Chris Beuoy

Dr. Stephany Lewis, professor of zoological medicine and director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Is the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Threat to Pets?
January 9, 2025 / General News

The American Veterinary Medical Association has issued recommendations for keeping pets and backyard flocks safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the recommendations are also a useful guide for humans. In an interview with…
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How Cold Is Too Cold for Pets?

January 16, 2024 / In the News

NBC-TV Channel 5 Chicago (Jan. 13) – “There is no straightforward answer to how cold is too cold and how long is too long to remain outside, because there are so many variables,” Dr. Gene…
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Winter Care Tips for Dogs

January 08, 2024 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Jan. 8) – Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a veterinarian who recently joined the primary care service at the University of Illinois’s Veterinary Medicine South Clinic, shared tips on how to prevent hypothermia, frostbite, and more…
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Canine Respiratory Illness: What We Know Now

January 08, 2024 / In the News

Belleville News-Democrat (Jan. 5) – While a “mystery” canine respiratory illness has been at least anecdotally reported in Illinois, a new, specific canine respiratory virus has yet to be identified in the state or anywhere…
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Herb Whiteley and Dawn Morin return to the team

Illinois All-Stars Return to Help the Team

December 19, 2023 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. First, there were Michael Jordon and Ryne Sandberg. Now, our college has its own version of retired MVPs returning to the team to…
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