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Wildlife Baby Dos and Don’ts

April 24, 2024 / In the News

News-Gazette (April 21) – Spring is the busiest time of year for the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic. Unfortunately, some of the wildlife babies brought to our clinic are not orphans but are normal,…
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Counseling Psychologist Comments on Airline Support Animal Policy

March 08, 2019 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (March 8) – An emotional support animal can be a bunny, it can be a sugar glider it can be a rat and people can attach and feel comfortable in the presence of…
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Shelter Medicine Program Introduces Community Medicine Component

March 08, 2019 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (March 7) – A new program is helping low-income people take care of their pets. The UI is offering a community medicine program. They hope it will lower the number of animals taken…
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Next Generation Sequencing Technology Delivers ‘Whole Picture’

March 06, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

‘We can catch everything’ Over the past 18 months, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has added two next generation sequencers and an outstanding faculty member—Dr. Leyi Wang—to generate and interpret results from them. Both machines deliver…
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Faculty Spotlight: Clarissa Souza, DVM, MSc, PhD

March 06, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

Tell us about your background. I am originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I grew up spending most of my free time at the beach and rescuing stray animals. My family and friends tell me…
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Equine Foot Pain: Treatment Options

March 06, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

Foot pain is the most common cause of lameness in horses. Frequent sources of foot pain include lesions in the navicular apparatus (NA), the distal aspect of the deep digital flexor (DDF) tendon, the distal…
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On-farm Support of the Sick Equine Neonate

March 06, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

Requirements and Limitations of the On-Farm Option When neonatal foals have an illness or abnormality, the foal may be treated on the farm if the severity of the illness, value of the foal, and resources…
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Saving the Penguins of Peru

March 06, 2019 / In the News

WILL-AM The 21st Show (March 5) – Two Illinois scientists are hoping to make a difference for the Humboldt penguin native to Peru: Dr. Mike Adkesson, vice president of clinical medicine for the Chicago Zoological…
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Pet Reptile Basic Care

March 04, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (March 3) – With the interest in reptiles as pets expanding, Dr. Sarah Reich, a veterinarian who sees wildlife and exotic pets at the UI College of Veterinary Medicine, has some advice for current…
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Wildlife Ambassadors Hazel and Thistle on TV

March 01, 2019 / In the News

UI7-TV (March 1) – Volunteers from the Wildlife Medical Clinic introduced Hazel the Eastern box turtle and Thistle the American kestrel to the campus on the Good Morning Illini live TV show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYeiDggR-K8&list=UUNvaH1rL6_EBJsv0_6_FCTQ&index=7&t=0s

Puppy Gets Heart Fixed on Valentine’s Day

March 01, 2019 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; March 1) – Drs. Jonathan Stack and Gabi Wallace, both cardiology residents at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and Lauren Phillips, a fourth-year veterinary student, told the story of Olive, a poodle puppy that…
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March 2019

Wildlife Baby Dos and Don’ts

Counseling Psychologist Comments on Airline Support Animal Policy

Shelter Medicine Program Introduces Community Medicine Component

Next Generation Sequencing Technology Delivers ‘Whole Picture’

Faculty Spotlight: Clarissa Souza, DVM, MSc, PhD

Equine Foot Pain: Treatment Options

On-farm Support of the Sick Equine Neonate

Saving the Penguins of Peru

Pet Reptile Basic Care

Wildlife Ambassadors Hazel and Thistle on TV

Puppy Gets Heart Fixed on Valentine’s Day

March 2019

Wildlife Baby Dos and Don’ts

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