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What You’ll See at Vet Med Open House

September 29, 2023 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Sept. 29) – Student leaders of the annual open house event brought their own pets to the set at ciLiving to talk about what’s in store at this year’s Open House. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/learn-about-uiuc-veterinary-college-and-its-many-facets-at-the-annual-open-house/

Students Hold Pet Wash Fundraiser

September 26, 2023 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (Sept. 24) – On Sunday, University of Illinois veterinary students provided baths, nail trims, and other small checkups to help pet owners while raising money for the Piatt County Animal Shelter in Monticello….
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Vet Med Open House on October 1

September 25, 2023 / In the News

Illini Radio Group Focus (Sept. 24) – Josephine Biltz, one of the student leaders of the annual Open House event, describes what people can see and do at the free event. (Interview starts around minute…
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Radiation for Pets with Cancer

September 19, 2023 / In the News

Paw Report (WEIU-TV; Sept. 18) – Dr. Kim Selting, radiation oncologist, welcomes the “Paw Report” crew to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital to show them the latest technology in cancer treatment for pets.

Wildlife-Safe Decorations for Halloween

September 15, 2023 / In the News

Yahoo! Life (Sept. 14) – The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Veterinary Medicine – Wildlife Medical Clinic advises Halloween decorators to ditch fake spider webs, according to the school’s “Wildlife Friendly Halloween Decorations” from…
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Vaccinate Pet Rabbits Against RHDV

September 12, 2023 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Sept. 11) – Dr. Michelle Borsdorf, a boarded specialist in zoological medicine, strongly recommends vaccinating your pet rabbit against the new variant of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV). The University of Illinois Veterinary…
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Premature Foal Pulls Through

September 11, 2023 / In the News

News-Gazette (Sept. 11) – A foal that was born 4 weeks early was critically ill when he arrived at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in early June. But after two weeks of constant…
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Making Veterinary Prescriptions More Efficient

September 06, 2023 / In the News

DVM360 (Sept. 6) – It is becoming more common for pet owners to request a paper or electronic prescription to be filled elsewhere, often for less money. “In some states, it is legally required that…
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Nutritional Supplements for Pets

September 06, 2023 / In the News

Pet Buzz syndicated radio (Sept. 2) – University of Ilinois’s veterinary pharmacist Dr. Alex Gochenauer talks about buying supplements for pets.