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What medication flavors do cats prefer? Science says none.

Posted on December 19, 2022

Cats are cats. Any cat lover knows they can transition from sweet and cuddly to stubborn and sassy with a mind of their own. That is especially the case when cats need to take medicine …

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Study Provides New Insights on Flea-Borne Bacteria With Implications for Cats and People

Posted on November 29, 2022

Fleas are a bother. All pet owners, particularly cat owners, know the annoyance they present. But fleas pose more of a risk than just an itchy pet. “Fleas aren’t just a nuisance; they actually carry …

The Funderburgs’ Labrador Retriever Opus had laryngeal paralysis and was part of a School of Veterinary Medicine study of the disease’s genetic basis.

Client Support Helps Find Cause of Common Dog Disease

Posted on November 28, 2022

When Allison Smith and Tom McManus noticed their Labrador Retriever, Beau, was breathing noisily more often and walking differently, they knew something was wrong. After taking Beau to the veterinarian, they discovered he had laryngeal …

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Record-Setting Research Portfolio Embodies One Health Approach

Posted on November 15, 2022

Would you expect scientists studying influenza, human respiratory disorders, multiple sclerosis, cancer treatments, and more to be based at a School of Veterinary Medicine? Every day, faculty, staff, and students within the University of Wisconsin …

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Companion Animal Fund Grant Program Supports 10 New Studies

Posted on November 10, 2022

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine will pursue 10 new research projects with support from the school’s Companion Animal Fund Grant Program. In 2022, the program distributed over $137,000 in grants …

Red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, Uganda. The species are natural hosts of arteriviruses related to SHFV

Wild Primate Virus Has Pandemic Potential Should It Jump the Species Barrier, Shows Study

Posted on October 28, 2022

In a world still reeling from COVID-19, infectious disease researchers are eager to head off the next pandemic before it has the chance to spill over from animals to humans. But the scientific reality of …

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New Genetic Test Identifies Dogs’ Risk of Common Ligament Rupture

Posted on September 13, 2022

By looking at him, you might not know Thabiso had two ruptured cruciate ligaments. “He was a massive dog, 125 pounds,” Allison Smith says about her beloved Labrador Retriever. When Smith got Thabiso in 2010, …

Graduates from the School of Veterinary Medicine celebrate sing Varsity while holding inflated red medical gloves during UW-Madison's spring commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 10, 2019. The indoor graduation was attended by over 900 doctoral, MFA and medical student degree candidates, plus their guests

UW School of Veterinary Medicine Receives Full Accreditation

Posted on August 22, 2022

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has received a full seven-year reaccreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education, which represents the highest standard of achievement for veterinary medical …

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UW School of Veterinary Medicine Students Awarded Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Fellowships

Posted on August 16, 2022

Earlier this month, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced 13 recipients of the 2022 Veterinary Student Research Fellowships (FFAR Vet Fellows). Kailey Wichman …

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New Understanding of ‘Superantigens’ Could Lead To Improved Staph Infection Treatments

Posted on July 21, 2022

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart. In high-income countries, it’s the leading cause of a sometimes-fatal …

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