is good for veterinary medicine.  It means we will continue to see more clients interested in providing the absolute best care for their pets.  In other words, this bond will allow you to practice that top notch medicine you were trained for.

This week we launched 3 brand new hours of microlearning continuing education:

Common Canine Endocrinopathies

$25/hour

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