The 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 …
UW Veterinary Care News
Dog With Broken Jaw, Matted Fur, Dental Infection Found on Side of Highway 12
Posted on WISC-TV3
The Sauk County Humane Society is asking for the public's help in funding the medical bills for a dog they found abandoned and abused. Jerry is now in surgery at University of Wisconsin Veterinary Care. Vets say most of his teeth will need to be removed because they are so badly infected and fur is so entangled in some of his teeth. His jaw is also broken.
Surgery Went Well for K9 Officer Avery
Posted on EagleHerald
K9 Officer Avery of the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office, successfully underwent surgery Friday at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
Beach Bound With Your Dog? Eight Tips for Safe Water Excursions
Posted onIf your plans for summer fun include a romp in the water with your dog, a few precautions can help keep the experience safe and relaxing for everyone. Corinne Lawson, clinical assistant professor in emergency …
Clinical Trial Begins to Test Universal Vaccine Against Canine Cancer
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Dogs started receiving a vaccine against cancer this week in a clinical trial at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. If the vaccine works in dogs, it may not only provide a new strategy for addressing a critical canine health concern, it might also work in people.
Study: Vaccines Could Prevent Cancer in Dogs, Eventually Humans
Posted on Wisconsin State Journal
A "paradigm shift" in cancer research, the new technology could prevent cancer from developing by training the immune system to kill cells while they're small. Three veterinary centers from across the country, including the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, are participating in the five-year study — the largest clinical trial of a veterinary medicine in history.
UW Veterinary Care Helps Dozens of K-9s Get Back to Work
Posted on News 3 Now
UW Veterinary Center offers discounted procedures to law enforcement dogs, which means departments like Ryker’s can afford to get them done and keep the K-9s in service.
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, …
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 …
Physical Rehabilitation Allows Police Dog to Return to Duty
Posted onOn first appearance, Leon is a friendly fluff ball of a dog. Tail wagging, tongue out, the six-year-old German shepherd has a big smile set off by even larger ears covered in comically unruly tufts …