October 2020

Steve Dale’s Pet World (WGN radio; June 30) – It turns out that by learning about cancer in dogs, we can help people with cancer too, through a research area called comparative oncology. Dr. Timothy…
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New Clinical Trials

October 15, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Investigation of Canine Epilepsy The purpose of this study is to utilize a very novel MRI tech­nique known as SPectroscopic Imaging by exploiting spatiospec­tral CorElation (SPICE) to noninvasively measure brain metabolites in dogs with idiopathic…
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COVID Deaths in Minks

October 13, 2020 / In the News

WGN Radio (Oct. 12) – Dr. Will Sander talks about the deaths from the new coronavirus at mink farms in Europe and in Wisconsin and Utah. https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/covid-19-is-killing-minks-by-the-thousands-in-wisc-utah-but-can-it-impact-your-pets/

Fall Migration for Wildlife

October 09, 2020 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Oct. 8) – Dr. Sam Sander and student manager of the Wildlife Medical Clinic Erica Bender explain which species pass through central Illinois during their fall migrations. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/critters-uncaged-preparing-for-fall-migration/

Dangers of Discarded Facemasks

October 08, 2020 / In the News

WCIA-TV (Oct. 7) – Dr. Ashley Mitek comments on the possible dangers posed to pets and wildlife from carelessly discarded facemasks. https://www.wcia.com/news/growing-problem-face-mask-litter/