UW Veterinary Care is currently open for business; however, staffing is limited due to COVID-19’s many effects on the personal and professional lives of our clinicians and staff. For hospital operations, this means that we …
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Showing Devotion Through Drastic Change
Posted onPatient, dedicated, flexible, resilient — these are just a few words to describe the commitment shown by SVM faculty, staff, and students while navigating the new territory of COVID-19. In the face of COVID-19, …
Companion Animal Fund Grant Program Supports 11 New Studies
Posted onThanks to grants from the school’s Companion Animal Fund, faculty and residents at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will launch 11 new research projects aimed at improving animal health care. Over $126,000 in …
An Advocate for Pet Health and Perpetual Learning
Posted onOn Nov. 2, 1987, Sandi Sawchuk began her first day with the School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, helping to establish the hospital’s Primary Care service. This April, she retired after nearly 33 …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Concerns Around Pets and COVID-19
Posted onThis expert response comes from Ruthanne Chun, associate dean for clinical affairs and director of UW Veterinary Care, with additional information from the American Veterinary Medical Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Question: …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: When to Spay or Neuter?
Posted onSooner or Later to Spay or Neuter? The question below was featured in the Spring 2020 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes …
‘Always by My Side’
Posted onPatients of UW Veterinary Care have a range of occupations: faithful companions, heroic public servants, and devoted service animals, to name a few. Rayne, a six-year-old border collie, spends her days herding cattle at Sunnybrook …
Wisconsin Turns to Dogs to Help Humans Fight Cancer: BTN LiveBIG
Posted on Big Ten Network
There are so many reasons dogs are considered "Man's Best Friend." They protect us. They provide companionship. They're pretty darn cute. And if a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine goes according to plan, they may very well help us find a vaccine that will fight cancer.
Statement from Dean Mark Markel on Passing of Scout MacNeil
Posted onWe at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine extend our deepest sympathies to David MacNeil and all of Scout’s loving family. Scout was a beloved companion and family member in the truest sense of the …
COVID-19 Update: Select Hospital Operations Resume March 19
Posted onTo UW Veterinary Care’s clients and referring veterinarians, thank you for your patience during this uncertain time and the hospital’s closure due to the diagnosis of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in a School of Veterinary …