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Reuters (April 19) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds. “Those of us that have worked with influenza…
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Freshwater Turtle Fungus Studied

July 19, 2019 / In the News

Veterinary Practice News (July 17) – “Classifying the fungus is an important first step, and it allows us to answer some pretty big questions, like how it spreads and what role it plays in the…
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Snake Fungal Disease in Wisconsin

July 19, 2019 / In the News

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (July 18) – Dr. Matt Allender, a veterinarian, epidemiologist and director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab within the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois, is helping the Wisconsin Department…
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Public Tours Poisonous Plant Garden

July 13, 2019 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (July 13) – “We’re not an aesthetic garden, as you can see. We’re not the most beautiful garden in town, but we like to think we’re the most educational garden in town,” said…
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Flat-faced Cats Needed for Funded Study

July 12, 2019 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July 12) – Dr. Hadley Gleason described the funded study for a surgical intervention designed to help squishy faced cats breathe more easily. Solving breathing problems flat-faced cats may face

Alligator Discovered in Chicago Park Lagoon

July 11, 2019 / In the News

WDWS-AM (July 11) – Dr. Samantha Sander talked with Scott Beatty about alligators after it was reported that a 4-foot-long alligator, dubbed “Chance the Snapper,” was lurking in a lagoon in Humboldt Park.

Finding a Lump on a Pet

July 01, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (June 30) – Imagine petting your dog or cat and finding a lump, something you hadn’t noticed there before. According to Dr. Dana Connell, a third-year veterinary oncology resident at the University of Illinois Veterinary…
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Heart Murmurs in Puppies

June 24, 2019 / In the News

News-Gazette (June 23) – Dr. Jordan Vitt, a veterinary cardiologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, says the three types of congenital heart defects seen most often are patent ductus arteriosus,…
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Rest Helps Injured Horses

June 19, 2019 / In the News

The Horse (June 19) – Invasive techniques such as surgery and biologics injections (e.g., stem cell, platelet-rich plasma [PRP] treatments) can promote adequate healing. But so can well-planned periods of rest following ­science-based ­recommendations—­because certain…
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