UW 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 …
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Preventing Pet Emergencies: Advice from a Critical Care Veterinarian
Posted onApril marks Pet First Aid Awareness Month, a great time for pet owners to refresh their first aid skills and supplies. But beyond being prepared for emergencies, what if you could prevent a crisis before …
Tips to Protect Pets from Heat-Related Harms
Posted onAs warmer weather approaches in the Midwest and other parts of the country, pet owners should be aware of several heat-related threats to pet safety. Corinne Lawson, an Emergency and Critical Care clinician with UW …
Wisconsin Cancels Spring Football Game
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With the weather forecast calling for a strong chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Friday during the late afternoon and evening, Wisconsin Athletics has decided to cancel Friday's Spring Football Game. The game will not be rescheduled. In addition to the Spring Game, the Badger Sports Kids' Fair, which had been scheduled to take place in the McClain Center from 4:30-6 p.m., is cancelled. The McClain Center will now be used for football practice.
Badgers to Partner with UW School of Veterinary Medicine on Spring Game
Posted onThe Wisconsin football team will hold its annual Spring Game on Friday, April 13 beginning at 6 p.m. at Camp Randall Stadium. The game will be televised live by BTN. The Badger Sports Kids’ Fair …
Ebola Vaccine Inches Toward Human Clinical Trials
Posted onA whole-virus vaccine to confront Ebola, the rare but often fatal hemorrhagic disease that periodically erupts in sub-Saharan Africa, may soon be one step closer to the clinic. With the help of experts at Waisman …
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 …
As Influenza Looms, Madison Firm Advances Human Trials of Revolutionary Vaccine
Posted onAmid predictions that this year’s flu vaccine will offer limited protection, medical researchers are renewing their focus on a universal flu vaccine. A universal flu vaccine would offer more broad protection than today’s vaccines, which …
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 …