Wrap up: FDA approves treatment for delaying canine congestive heart failure, and other news

Happy Friday dvm360 readers! For all of those who attended VMX, it was great chatting with you and interviewing some of you, but we hope everyone is taking a much-needed rest. With VMX wrapping up, that means conference season is officially underway! For dvm360, that means Fetch Charlotte is right around the corner, and it is never too late to register. Check out our Fetch Charlotte page to see our agenda, hotel information, general conference intel, and more! Can’t make the show? No worries, dvm360’s editorial team will be reporting live from the event, and you can follow along here.

Here is what was popular this week ondvm360.com:

• Boehringer Ingelheim shared earlier this week that it had received FDA approval of pimobendan (Vetmedin Chewable Tablets; Boehringer Ingelheim) and pimobendan oral solution (Vetmedin Solution; Boehringer Ingelheim) for delaying the onset of congestive heart failure in dogs with stage B2 preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease.
• Fearless Paws, a Utah-based start-up, was announced as this year’s winner of the 2026 Pet Pitch Competition at this year’s Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX). Learn more about the event and Fearless Paws in our coverage from VMX here.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman,DVM, MBA, sat down with Beth Venit, VMD, MPH, DACVPM, chief veterinary officer of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, to discuss board complaints and how veterinary professionals can handle them.
• The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia’s (ACVAA) board of directors approved the ACVAA Fellowship in Pain Management. The new fellowship is for individuals and programs that have an interest in advancing Anesthesia and Analgesia focus throughout the veterinary industry.
• During an interview on-site at VMX, Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, shared some common causes of therapeutic errors in veterinary clinics that can be toxic to patients, the role staffs play in these cases, and why these should be talked about as medical errors, not individual errors.
• A paper published earlier this month shared that more on a nationally sampled survey that was conducted in the UK reported that a measurable of people who lost a beloved pet met symptom criteria consistent with prolonged grief disorder.
• And more!