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Chicago Sun-Times (July 17) – Three piping plover chicks died in a span of five days last week. The causes of their deaths haven’t been determined, but wildlife experts are exploring the ways the chicks…
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WCIA-TV News (July 13) – Animal lovers will have a unique opportunity later this summer to work with local wildlife at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university’s Wildlife Medical Clinic says beginning this…
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American College of Veterinary Pharmacists website (June 5) – In a news release announcing newly elected board members, Dr. Alexandra Gochenauer, pharmacist in charge at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who is vice…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; June 10) – Dr. Becky Smith shared tips for avoiding ticks as well as for removing them if they make their way onto two- or four-legged family members. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/u-of-i-vet-medicine-protection-against-tick-bites

AVMA News (June 6) – Naomi Esquivel, a rising fourth-year student at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, won the AAVMC Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship for showing promise as a future…
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WCIA-TV News (Champaign, Illinois; April 30) – “It’s always good to make sure that they are getting the appropriate care that they need,” said Tyson Jenkins from the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic. “For…
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (with audio; Texas, May 31) — Not all tick bites mean disease: you should only be worried if you start to feel ill. “Watch for symptoms — rash, fever, muscle or joint pain, or…
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Market Watch (June 3) – Asked for his advice about pet health insurance, Dr. Gene Pavlovsky said: “It may be a good idea to set aside and regularly contribute to a small fund that can…
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News-Gazette (May 26) – Veterinarians with the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine offer reassurances that the double-brood emergence in 2024 need not pose a threat to our pets, but point out that use…
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News-Gazette (June 2) – Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, director of the Veterinary Medicine South Clinic, part of the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, asserts that preventive measures can’t be skipped when it comes to heartworm…
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