by Maggie Baum What if there was a meaningful way to honor and celebrate the human-animal bond while at the same time working toward improved health and wellbeing for our pets? The Companion Animal Fund …
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From lions to kangaroos: Inside UW Veterinary Care’s wildly diverse patient list
Posted onby Simran Khanuja Dogs and cats. Horses and cows. Birds and rabbits. Each year, UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) provides care for almost 30,000 patients who vary widely in shape, size, and species. But in addition …
One of a kind: UW Veterinary Care clinicians treat goldendoodle missing part of his spine
Posted onby Jack Kelly While Timmy always had an unusual gait when walking, it didn’t slow him down. The two-year-old goldendoodle’s steps were different than how most dogs walk around — bouncier, and at times a …
Luna the Arctic fox: A rare diagnosis, a remarkable recovery
Posted onBy Simran Khanuja When Luna, an Arctic fox from Oregon, arrived at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo, Wisconsin, her caretakers knew she was special. She had made national headlines for her unique rescue and long …
Studying Dogs with Neurogenerative Diseases: Findings Contribute to Understanding of Human Neuropathy
Posted onIn humans, peripheral nerve degeneration can cause progressive muscle weakness, foot deformities, and sensory deficits. One way to learn about human hereditary peripheral neuropathy (HPN) is to study domestic dogs with neurodegenerative diseases. For example, …
Beau the Poodle: A Lesson in Living in the Now
Posted onBeau, an 11-year-old Poodle, got to experience normal daily activities – eating, drinking, barking, and grooming – more fully in his final months, thanks to the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team of specialists at UW …
A Century of Partnership with WARF Supports Innovation
Posted onLeft: A rendering of the first Veterinary Science Building – now the Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building – for which WARF provided $475,000 in 1959. Right: Dr. Harry Steenbock, one of WARF’s founders. Photos courtesy of …
First-of-its-kind FLASH radiation therapy trial begins at UW-Madison
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The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) Department of Medical Physics has partnered with the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (UWSVM) to launch a first-of-its-kind study of FLASH radiation therapy efficacy in pet dogs with osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer that commonly leads to leg amputation.
Advancing Innovative Care for Wisconsin Zoo Animals
Posted onThis spring, two of Wisconsin’s largest AZA-accredited zoos successfully completed innovative and exciting veterinary procedures, both of which found representatives from the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) and UW Veterinary Care (UWVC) collaborating to …
4-Year-Old Entlebucher Lost Both Eyes to Glaucoma, but… Finn Still Loves to Fetch
Posted on(L-R) Finn was by all measures a healthy and happy dog until he very swiftly developed symptoms of glaucoma and lost sight in his left eye at age four. Watching Finn and Luka, two beautiful …