![[Dr. Will Sander, Sulagna Chakraborty, and a collaborator from India]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/news-sander-india1-260x157.jpg)
Kyasanur Forest Disease Is Spreading Two researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine spent the latter half of July in southwest India, meeting with colleagues to develop a plan to learn more about Kyasanur forest disease, an ...
![[two baby Virginia opossums]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cc-2-vir-opossum-260x157.jpg)
Now Livestreaming: Opossum Orphans The University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic—a non-profit organization that provides care and treatment to sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals—will feature a different patient each week on ...
Lucy arrived at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital severely anemic with a red-blood-cell count barely compatible with life. WIth a strong family behind her, a caring doctor before her, and the suuport of the Illinois Veterinary Teaching ...
![[Francisco the betta fish]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pc-keller-franciso-260x157.jpg)
Seek Help If Your Fish Exhibits Abnormal Behaviors Of course you’d take your cat or dog to see a veterinarian when there’s a health concern. But what do you do when your sick pet is a fish? Leslie, a third-year student at the ...
I appreciate the wide variety of electives available to me as an Illinois veterinary student, from international veterinary medicine to exotics to business management.
There are vast opportunities to get involved – including the Wildlife Medical Clinic and numerous student clubs. I noticed the friendly, helpful, ‘work-together’ atmosphere at Illinois right away!
The junior surgery lab not only allowed me to practice one of my special interests but also gave me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of homeless pets.
I am excited to begin fourth-year clinics, where I can apply what I have learned in the past three years to real-life patients.
![[students at the 2019 IVLE]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/splash-2019IVLEa.jpg)
