Measuring changes in the speed of electrical signals along nerves connecting the eyes to the brain may accurately reflect recovery from myelin loss in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, …
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When Celebrating One Pet Helps Many Others
Posted onFor 30 years, gifts to the Companion Animal Fund in honor of pets who have passed away have supported critical health care studies, yielding advancements in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
SVM Faculty, Staff and Alumni Receive 2019 WVMA Awards
Posted onThe Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) named Professor Nigel Cook the 2019 Veterinarian of the Year. Cook is head of the Department of Medical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (UW …
ACCT Philly Prepares for Expert Training, Waives All Adoption Fees as Part of #ACCTtotheFuture Adoption Campaign
Posted onPhiladelphia’s only open-intake shelter announces fee-waived adoptions all weekend to prepare for training by national shelter medicine experts The Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) is waiving all adoption fees starting …
Two Different Equine Diseases Detected in Wisconsin in Recent Weeks
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Following news from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in early August that 2019’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis was detected in Wisconsin, another horse in Wisconsin was diagnosed with a separate disease called equine infectious anemia. It is the first time in 15 years this often-fatal blood-borne disease has been found in the state.
Diet-Associated Cardiac Disease in Dogs: Resources and Recommendations
Posted onBy Rebecca L. Stepien DVM’87, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) Over the past few years, there has been growing concern in the veterinary cardiology community about what appears to be an increasing incidence of heart disease (specifically, …
Equine Encephalitis Detection Highlights Need to Protect Horses, People
Posted onThe first detection of Eastern equine encephalitis in Wisconsin in 2019 was announced last week by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection. A 22-year-old quarter horse mare from Barron County was euthanized after …
Veterinarians, Physicians to Jointly Explore Links Between Animal and Human Health
Posted onA physician, a veterinarian and a PhD researcher walk into a conference. At the event’s conclusion, the medical doctor says: “I had no idea there were veterinary cardiologists like there are human cardiologists.” This interaction …
UW Shelter Medicine Assists With Cases of Influenza in Shelter Dogs
Posted onNine dogs in two Oakland, California, animal shelters have tested positive for canine influenza. The Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is working closely with the shelters to …
Clinical Trial Begins to Test Universal Vaccine Against Canine Cancer
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Dogs started receiving a vaccine against cancer this week in a clinical trial at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. If the vaccine works in dogs, it may not only provide a new strategy for addressing a critical canine health concern, it might also work in people.