WCIA-TV News (October 28) – University of Illinois police are thanking emergency veterinarians at the College of Veterinary Medicine for helping their K-9 officer, Chewy, hurt during training when a table fell on his lower… Read More >
Politico (Oct. 28) – “I do think that we’ve probably not funded this at the level that it should’ve been funded at historically and, probably, even now,” said Dr. Dan Rock, who left USDA after… Read More >
Pork (Oct. 29) – In the wake of a recall of ASF-infected pork products, Dr. Dan Rock, professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois, said, “Most viruses demonstrate some degree of… Read More >
Daily Herald (Oct. 17) – A team of veterinarians at the University of Illinois launched an online training program this week, warning that we need to examine how opioids are prescribed for dogs. Opioids, specifically… Read More >
Paw Report (WEIU-TV; Oct. 14) – Dr. Sara Reich, formerly medical director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Clinic, talks about lizard husbandry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8KIAGCtzZ4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1stqHEbF7VW1yeoleK8xbkrOWcoVXz3BRwgfV9628pJDJ09BdIt6-5T-8
News-Gazette (Oct. 13) – Urinary-tract disorders are relatively common in cats, according to Dr. Arnon Gal, a veterinarian who specializes in small-animal internal medicine at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. But… Read More >
News-Gazette (Oct. 14) – I’m writing to thank the strangers who helped me when I fell at the recent University of Illinois Vet Med Open House. I’m 78 and no spring chicken and had been… Read More >
Safe Prescription of Opioids in Veterinary Care is no longer available for free; however, the course is available for a small fee. Research Says Oral Opioids Don’t Work in Dogs As a growing number of… Read More >
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology (MUE) refers to the category of disease with a suspected immune-mediated cause, but the pathophysiology is truly unknown. These diseases may be due to a precancerous condition, an immune response secondary… Read More >
Seizures are a clinical manifestation of excessive hypersynchronous neuronal activity. The causes of seizures are due to an inadequate amount of neuronal inhibition (i.e., GABA and glycine), excessive neuronal excitation (i.e., glutamate) or both. Seizures… Read More >
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