More than 1.5 billion people around the world — about one in five — have a parasitic worm living inside them. In domestic animals and wildlife, the distribution is even more widespread. Sit with those …
On Call
Battling Back Against Outbreaks
Posted onSafeguarding animal health, public health, and Wisconsin industries is all in a day’s work for state veterinarians Editor’s note: In June 2018, Paul McGraw retired from his role as state veterinarian with the Wisconsin Department …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: On Shaky Ground
Posted onThe question below was featured in the Spring 2018 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from Sandi Sawchuk, primary care veterinarian at UW Veterinary Care …
Patient Profile: 835 More Days with Dutch
Posted onLast fall, the School of Veterinary Medicine and hospital director Ruthanne Chun received a letter of gratitude from the Leahey family, whose Golden Retriever Dutch had received treatment for lymphoma at UW Veterinary Care. Sadly, …
Veterinary Histology: An Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
Posted onUnderstanding the intricacies of cellular-level architecture is one of the first items on the agenda for UW School of Veterinary Medicine students. Amongst a suite of required courses to be taken during the first semester …
Back on Track
Posted onUW Veterinary Care’s board-certified specialists in the Morrie Waud Large Animal Hospital provide comprehensive care to equine patients, from routine checkup to complex diagnosis On a sunny winter day, Cougar, a 24-year-old Quarter Horse, gallops …
A Wildlife Win-Win
Posted onFrom a badger to bald eagle, new partnership yields advanced veterinary care for the animals of a Wisconsin educational center – and broader learning opportunities for SVM clinical trainees. As the temperature hovers around 20 …
A Course of Her Own Making
Posted onJane Renee (JR) Lund’s MS’07, DVM’07 latest adventure, a residency in diagnostic imaging, is many years in the making. In the ten years since graduating with her DVM/MS, Lund has charted her career course …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Eliminating Outside the Litterbox
Posted onThe question below was featured in the Winter 2017-18 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This issue’s response comes from Sandi Sawchuk, primary care veterinarian at UW Veterinary Care …
Patient Profile: Good Golly, Molly
Posted onIn the moments after handing Janet McGowan a parking pass to place in her car, UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) reception staff member Julie Cotton sensed that something was seriously wrong with McGowan’s cat, Molly, …