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Pesto the Opossum Grows Up
March 16, 2026 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; March 5) – Pesto the Virginia opossum first appeared on ciLiving as a tiny baby and has now grown into a curious and playful adult! Pesto is an ambassador animal at the Wildlife…
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Pharmacist’s Corner: Safe Disposal of Pet Medications

February 27, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Proper disposal of veterinary medications is essential for the safety of animals and household members. Improper storage or disposal can cause serious health risks if accidentally ingested, including injury, adverse reactions, toxicity, or death. The…
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Do Commonly Used Hemostatic Agents Truly Improve Coagulation in Horses?

February 27, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Equine practitioners routinely manage horses with acute or ongoing hemorrhage—whether from trauma, guttural pouch mycosis, periparturient complications, or perioperative bleeding. In these situations, adjunctive hemostatic therapies such as formalin, aminocaproic acid (ACA), and Yunnan Baiyao…
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Travel award winners at the 2026 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases

International Swine Viral Disease Conference Meets

February 23, 2026 / General News

The annual NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases was held in Chicago, Illinois, on January 16 and 17. It marked the 22nd time that researchers, veterinarians, and other pork industry leaders from around the…
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Airway Obstruction Not Just for Pugs

February 20, 2026 / In the News

Gizmodo (Feb. 20) – “As a surgeon routinely treating some of the most affected dogs and cats with BOAS, I agree that an individualized approach to identify and treat pathology in each pet is best…
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Cushing’s Disease in Dogs

February 16, 2026 / In the News

Danville (Illinois) Commercial News (Feb. 14) – “Cushing’s disease is caused by chronic, excessive exposure to cortisol,” explains Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a primary care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana….
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Research Spotlight: Ben Blair

February 09, 2026 / Research Spotlight

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research focuses on understanding how infectious diseases move through livestock systems…
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Paul Bonthuis and his dog Banjo

Get to Know Paul Bonthuis

February 06, 2026 / Get to Know

Paul Bonthuis, assistant professor of Comparative Biosciences, began working at the college in 2020. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?February 2020, about a month before we were in full blown…
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