When the veterinarian who cared for Richard Magnus’ five exotic pet parrots unexpectedly passed away in March of 2020, he was justifiably worried about finding somebody who could handle his beloved birds with the same …
UW Veterinary Care Success Stories
Against All Odds: Subliminal’s Journey to Star of the Breed
Posted onTom and Kelli Cull knew Subliminal would be an excellent cow when they saw her exhibited as a three-year-old at a Holstein show in 2012. For the ten years the Culls have had her on …
13-Year-Old Holstein Wins Star of the Breed
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Subliminal dislocated her right hip, so the Culls sent her to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Veterinary Care where surgery was performed to put her hip back in place. She stayed at the vet hospital for three months in a sling. When she returned home, she was housed in a sand pen built just for her, which is where she spent another nine months in hobbles. It took Subliminal a year to heal completely, but she made a miraculous recovery.
Patient Profile: Police Horse Cooper Pulls Through
Posted onUpdate: In April 2022, Friends of Madison Mounted Horse Patrol reported that Cooper has recovered well in the off-season, was ridden in the mounted officer academy, and will be back to work for 2022. On …
New Surgical Procedure Saves Parrot
Posted onBogey, a 24-year-old umbrella cockatoo, underwent multiple procedures over a span of 16 years for a recurrent, serious condition, but nothing worked. Kim Hannah, the founder and executive director of Exotic Avian Sanctuary of Tennessee, …
Patient Profile: Fantine’s Fighting Spirit
Posted onWhen the alpaca Token’s Creek Fantine struts into the show ring today, you would never know that her life was on the line in infancy. Born three weeks premature, Fantine weighed 10 pounds at birth …
Sailing Through Life’s Adventures, Cocker Spaniel at Their Side
Posted onHow many dogs have sailed from the Midwest to the Caribbean and back again? Zephyr for one. For nine months beginning in fall 2002, the little parti-color cocker spaniel was one-third of a seafaring crew …
Patient Profile: A Rare Jem
Posted onWhen Jason Bleedorn first met Jem, he saw that the pup’s front legs “curved inward like a banana.” A young rescue dog from Indiana, Jem had a bone deformity in both front legs, likely stemming …
Coping Creatively with COVID-19: Sew Grateful
Posted onA playful project where Patience is a patient and a virtue too It took Cindy Pischke over an hour to sew her first golden retriever-themed face mask. She taught herself the technique after watching a …
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 …