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Our Quad Cities (April 30) – “Oneida the ornate box turtle is doing well as we enter the month of May. As of last week, she has successfully taken her first bath since surgery,” according…
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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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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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Acne Can Affect Dogs and Cats

January 30, 2026 / In the News

Discover Magazine (Jan. 29) – While acne is largely a human-specific disease, dogs and cats can develop forms of acne, too. Dogs get acne on their muzzles when bacteria build up in hair follicles, cats…
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Ambassador Turtle to Have Surgical Removal of Egg

January 30, 2026 / In the News

Quad City News (WHBF-TV; Jan. 29) – Oneida, a box turtle and animal ambassador at Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, visited the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital for a CT scan that…
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