Mickey Michuda hasn’t always been a cat person. It was dogs who first held her heart, until she met her late husband Jim Baughman in 1990. As Michuda and Baughman began spending more time together, …
UW Veterinary Care News
Honoring the Loving Care of Rodent Brothers by UW Veterinarians
Posted onWhen veterinary medicine students sit at the active learning workspaces bearing the names Louie, Sammie, Reggie, Lucky, Bonzo, and Willie, they may not realize they’re helping to memorialize cherished rats. The two pairs of three …
Celebrating Veterinary Technicians
Posted onNational Veterinary Technician Week, October 13-19, provides a special opportunity to recognize the critical contributions of veterinary technicians, who are a key part of patients’ expert care team at UW Veterinary Care, the teaching hospital …
Standing CT for Horses, Developed at UW-Madison, Fills Longstanding Need in Veterinary Medicine
Posted onVeterinarians Warn of Toxic Blue-Green Algae Dangers
Posted on VIN News ServiceTwo Different Equine Diseases Detected in Wisconsin in Recent Weeks
Posted onDiet-Associated Cardiac Disease in Dogs: Resources and Recommendations
Posted onBy Rebecca L. Stepien DVM’87, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) Over the past few years, there has been growing concern in the veterinary cardiology community about what appears to be an increasing incidence of heart disease (specifically, …
Wild Work: Partnership Provides Care for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
Posted onA snapping turtle who swallowed a fishing hook. A fox with severe mange. A baby owl who fractured a leg after falling from the nest. These are just a few of the nearly 4,000 animals …
Where the Wild Things Heal: When Animals in Dane County Get Hurt, Wildlife Rehabilitators Are There to Help
Posted on The Cap TimesRoom to Breathe
Posted onOn an otherwise ordinary fall morning, Michael Kern stepped out of the shower to find Foxy, the family’s 11-year old Pomeranian, lying on the bathroom floor, unable to stand. Kern and his wife, Judy Geier, …