For 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.
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Wild Work: Partnership Provides Care for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
Posted onA snapping turtle who swallowed a fishing hook. A fox with severe mange. A baby owl who fractured a leg after falling from the nest. These are just a few of the nearly 4,000 animals …
Cut and Save: SVM Students and Alumni Snip Away at Cat Overpopulation
Posted onWithin 90 seconds, Adam Bauknecht DVM’09 can neuter a cat. A routine spay takes him ten minutes or less. Bauknecht estimates that he’s so far performed at least 10,000 of these procedures and he has …
Room to Breathe
Posted onOn an otherwise ordinary fall morning, Michael Kern stepped out of the shower to find Foxy, the family’s 11-year old Pomeranian, lying on the bathroom floor, unable to stand. Kern and his wife, Judy Geier, …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Problems of the Prostate
Posted onThe question below was featured in the Spring 2019 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from clinical assistant professors and board-certified specialists …
Patient Profile: Willow Bounces Back
Posted onHow do you lure a reluctant cat through a rehab exercise program? With feather toys, cooing, and lots and lots of treats. For Willow, a three-year-old domestic shorthair who fractured both elbows last summer, physical …
Volunteer Care for Working Equids a ‘Re-Energizing’ Endeavor
Posted onIn October, the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) presented Judith Batker DVM’95 of Country View Equine Clinic in Oregon, Wisconsin, with their 2018 WVMA Veterinarian of the Year award. In addition to Batker’s leadership …
Cancer Crusaders
Posted onHow today’s canine patients help to advance better cancer therapies for pets and people Rex, a five-year-old Cane Corso weighing in at 100 pounds, had a summer to remember in 2018. Swimming in Lake Michigan, …
New Faculty Focus: Jayshree Samanta
Posted onWhat attracted you to UW–Madison and the School of Veterinary Medicine? Samanta: The world-class stem cell and neuroscience research community. What was your first visit to campus like? I was impressed with the collegiality of …
Morrie Waud: Champion of the School of Veterinary Medicine
Posted onIn November, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) lost a long-standing friend and family member with the passing of Morrie Waud. For more than two decades, Waud was a treasured client and donor …