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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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Two Ways to Prepare Your Cytology Slide

August 23, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

The main goal in creating slides for cytologic assessment is to make smears that are thin and evenly distributed, yet without rupturing the cells. It is best to create multiple slides from one fine-needle aspirate…
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Pimobendan Updates: When and Why

July 07, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Above: Dr. Saki Kadotani, clinical assistant professor, is shown here in the hospital’s new interventional radiology suite. Pimobendan is a drug with both inotropic and vasodilatory properties that is used for the treatment of var­ious…
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Pharmacist’s Corner: Pentobarbital Problems

July 07, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

What happens when all pentobarbital products go on backorder? That’s what a lot of us found ourselves asking a couple months ago. A raw ingredient shortage from the end of 2020 led to backorders on…
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Dr. Kenneth Welle directs the imaging of one of his patients in the 128-slice

CT in Zoological Companion Animals

June 08, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Above: Dr. Kenneth Welle directs the imaging of one of his patients in the 128-slice CT. You know how much your clients care about their canine and feline compan­ions, and that the demand for advanced…
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Faculty Spotlight: Spencer Kehoe, DVM

June 08, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Tell us about your background. I was born and raised in Northern Cali­fornia and went to college in sunny San Diego. I graduated from veterinary school at UC Davis in 2015 and then completed a…
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Faster Discharge Reports, Vet Portal

June 08, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

We heard you! Upon evaluation of the surveys you completed, we put improv­ing communication at the forefront of our goals. As we continue to strive to provide bet­ter communication with our clients and referring partners,…
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Inherited Ocular Diseases: Using CAER Exams to Show We Care

May 11, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

The Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER) examination, carried out by board-certified veterinary ophthal­mologists to screen dogs for inherited eye problems, is an important tool for preventing ophthalmic disease. Just as you may recommend prospective breed­ing…
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Faculty Spotlight: Audrey Billhymer, DVM, DACVR

May 11, 2021 / Practitioner Updates

Above: Dr. Audrey Billhymer is a clinical assistant professor in diagnostic imaging. Tell us about your background. Dr. Audrey Billhymer is a clinical assistant professor in diagnostic imaging. I am originally from the suburbs of…
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