In the News

WGN-TV (Chicago; July 6) – A Glen Ellyn woman faces over 100 charges of animal cruelty and neglect after authorities discovered more than a dozen dead animals on her property. The University of Illinois Veterinary…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July 6) – Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, director of the hospital’s Veterinary Medicine South Clinic, describes the steps taken to achieve designation as a Cat Friendly Practice, including training on cat body language and…
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DVM 360 (June 26) – In a normal fecal smear, there should be none or rare nucleated cells seen, but digesta and “a mixed population of bacteria should be present,” according to Anne Barger, DVM,…
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PNAS (June 16) – Megan Mahoney, a professor of neuroscience at Illinois, comments on a recent study suggesting that low estrogen levels may exacerbate the consequences of prolonged nighttime light exposure by disrupting the circadian…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; June 14) – Ten to 15 undergraduate students volunteer around 20 hours per week in the summer. They get a unique experience in veterinary medicine as they get to participate in rounds, shadow…
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Bovine Veterinarian (June 8) – “It’s a confidence thing,” says Jim Lowe, the director of the I-Learning Center at Illinois. “The regulators have said, ‘Listen, we want some more oversight here, so we have more…
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Washington Post (June 8) – Brian M. Aldridge, a clinical professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine who studies animal respiratory health, said ventilation is key for good air quality. “The solution…
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News-Gazette (June 5) – Dr. Arnon Gal, a small-animal internal-medicine specialist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, describes the conditions for and successes of radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism. https://www.news-gazette.com/living/pets/pet-talk-cats-thyroid-working-too-much-radioactive-iodine-may-be-the-answer/article_5f48dbd0-2f3e-57ac-afcb-5a15cbd0355c.html

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; June 1) – Tobias Ellis, a Certified Journeyman Farrier, is part of the farrier service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He shared some of the role of farriers in keeping…
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Big Ten Network (May 23) – Drs. Tim Fan and Rebecca Smith, faculty members at the College of Veterinary Medicine, are among the campus leaders interviewed for a documentary about how the University of Illinois…
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