VVMA Summer 2020 Member Directory is now available.
Log into the Members only section of our website to download it.


Thank you for attending the VVMA's June 19 Summer Meeting!

We appreciate our generous sponsors!

Veterinary Resources on COVID 19
Updated regularly.  Please bookmark this page. Also check our VVMA for Veterinarians Facebook page.  (Must be a VVMA member, must request to join the FB group.)  The general public can access our public Facebook page Vermont Veterinary Medical Association.

April 9, 2020 Updated Press Release:  COVID-19 and Your Pets

Congratulations to Dr. Millie Armstrong (Petit Brook Veterinary Clinic) who received the VVMA Dave Walker Award at our Winter Meeting in recognition of her exceptional dedication and service to the VVMA and the veterinary community!

VVMA President Laurie Schneski (l) and Millie Armstrong (r)

Do you have questions about Vermont's new sales and use tax for veterinarians?  Please read our FAQ document for answers.  This is a dynamic document that we will update periodically. 
 

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Compounding Animal Drugs.  If you are at all involved in compounding animal drugs, please be sure to read the draft.  The deadline to comment has been extended to October 15, 2020.   

AVMA issues legal guidance on CBD use in animals - click here to read it.

Your Vermont representatives at the Fall 2019 NEVMA Leadership Conference in Portland, Maine.  From left: Dr. Hailey Gentile, Dr. Karen Bradley, Dr. Anne Culp, Associate Director Linda Waite-Simpson, Dr. Ruth Blauwiekel, Dr. Jill Skochdopole, Executive Director Kathryn Finnie.

Study of the economic impact of equine events in Vermont
The Vermont Horse Council released a study on the economic impact of equine events in Vermont and presented the study to the Vermont Legislature earlier this year.   The report is available on the VVMA State Government Affairs page.  A second phase of the study will look at expenditures of Vermont residents who own horses, including feed and hay, veterinary and other service fees, transportation, barn and fencing costs and other costs associated with equine ownership.  To learn more about the results of Phase One of the Study or to donate to support Phase 2 go to www.vthorsecouncil.org.  The VVMA was pleased to support this study.

VVMA Free Dog Bite Prevention Program Between 2012-2016, 550 Vermont children were treated at the hospital by dog bite wounds.  That number doesn't include children who were bitten for whom medical help was not sought or needed, or where actual contact didn't occur but unsafe interactions happened.

The VVMA has a free program geared to elementary school-aged children to teach them how to interact safely around dogs in order to avoid bites.  If you are interested in participating in the VVMA's effort or in learning more about bringing the program to your local school, please contact VVMA Associate Director Linda Waite-Simpson at 802-878-6888.  VVMA Members:  login to the Members Only section of our website for information on our program.  Public information on dog bite prevention is available here on our website, and educators interested in learning more about our program click here.  VVMA press release on the program.

Vermont Legislature
The VVMA monitors the legislature for bills impacting animal health and welfare, and the practice of veterinary medicine.  We are nearly through the 2019/2020 Legislative Session, and the VVMA has a list of all the bills we are tracking.  Click here and you will be directed to log in as a VVMA member to view this information, then go to Government Affairs - State Government.  If you have any questions about legislative activity or would like information on becoming part of the VVMA Government Relations Committee, contact GRC Chair Dr. David Hyde at dbhyde71g@gmail.com.