Talking 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 …
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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.
Neglected Donkey Gets Artificial Leg After Rare Amputation at UW
Posted on Wisconsin State Journal
When Angela Langoski took in Ferguson, a miniature donkey, at her donkey rescue center east of Fond du Lac, his front left hoof was so disfigured it had formed a large abscess. At the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, a veterinarian amputated part of the animal’s leg and a prosthetist fit him with an artificial limb. Now the gray-and-black creature who spent most of his days lying down in pain is standing, walking and developing some equine attitude.
Ask a UW Veterinarian: On Shaky Ground
Posted onThe question below was featured in the Spring 2018 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from Sandi Sawchuk, primary care veterinarian at UW Veterinary Care …
Back on Track
Posted onUW 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 …
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 …