An owner, a brown dog, and veterinarian David Vail in exam room.

A Shot at Preventing Canine Cancer

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Five-year trial now underway to test universal vaccine Could the body’s own immune system be primed to prevent cancer through a quick vaccine? A clinical trial launched this fall aims to bring new clarity to …

Donkey shown in a field eating grass standing on his artificial leg.

A Leg to Stand On

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Previously plagued by a leg deformity, Ferguson is now standing strong with an artificial limb – the first large animal to receive an amputation and prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care   The crowded surgery room …

Two orange stripped cats, Bella and Otto, sit side by side.

From Cats to Cows

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Long-time supporter lends valuable industry perspective “It all starts with the cow,” says Janet Raddatz, who recently retired as vice president of quality and food safety systems at Sargento Foods Inc., headquartered in Plymouth, Wisconsin. …

Man sits in car with his dog, Sarge, wearing a plastic head cone.

Miracle Mutt

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Shot and abandoned, Sarge is now healed and loved. Sarge has come an incredibly long way since the frigid January morning when he was found abandoned on a rural roadside in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, suffering …

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Ask a UW Veterinarian: Talking Tick Prevention

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Talking Tick Prevention The question below was featured in the Summer 2018 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from Juliet Caviness DVM’17, primary care …

Two veterinarians and a little girl sit on a porch holding a small dog

Opening the Door to Pet Wellness

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  The Shelter Medicine Program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is helping to make pet care more accessible through an innovative initiative that delivers veterinary medical care direct to the doorstep of …