News-Gazette (March 25) – Dr. G. Robert Weedon, the veterinarian who oversees the shelter medicine program at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, prescribed an inexpensive new heartworm treatment protocol for a shelter dog that was heartworm positive. The new protocol could be a feasible option for shelter animals. http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2018-03-26/pet-talk-new-heartworm-treatment-plan-could-save-more-shelter-animals.html
Smithsonian (March ) – Three years ago, CheMyong Jay Ko received a call from a distraught older man. Ko, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Veterinary Medicine, listened as the caller told him that his dog had just rushed into traffic and been struck by a truck, killing it immediately....
WCIA Morning Show (March 21) – Dr. Ashley Mitek, small animal Extension veterinarian at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, explains the dangers of air travel for pets and ways to improve pets’ safety. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/the-morning-show/pets-planes/1066159693
NewsWise (March 14) – “Sperm counts among men have dropped substantially over the last few decades, but the reason for such an alarming phenomenon is not known. These results suggest that when a mother is exposed to an endocrine disruptor during pregnancy, her son and the son’s future generations may suffer from decreased fertility or...
Herald & Review (March 16) – Carrie Chandler-Harrison is a certified veterinary technician and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. When an animal loses some function of its body, she is there to create a rehabilitation plan to improve the animal’s quality of life. https://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/physical-therapy-can-benefit-injured-pets/article_3963df54-2a9a-57bd-9ee4-c9f9d98c2ab0.html Also in:...
ciLiving (March 14) – Dr. Sarah Reich from the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, advises what to do if you–or your pets–encounter a wildlife orphan. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/ciliving/watch-out-for-baby-orphans/1045546950
News-Gazette (March 11) – The second pillar of providing a healthy environment for your cat is: Provide your cat with the resources he needs and spread them out. Key resources for cats include food and water, litter boxes, scratching posts and safe spaces, both elevated and ground level, which constitute the first pillar of a...
ciLiving (March 9) – Dr. Adam Stern, a veterinary pathologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, who is also section head for the university’s Midwest Center for Veterinary Forensics, talks veterinary forensics. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/ciliving/veterinary-forensics-explained/1026731597
WCIA-TV News (March 8) – Illinois veterinary student Emily Sutton has wanted to be a vet since childhood, and she’s part of a female majority in the profession. “We love the fact that we are predominately female and I think that it represents a turning point and we’re going to start getting more women into...
Big Ten Network (March 3) – In partnership with the Carle Hospital’s Arrow Ambulance Service, Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine is creating treat and transport protocols for EMTs and other first responders so that they can safely and effectively provide the care injured working dogs need. How Illinois is providing critical care for working dogs:...