In humans, peripheral nerve degeneration can cause progressive muscle weakness, foot deformities, and sensory deficits. One way to learn about human hereditary peripheral neuropathy (HPN) is to study domestic dogs with neurodegenerative diseases. For example, …
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The Many Gifts of Keanu
Posted onPhotos courtesy of Arles Hendershott Love When Joe and Arles Hendershott Love adopted Keanu in 2011, the first order of business was simply to nurse her back to health. The Border Collie, underweight at only …
Beau the Poodle: A Lesson in Living in the Now
Posted onBeau, an 11-year-old Poodle, got to experience normal daily activities – eating, drinking, barking, and grooming – more fully in his final months, thanks to the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team of specialists at UW …
Larson Acres & The Dairyland Initiative: Collaboration, Innovation & Transformation in Dairy Farming
Posted onThe rhythmic hum of milking machines fills the air as dawn’s first light spills over the rolling hills of Evansville, Wisconsin. At Larson Acres, another day begins much like the thousands before it. Cows move …
FAVeMedS Program Cultivates New Generation of Food Animal Veterinarians
Posted onPhotos courtesy of Leah Secord Since its inception in 2010, the Food Animal Veterinary Medical Scholars (FAVeMedS) program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has been essential in cultivating the next generation of …
A Century of Partnership with WARF Supports Innovation
Posted onLeft: A rendering of the first Veterinary Science Building – now the Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building – for which WARF provided $475,000 in 1959. Right: Dr. Harry Steenbock, one of WARF’s founders. Photos courtesy of …
SVM Alumni Well Represented on Dairy Doctors Team
Posted onChris Booth (’96 DVM’00) approached one of his family’s best cows, stuck in a ditch in the pasture. Her sides heaved with labored breaths, and her head hung low. She was suffering from milk fever, …
Charting New Paths and Giving Back to the School
Posted onHow does a busy veterinarian working in multiple specialty areas at two different practices relax and unwind on weekends? By doing more veterinary work, of course. Though she splits her time during the week between …
Eko’s Story: Successful Treatment Gives Eko More Time With His Family
Posted onOn a cold, snowy January day in 2017, a young dog was found wandering the streets of Wisconsin Rapids. Believed to be a “Christmas Puppy” — a puppy gifted during the holidays but abandoned shortly …
Jonathan Levine ‘Thrilled and Honored’ to Assume Role as Dean of UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Posted onMoving from Texas to Wisconsin was no small decision for Jonathan Levine and his family, who called the Lone Star State home for 22 years. But Levine, who assumed the role of dean of the …