In the News

News-Gazette (Aug. 30) – Jesse’s medical history suggested he has a blood-clotting disorder as well as a cardiac condition. Animals with cardiac conditions are at higher risk when it comes to sedation. Jesse’s history meant…
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News-Gazette (Aug. 23) – Dr. Katie Gane, one of the specialists in emergency and critical care at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, describes the toxins she sees most commonly and explains how they…
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WCIA News (Aug. 20) – Two colleges at the University of Illinois are partnering to streamline operations at the university’s horse farm while ensuring both have access to the herd for teaching and learning.   …
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Block Club Chicago (Aug. 19) — Chicagoans have reported more mosquito bites this summer, and experts say a growing invasive species of the pest coupled with a summer of heavy rainfall are to blame. Becky…
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Fox 32 Chicago (July 30) – High school students from Chicago’s Little Village traveled to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine for a hands-on day designed to inspire future careers in veterinary medicine…
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News-Gazette (July 26) – Oneida the ornate box turtle, a beloved ambassador animal at the Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, came to the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a life-threatening condition:…
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WCIA-TV (July 22) – Decatur Memorial Hospital is donating an ultrasound machine to Scovill Zoo in Decatur to benefit the veterinary care of its animals. Specialist from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine…
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A-Z Animals (July 22) – The veterinary support behind them is deep. Brookfield employs six clinical veterinarians, several residents, and ten veterinary technicians, all supported by a partnership with the University of Illinois and a…
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The Nature Conservancy (July 10) – Every spring for the past decade, Dr. Matt Allender has brought a team of researchers to survey Nachusa Grasslands’ ornate box turtle population. “There’s nobody who’s doing this kind…
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