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Big Animals Require Big Plans: Preparing Herds And Large Animals For Disasters

Preparation is always key in any type of emergency response, but this is especially true when taking care of large animals in a disaster situation. Unlike household pets, which can usually be relatively quickly and easily transported, moving large animals can take time, which is usually in short supply during a disaster.  According to Dr. […]

Campus Paintshop Preserves Racetrack History at Maddy Lab

Campus Paintshop Preserves Racetrack History at Maddy Lab Rob Warren September 23, 2021 Dave Jones The black-and-white-striped poles around the outside of the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Maddy Equine Lab are once again fit for the Sport of Kings. The poles are 1/16-mile markers from the Tanforan Racetrack, which operated from 1899 to 1963 in […]

Pet Finance: Putting a Price Tag on a Dog’s Life Through Economic Modeling

UW Veterinary School emeritus faculty member Linda Sullivan is currently in charge of the Pet Pals therapy program, which has been organizing therapy dog visits with pediatric patients at American Family Children’s hospital since 1996. “I think there’s just a natural connection there,” Sullivan said. “[The dogs] don’t ask questions, they’re not judgmental. They’re just […]

OVC Student Veterinarians Brush Up On Dentistry Skills

Practice makes progress for student veterinarians learning technical and clinical skills. A new state-of-the art facility, which opened to students in fall 2020, will further enhance the approach to hands-on, experiential learning and commitment to innovative training programs at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).  The new Enhanced Clinical Skills Addition provides students […]

Young bald eagle flying free once again

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40 Years Later: Looking Back on the Very First Day at the CVM

On Aug. 27, 1981, two years after construction began on the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine — and more than a year before the buildings were actually completed — the first group of 40 pioneering students began their DVM training surrounded by mud and construction crews. The very first veterinary classroom for the initial […]

Veterinarians Shortening Antibiotic Prescriptions for UTIs in Dogs, U of G Study Finds

Veterinarians are beginning to prescribe shorter courses of antibiotics for dogs with urinary tract infections (UTIs), a move that is in line with recent clinical recommendations and an important step in helping reduce antibiotic resistance, says a new University of Guelph-led study conducted in collaboration with VCA. The analysis found many veterinarians in Canada and […]

Class of 2020 gathers to celebrate delayed hooding and commencement ceremonies

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 – 9:30am hooding 2020 news image.JPG The Class of 2020 gathered for an in-person hooding ceremony 16 months after graduating. All photos in this story: CVM/Rachel Philipson. After 16 months, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Class of 2020 was able to celebrate the closing of their Cornell training […]

New Equine Facility, Dairy Barn in the Works at NC State Veterinary Medicine

Two new projects at the NC State Veterinary Medicine, long championed by CVM Dean Paul Lunn, will drastically expand the college’s equine service and modernize the iconic Teaching Animal Unit’s dairy barn.  Construction on the $5.5 million dairy barn upgrade is expected to begin before the end of the year. Architectural plans for the new […]