Previously plagued by a leg deformity, Ferguson is now standing strong with an artificial limb – the first large animal to receive an amputation and prosthesis at UW Veterinary Care The crowded surgery room …
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SVM Faculty, Staff and Students Share Thoughts of Gratitude
Posted onWhether it’s teaching and mentoring tomorrow’s veterinarians and researchers, making a difference for the patients and clients of UW Veterinary Care (UWVC), advancing biomedical science, supporting classmates, or so much more, faculty, staff and students …
Cancer Awareness Information for Pet Owners
Posted onNovember marks National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is one of the most common problems in companion animals and can happen in pets of any age. Cancer can be very treatable in most pets and …
UW Veterinary Care Staff Focus: Sandra Eklof
Posted onSANDRA EKLOF Certified Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Technician Specialist (Anesthesia) Years at UW Veterinary Care: 6 Explain your role at UW Veterinary Care (UWVC). I work in the Anesthesia and Pain Management department, so I anesthetize …
UW Veterinary Care Staff Focus: Sara Branton
Posted onSARA BRANTON CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT In three words, how would you describe the UW Veterinary Care team? Fun, dedicated, and compassionate What initially brought you to UW Veterinary Care? In private practice, …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Talking Tick Prevention
Posted onTalking Tick Prevention The question below was featured in the Summer 2018 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from Juliet Caviness DVM’17, primary care …
Pet Care: Cancer Research
Posted on Wisconsin Public Radio
Drs. Sandi Sawchuk and David Vail join host Larry Meiller discuss new cancer treatments and a new clinical trial at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine that is designed to treat and/or prevent cancer in dogs.
2018 New Residents and Interns Join UWVC, SVM
Posted onEach year, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care welcome a new group of interns and residents — graduate veterinarians who come here to learn from our exceptional specialists while providing top-notch …
Wholly Devoted: Supporting Pets, Empowering People
Posted onFor so many of us, a home isn’t a home without the love of a pet. So to be asked to sacrifice one for the other — keep your housing but lose your pet, or …
Donkey Receives First of His Kind Amputation and Prosthetic Limb at UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Posted on NBC15
A 10-year old miniature donkey has quite the story to tell. Ferguson is making history for the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.