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Dr. Stephany Lewis (center) assists senior veterinary students in a hands-on advanced avian handling lab.

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Going the Distance: Ensuring High Quality Education in the Age of Technology
May 23, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. Last spring marked the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted nearly every sector of our society. Education was…
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Care and Keeping of Betta Fish

April 22, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (April 21) – Dr. Krista Keller, a veterinarian at the UI Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana who is a board-certified specialist in zoological medicine, offers insights for owners of betta fish, which are more…
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Guidelines for Interpreting Serum Indices of Renal Function

April 16, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

Account for day-to-day variability Chronic kidney disease is a common condition in companion animals that follows an irreversible renal injury secondary to infections, exposure to toxic chemicals or drugs, or conditions causing decreased renal blood…
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Malassezia Dermatitis in Dogs and Cats

April 16, 2019 / Practitioner Updates

ABOVE: Figure 3. Hypotrichosis and erythema of ventral neck and thorax of a Basset Hound with Malassezia dermatitis secondary to allergic dermatitis.   Malassezia dermatitis is an inflammatory condition associated with increased numbers of Malassezia…
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Spring Bird Migration

April 11, 2019 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; April 10) – Dr. Sam Sander describes the bird species that will be passing through the Midwest during spring. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving/spring-bird-migration-in-central-illinois/1914952883

Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation for Pets

April 08, 2019 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA; April 5) – Dr. Tisha Harper, a boarded veterinary orthopedic surgeon at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, recently gained board certification by the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation…
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Canine Osteosarcoma Research

April 08, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (April 7) – Dr. Timothy Fan and Dr. Kim Selting, veterinary oncologists on the Illinois faculty, are co-investigators on a study that will explore the combination of an immunostimulatory molecule and radiation therapy to…
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ER Expert Advises on Choking Emergencies

April 04, 2019 / In the News

Daily Herald (south suburban Chicago; April 3) – Dr. Maureen McMichael, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, who is board certified in emergency and critical care, suggests trying to…
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Equine Expert Comments on Lasix Debate

April 04, 2019 / In the News

Thoroughbred Daily News (April 3) – Dr. Pamela Wilkins of the University of Illinois’s College of Veterinary Medicine said dextrose can actually be more harmful than Lasix. “I’m sure it’s effective, but it’s worse for…
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What to Do with Backyard Baby Bunnies

April 03, 2019 / In the News

WIXY 100.3 FM (April 3) – Melissa with Holstein and Company passed along tips she saw on the Wildlife Medical Clinic Facebook page on how to prevent your dogs from attacking baby bunnies in your…
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