“Having Buddy in our lives has changed us all” On a frigid morning last January, a young pit bull mix was found abandoned on a rural roadside in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, hypothermic and suffering from …
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A Shot at Preventing Canine Cancer
Posted onFive-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 …
A Leg to Stand On
Posted onPreviously 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 …
From Cats to Cows
Posted onLong-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. …
Miracle Mutt
Posted onShot 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 …
Alumni Profile: At Work with Diane Larsen DVM’90, PhD’99
Posted onFirst a doctor to animals, Larsen now develops medicines for them The mind can go in many directions while washing dishes. For Diane Larsen, it led to her role today, heading drug development for the …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Talking Tick Prevention
Posted onTalking 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 …
Fund Supports 18 New Studies to Enhance Companion Animal Health
Posted onThanks to grants from the school’s Companion Animal Fund, faculty and residents at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will launch 18 new research projects aimed at improving animal health care. Over $171,000 …
Wholly Devoted: Supporting Pets, Empowering People
Posted onFor so many of us, a home isn’t a home without the love of a pet. So to be asked to sacrifice one for the other — keep your housing but lose your pet, or …
Opening the Door to Pet Wellness
Posted onThe 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 …