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Dr. Beth Boudreau and Patches Dr. Beth Boudreau, an assistant professor of neurology, welcomes Patches’ family to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Small Animal Hospital (SAH). Patches, a sweet and playful dog, is visiting the SAH to be treated for a glioma, a form of cancer that grows in […]

Research across the public health and zoonotic disease spectrum will be the focus during a virtual symposium with the University of Guelph’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ). Zoonotic disease – diseases that transmit from animals to people – and their impact on public health have been in sharp focus during the COVID-19 pandemic…

Summer is a time for barbeques, picnics, and other outdoor fun with family, friends, and pets. But with summer comes high temperatures, making it more important for owners to know how to recognize the symptoms of heatstroke and heat exhaustion in pets. Heat exhaustion is a general term for the lethargy, discomfort, and weakness caused […]

Snakes are excellent predators – or maybe we should say “egg-cellent,” since eggs are often on the menu. But snakes’ senses can sometimes be fooled by other ovoid objects, like golf balls. And when a hungry snake can’t tell the difference between an egg and a golf ball, it can cause serious problems. Greg Lewbart, […]

Rushika Perera is the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and an associate professor of virology in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology. (CSU Photography) Alex Bailey is a member of the College’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a third-year student in the Doctor […]

Nigel Cook, chair of the Department of Medical Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, said starting salaries are actually more similar than you’d expect between urban and rural vets. But there’s a problem – with the consolidation of clinics, independent clinics are dying out as they can’t afford to pay a competitive salary, and […]

Virginia Tech maneuvered a challenging academic year and emerged stronger as a result.

UC Davis Launches Second Season of ‘Deans Discuss’ Podcast Series Rob Warren May 12, 2021 Uniting Human and Veterinary Medicine What do human and veterinary medicine have in common? More than just a global pandemic, as UC Davis School of Medicine Dean Allison Brashear and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Michael Lairmore explore […]

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – 12:14pm Dreamer_Wilcox.jpg Dreamer, a 20-year-old Clydesdale gelding, was in good hands at Cornell University’s Large Animal Hospital. Photo: provided Dreamer, a 20-year-old Clydesdale gelding, came to Cornell University’s Large Animal Hospital with a mild case of colic. The Large Animal Internal Medicine service sees colic cases frequently, and through their […]

By Laurie Meythaler-Mullins In May 2020, I arrived by bush plane to Napakiak, in the southwest corner of Alaska. May in Alaska is full of energy. The sun shines, the birds are migrating, and the ice is out of the river. Dr. Laurie Meythaler-Mullins The tribal council invited me into their community of 350 people […]