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In Wake County, NC State Alums Lead Shelter Animal Care from A to Z

Zurlinden spays a kitten as NC State students watch. Spaying and neutering animals taken in by the shelter is part of the adoption process. (John Joyner/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine) Students from Dr. Pairis-Garcia’s “Global Hot Topics in Shelter Animal Welfare” course shadowed Dr. Zurlinden throughout a morning of spays and neuters. (John Joyner/NC […]

A-Maisie-ing recovery: CSU saves the life of beloved therapy dog

Maisie Mae’s owner Amy Fristoe writes children’s books featuring her therapy dogs. Maisie brought them to her checkup. (Kris Browning-Blas/CVMBS photo) It’s a dog parent’s worst nightmare: Someone left a gate open on the far side of the playground. Your exuberant labs make a run for it just as a car comes down the street. […]

Texas A&M Now Offering Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Service

SATH patients with a veterinary student and a resident. Photos by Jason Nitsch ’14, VMBS Marketing & Communications A new service area offering specialized nutrition advice for cats and dogs has opened within the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital’s (SATH) Gastrointestinal Laboratory (GI Lab). The service will provide nutrition support for all SATH patients, […]

CDFA Public Notice Regarding H5N9 Strain of Avian Influenza

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) H5N9 Strain Detected for the First Time in California, A Different Strain than H5N1 A commercial duck flock in Merced County, confirmed to have H5N1 bird flu on December 14, 2024, received secondary testing and the final report on January 13, 2025 confirmed the presence of a different, additional strain of bird […]

Texas A&M Veterinary Specialists Help Pug Overcome Multiple Health Conditions

Chispa. Photos by Jason Nitsch ’14, VMBS Marketing & Communications Unlike her high-energy, attention-seeking siblings Canela and Choclo, Chispa the pug is lovingly described by her owner Peter Schulte as more of a “potato kind of dog.” “She just lies around,” said Schulte, who lives in downtown Houston with his partner Ramiro Flores and their […]